
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!

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."

Actor Macaulay Culkin (1980) warmed up in "Rocket Gibraltar" and "Uncle Buck" and then became the kid slapping aftershave on his cheeks as Kevin McCallister in "Home Alone." He followed with "My Girl," "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," and "Richie Rich," came back to TV on "American Horror Story: Double Feature," and joined "Fallout" for its second season.

Actor Chris Pine (1980) first got noticed in "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" and then took the captain's chair as James T. Kirk in the "Star Trek" films. He went on to "Hell or High Water," the "Wonder Woman" films, and "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" and made his directing debut with "Poolman."

Actor Dylan O'Brien (1991) broke out as Stiles Stilinski on "Teen Wolf" and ran his way through the "Maze Runner" trilogy as its lead. He's since led "Love and Monsters," appeared in "Caddo Lake," played twin brothers in "Twinless," and starred in "Send Help."

Actress-singer Keke Palmer (1993) spelled her way to stardom in the title role of "Akeelah and the Bee" and then led "True Jackson, VP." She later hit theaters in "Hustlers" and "Nope," won the game-show hosting Emmy for "Password," led "One of Them Days," and stars on Peacock's "The 'Burbs."
Actress Jane Merrow (1941), Director Barbet Schroeder (1941), Singer Vic Dana (1942), Drummer Maureen Tucker of the Velvet Underground (1944), Singer Valerie Simpson of Ashford & Simpson (1946), Actress Candy Moore (1947), Singer Bob Cowsill of the Cowsills (1949), Actress Annette Badland (1950), Journalist Bill Whitaker (1951), Football player Donnie Shell (1952), Actress Wanda De Jesus (1958), Saxophonist-bandleader Branford Marsalis (1960), Actress-model Ola Ray (1960), Guitarist Jimmy Olander of Diamond Rio (1961), Actor Chris Burke (1965), Guitarist Dan Vickrey of Counting Crows (1966), Drummer Adrian Young of No Doubt (1969), Actress Melissa McCarthy (1970), Singer-actress Thalía (1971), Singer Kim Burrell (1972), Director Andrés Muschietti (1973), Actress Meredith Eaton (1974), Singer-guitarist Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman (1975), Actor Mike Colter (1976), Actress Amanda Schull (1978), Actor-comedian John Mulaney (1982), Actress Nazneen Contractor (1982), Comedian Chris Distefano (1984), Singer Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line (1985), Baseball player David Price (1985), Rapper Big K.R.I.T. (1986), Rapper Saint Jhn (1986), Singer-actress Cassie Ventura (1986), Actor-musician Evan Ross (1988), Actress Danielle Savre (1988), Basketball player James Harden (1989), Basketball player Lorenzo Brown (1990), Actress Emma Hunton (1991), Actress-model Hayley Hasselhoff (1992), Rapper Cordae (1997), Actor-singer Charlie Gillespie (1998)
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