Today's celebrity birthdays: April 2, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Linda Hunt, Christopher Meloni, and Pedro Pascal! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for April 2 2026:

Actress Linda Hunt (1945) won an Academy Award for her breakthrough in "The Year of Living Dangerously" and soon dropped into "Dune" and "Kindergarten Cop." She voiced Grandmother Willow in "Pocahontas" and recently wrapped a fourteen-season run as Hetty Lange on "NCIS: Los Angeles."

Singer Emmylou Harris (1947) broke through with "Pieces of the Sky" and went on to earn fourteen Grammy Awards across a discography that includes "Wrecking Ball" and "Red Dirt Girl." She collaborated with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt on "Trio" and contributed to the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack.

Actor Christopher Meloni (1961) went from serving time on "Oz" to serving warrants as Elliot Stabler on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." He survived weird detours into "Wet Hot American Summer" and "True Blood" to bring his intense staredown to a fifth season of "Law & Order: Organized Crime" on Peacock.

Actress Roselyn Sanchez (1973) landed a mainstream breakout in "Rush Hour 2" and then booked big-screen comedy roles in "Boat Trip" and "Chasing Papi." She shifted to television, playing Elena Delgado on "Without a Trace," and later tackled ensemble roles on "Devious Maids" and "Grand Hotel."

Actor Pedro Pascal (1975) fought his way through "Game of Thrones" and "Narcos" en route to hitting the jackpot with "The Mandalorian" and "The Last of Us."

Actor Michael Fassbender (1977) went from critical darlings like "Hunger" and "Shame" to blockbuster spectacles like "Prometheus" and the "X-Men" prequel series.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actor Sam Anderson (1947), Actress Pamela Reed (1949), Drummer Dave Robinson of The Cars (1949), Country singer Buddy Jewell (1961), Singer Keren Woodward of Bananarama (1961), Country singer Billy Dean (1962), Actor Clark Gregg (1962), Actress Jana Marie Hupp (1964), Guitarist Greg Camp of Smash Mouth (1967), Guitarist Tony Fredianelli of Third Eye Blind (1969), Actor Adam Rodriguez (1975), Keyboardist Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5 (1979), Actress Bethany Joy Lenz (formerly Galeotti) (1981), Singer Lee Dewyze (1986), Country singer Chris Janson (1986), Actor Drew Van Acker (1986), Actor Jesse Plemons (1988), Rapper Quavo of Migos (1991), Country singer Zach Bryan (1996), Baseball player Austin Riley of the Atlanta Braves (1997), Actress Emma Myers (2002)