Today's celebrity birthdays: August 29, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Elliott Gould, Rebecca De Mornay, and Carla Gugino! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for August 29, 2026:

Actor Elliott Gould (1938) made his film debut in "Quick, Let's Get Married" and picked up an Oscar nomination for "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" before playing Trapper John in "M*A*S*H" and carrying "The Long Goodbye." He later turned up as Jack Geller on "Friends," popped up in four "Ocean's" films, and joined "Monster: The Ed Gein Story."

Actress Rebecca De Mornay (1959) landed her first film role in "One from the Heart" and broke through in "Risky Business" before leading "The Slugger's Wife" and playing the nanny from hell in "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle." She's since appeared in "Wedding Crashers" and on "Jessica Jones" and "Lucifer," then joined "Saint Clare" and "The Gentleman Thief."

Actress Carla Gugino (1971) got her start in "Troop Beverly Hills" and "Son in Law" before playing Ingrid Cortez in the "Spy Kids" trilogy. She's since become a horror staple in "Gerald's Game" and on "The Haunting of Hill House" and "The Fall of the House of Usher," plus turns in "Sin City," "The Friend," and "Lockbox."