Today's celebrity birthdays: February 14, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Zach Galligan, Jake Lacy, and Freddie Highmore! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for February 14, 2026:

Journalist Carl Bernstein (1944) earned a Pulitzer Prize for exposing the Watergate scandal in "The Washington Post" before co-authoring the landmark book "All the President's Men."

Actor Zach Galligan (1964) led the charge against furry chaos in "Gremlins" and "Waxwork" before returning for "Gremlins 2: The New Batch." He recently had a cameo on the animated series "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai."

Actor Simon Pegg (1970) co-created the sitcom "Spaced," fought zombies in "Shaun of the Dead," and engineered solutions in the "Star Trek" reboot. He recently returned as Benji Dunn in "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning."

Actor Jake Lacy (1986) evolved from "The Office" and "Girls" to earn an Emmy nomination for his performance on "The White Lotus." He recently starred in the mystery series "Apples Never Fall."

Actor Freddie Highmore (1992) won a Critics Choice Award for "Finding Neverland" and terrified audiences on "Bates Motel." He recently concluded a seven-season run as Dr. Shaun Murphy on "The Good Doctor."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Businessman-politician Michael Bloomberg (1942), Jazz saxophonist Maceo Parker (1943), TV personality Pat O’Brien (1948), Magician Teller of Penn and Teller (1948), Radio host Terry Gross (1951), Actor Ken Wahl (1957), Opera singer Renee Fleming (1959), Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly (1960), Actress Meg Tilly (1960), Singer-music producer Dwayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Tone! (1961), Actress Sakina Jaffrey (1962), Actor Enrico Colantoni (1963), Actor Valente Rodriguez (1964), Bassist Kevin Baldes of Lit (1972), Quarterback Drew Bledsoe (1972), Singer Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty (1972), Actress Danai Gurira (1978), Actor Matt Barr (1984), Actress Tiffany Thornton (1986), Actor Brett Dier (1990), Singer Karol G (1991), Actress Madison Iseman (1997)