Today's celebrity birthdays: August 26, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Melissa McCarthy, Macaulay Culkin, and Keke Palmer! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for August 26, 2025:
Actor Brett Cullen (1956) worked his way up through "Falcon Crest" and "The Young Riders" before he joined the "Apollo 13" ensemble. He's since turned up in "The Dark Knight Rises," "Joker," and "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" and now plays Sam Kirkland on "Ransom Canyon."
Singer Shirley Manson (1966) went from keyboards and backing vocals with Goodbye Mr Mackenzie to fronting Angelfish, then stepped up to front Garbage on "Garbage" and "Version 2.0." She kept it going with "Bleed Like Me" and "No Gods No Masters" and is back with "Let All That We Imagine Be the Light."
Actress Melissa McCarthy (1970) charmed "Gilmore Girls" fans as Sookie St. James, then led "Mike & Molly" and took home the lead comedy actress Emmy. She picked up Oscar nominations for "Bridesmaids" and "Can You Ever Forgive Me?," starred in "Spy," appeared in "The Little Mermaid," and plays Patsy Ramsey in the upcoming "The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey."
