Today's celebrity birthdays: April 21, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Iggy Pop, Tony Danza, and Andie MacDowell! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for April 21 2026:
Singer Iggy Pop (1947) fronted proto-punk pioneers The Stooges on landmark albums including "Raw Power" in 1973 and reinvented himself with the 1977 solo records "The Idiot" and "Lust for Life." He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with The Stooges in 2010, released his nineteenth solo album "Every Loser" in 2023, and just wrapped up two weekends at Coachella.
Actress Patti LuPone (1949) originated Eva Perón in the 1979 Broadway production of "Evita" and took home her first Tony Award, then added Tonys for "Gypsy" in 2008 and Sondheim's "Company" in 2022. She played studio matriarch Avis Amberg on the Netflix limited series "Hollywood" and witch Lilia Calderu on the Marvel series "Agatha All Along."
Actor Tony Danza (1951) drove a cab as boxer-turned-hack Tony Banta on "Taxi" and played housekeeper Tony Micelli on the ABC sitcom "Who's the Boss?" He starred on the Netflix comedy "The Good Cop" and returned to Broadway in the 2015 musical "Honeymoon in Vegas."
