Today's celebrity birthdays: August 20, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Don King, Ke Huy Quan, and Demi Lovato! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for August 20, 2026:

Boxing promoter Don King (1931) put together "The Rumble in the Jungle" and "Thrilla in Manila," and "Only in America" became his catchphrase. He promoted Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, and Julio César Chávez and landed in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Actor Ray Wise (1947) put in seven years on "Love of Life" and brought street-level menace to "RoboCop." He played Leland Palmer on "Twin Peaks," then turned up as the Devil himself on "Reaper."

Weather anchor Al Roker (1954) came up through WKYC and WNBC before landing the weather desk at "Today." He's spent three decades telling America what's happening in its own neck of the woods, and he created and voices "Weather Hunters."