Danny Moder Celebrates Julia Roberts’ 59Th Birthday With Heartfelt Tribute

WHO:

Yahoo - Actress Julia Roberts and her husband, Danny Moder, are the subjects of the birthday tribute; Moder is identified as 57.

Yahoo - Roberts and Moder have three children: twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, 21, and son Henry, 19.

Us Magazine - Emma Roberts, 35, is Julia Roberts’ niece and shared a birthday tribute to her aunt.

WHAT:

Coming Soon - Julia Roberts’ husband made her 59th birthday “extra special” with a loving tribute.

Yahoo - Moder posted a throwback photo of himself kissing Roberts’ shoulder as she laughed in front of a birthday cake covered with many candles.

Yahoo - Moder wrote: “Celebrating everyday… but October 28 the most,” and “More candles bring more joy. Love you so much.”

Us Magazine - Emma Roberts posted a photo with Julia Roberts and captioned it: “Happy birthday Aunt Julia 👑 i love you beyond!!”

WHERE:

Yahoo - Roberts and Moder’s wedding ceremony was held at Roberts’ 82-acre ranch in Taos, New Mexico.

WHEN:

Yahoo - The birthday tribute was posted on Instagram on Wednesday, October 28.

Yahoo - Roberts and Moder met while working on *The Mexican* in 2000 and married in 2002.

Yahoo - Their wedding took place on July 4, 2002, in a private ceremony.

Yahoo - Roberts and Moder celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary in July; Roberts captioned an anniversary selfie, “TWENTY ❤️🤍💙 FOUR,” and “MORE MORE MORE 🤩.”

Yahoo - Roberts discussed her marriage on Gwyneth Paltrow’s *Goop* podcast in 2018.

WHY:

Yahoo - Moder’s Instagram post celebrated Roberts’ birthday.

Yahoo - Roberts said marrying Moder was “the first, like, my life will never be the same in the most incredible, indescribable way,” and “The best decision I ever made in my entire life was to hitch my wagon to Danny Moder.”

HOW:

Yahoo - Moder shared his tribute through an Instagram post featuring a throwback birthday photo and a written message.

Us Magazine - Emma Roberts shared her tribute through an Instagram post featuring a photo of herself with Julia Roberts.

(UPDATED October 29, 2026 18:01 UTC)

Danny Moder marked Julia Roberts’ 59th birthday with a loving Instagram tribute, sharing a throwback photo of himself kissing her shoulder as she laughed beside a cake covered in candles. “Celebrating everyday… but October 28 the most,” he wrote, adding, “More candles bring more joy. Love you so much.”