Today's celebrity birthdays: April 4, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Craig T. Nelson, Hugo Weaving, and Robert Downey Jr.! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for April 4 2026:
Music producer Clive Davis (1932) kicked off a legendary run leading Columbia Records in the late 1960s, signing Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, and Santana. He founded Arista Records in 1974 and shaped the careers of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and Barry Manilow, earning five Grammys and a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Actor Craig T. Nelson (1944) held his own against supernatural forces in the 1982 horror smash "Poltergeist" and became America's favorite sideline strategist as Coach Hayden Fox in the Emmy-winning ABC sitcom "Coach." He brought superhero dad energy to Pixar's "The Incredibles" films and currently recurs on the CBS sitcom "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage."
Actress Christine Lahti (1950) earned an Academy Award nomination for "Swing Shift" and won both a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her role as Dr. Kate Austin on the CBS medical drama "Chicago Hope." She recently appeared on the CBS series "Evil" and joined the cast of "Fire Country" in its fourth season.
