
Happy birthday to entertainers like Emma Thompson, Luke Evans, and Seth Rogen! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for April 15 2026:

Actor Michael Tucci (1946) played T-Bird Sonny LaTierri in "Grease" in 1978. He was a series regular on "It's Garry Shandling's Show" and later joined the cast of "Diagnosis: Murder" as hospital administrator Norman Briggs.

Actress Emma Thompson (1959) won the Academy Award for Best Actress for "Howards End" in 1993 and Best Adapted Screenplay for "Sense and Sensibility" in 1996. She starred in "Nanny McPhee" and "Saving Mr. Banks" and played Miss Trunchbull in "Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical."

Actor Danny Pino (1974) played Detective Scotty Valens on "Cold Case" and Detective Nick Amaro on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." He anchored "Mayans M.C." as cartel heir Miguel Galindo.

Singer Chris Stapleton (1978) fronted the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers and wrote Kenny Chesney's "Never Wanted Nothing More" and Luke Bryan's "Drink a Beer" before releasing his solo debut "Traveller" in 2015. He has won 12 Grammy Awards and scored a signature hit with his cover of "Tennessee Whiskey."

Actor Luke Evans (1979) played Apollo in "Clash of the Titans" in 2010 and the villain Owen Shaw in "Fast & Furious 6." He was Bard the Bowman in "The Hobbit" trilogy, Gaston in the live-action "Beauty and the Beast," and joined the cast of "Nine Perfect Strangers."

Actor-comedian Seth Rogen (1982) got his start on "Freaks and Geeks" before co-writing "Superbad" and headlining "Knocked Up," "Pineapple Express," and "The Interview." He co-created and stars in "The Studio," which won him the 2025 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

Actress Emma Watson (1990) played Hermione Granger across all eight "Harry Potter" films. She starred in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," played Belle in the live-action "Beauty and the Beast," and Meg March in "Little Women."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Musician Dave Edmunds (1944), Actress Lois Chiles (1947), Actress Amy Wright (1950), Actor Sam McMurray (1952), Singer Samantha Fox (1966), Musician Ed O'Brien of Radiohead (1968), Actor Flex Alexander (1970), Musician Patrick Carney of The Black Keys (1980), Musician Zach Carothers of Portugal. The Man (1982), Actress Alice Braga (1983), Singer Margo Price (1983), Musician De'Mar Hamilton of Plain White T's (1984), Actress Samira Wiley (1987), Actress Leonie Elliott (1988), Actress Maisie Williams (1997)
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