Today's celebrity birthdays: April 26, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Carol Burnett, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin James! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for April 26 2026:

Actress-comedian Carol Burnett (1933) earned her first Emmy for "The Garry Moore Show" before launching the variety series "The Carol Burnett Show." She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and starred as matriarch Norma Dellacorte on "Palm Royale."

Actor Giancarlo Esposito (1958) broke through in "Do the Right Thing" and built a TV villain résumé starting with fast-food kingpin Gus Fring on "Breaking Bad" and its prequel "Better Call Saul." He plays Imperial warlord Moff Gideon on "The Mandalorian" and currently appears as former Vought CEO Stan Edgar on "The Boys."

Actor-comedian Kevin James (1965) anchored "The King of Queens" as Doug Heffernan and earned an Emmy nomination for the role. He has starred in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" and "Here Comes the Boom," appeared in "Hitch," and released the stand-up special "Irregardless."

Actor Pablo Schreiber (1978) made his name as dock worker Nick Sobotka on "The Wire" before earning an Emmy nomination as George "Pornstache" Mendez on "Orange Is the New Black." He played Master Chief on the live-action series "Halo" and starred on the limited series "His & Hers."

Actor Channing Tatum (1980) busted moves in "Step Up" before headlining "21 Jump Street" and "22 Jump Street." He starred in and produced the "Magic Mike" trilogy and led "Josephine," which won the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

Baseball Player Aaron Judge (1992) won the 2017 American League Rookie of the Year award and rewrote the AL single-season home run record with 62 long balls. The Yankees captain has earned three AL MVP awards and captained the United States team at this year's World Baseball Classic.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Musician Roger Taylor of Duran Duran (1960), Actress Joan Chen (1961), Musician Chris Mars of The Replacements (1961), Actor-singer Michael Damian (1962), Actor Jet Li (1963), Musician Jimmy Stafford of Train (1964), Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste (1967), Singer T-Boz of TLC (1970), Musician Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts (1971), Actress Shondrella Avery (1971), Musician Jose Pasillas of Incubus (1976), Actor Jason Earles (1977), Actor Leonard Earl Howze (1977), Actor Tom Welling (1977), Actress Stana Katic (1978), Actor Nyambi Nyambi (1979), Actor Amin Joseph (1980), Actress Jordana Brewster (1980), Actress Marnette Patterson (1980), Actress Emily Wickersham (1984), Television Host Sean Evans (1986), Actor Luke Bracey (1989), Actress Riley Voelkel (1990), Figure Skater Kamila Valieva (2006)