Today's celebrity birthdays: August 23, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Barbara Eden, Rick Springfield, and Ray Park! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for August 23, 2026:
Actress Barbara Eden (1931) joined the cast of "How to Marry a Millionaire" and then popped out of a bottle as Jeannie on "I Dream of Jeannie." She carried "Harper Valley PTA" from film to television, climbed back into the bottle for two "I Dream of Jeannie" reunion movies, and played Mrs. Claus in "My Adventures with Santa."
Singer-actor Rick Springfield (1949) scored an early hit with "Speak to the Sky" before "Jessie's Girl" took his crush on a friend's girlfriend to the top of the Hot 100 and won the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. He had signed on as Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital" months before that No. 1, released "Automatic," and followed it with "Big Hits: Rick Springfield's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" and its single "Lose Myself."
