Today's celebrity birthdays: February 21, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Tyne Daly, Kelsey Grammer, and Jennifer Love Hewitt! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for February 21, 2026:

Actor Gary Lockwood (1937) commanded the screen as the lead in "The Lieutenant" before taking a fateful, mind-bending trip through the cosmos in "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Actress Tyne Daly (1946) broke through opposite Clint Eastwood in "The Enforcer" before racking up four Emmy Awards playing the legendary Detective Mary Beth Lacey on "Cagney & Lacey."

Actor Anthony Daniels (1946) played C-3PO with anxious charm across Star Wars films. He donned the golden suit for the live-action television series "Ahsoka" and voiced an alternate version of the character in "Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy."

Actor Kelsey Grammer (1955) first poured a pint on "Cheers" before anchoring his signature, Emmy-winning spin-off "Frasier. Following a mutant turn in "X-Men: The Last Stand" and a Golden Globe-winning run on "Boss," he recently suited up again as Beast in "The Marvels" and went back to Boston for the "Frasier" revival.

Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt (1979) charted a perfect Hollywood course from "Party of Five" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" to TV screens everywhere with "Ghost Whisperer," "The Client List," and "9-1-1."

Director Jordan Peele (1979) went from making audiences laugh on "MADtv" and his Emmy-winning sketch show "Key & Peele" to terrifying moviegoers with "Get Out," "Us," and "Nope." He is currently developing a highly anticipated fourth film.

Actress Sophie Turner (1996) survived the brutal politics of Westeros on "Game of Thrones" before claiming her superhero status in "X-Men: Apocalypse" and leaning into dark comedy with "Do Revenge." She played a notorious diamond thief in the 2024 drama "Joan" and is gearing up to raid tombs as Lara Croft in a new live-action television series.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actor Peter McEnery (1940), Record company executive David Geffen (1943), Keyboardist Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads (1949), Actress Christine Ebersole (1953), Actor William Petersen (1953), Singer Mary Chapin Carpenter (1958), Actor Kim Coates (1958), Actor Jack Coleman (1958), Actor Christopher Atkins (1961), Novelist Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Actor William Baldwin (1963), Actress Aunjanue Ellis (1969), Country singer Eric Heatherly (1970), Bassist Eric Wilson of Sublime (1970), Bassist Tad Kinchla of Blues Traveler (1973), Singer Rhiannon Giddens of Carolina Chocolate Drops (1977), Actor Kumail Nanjiani (1978), Actor Tituss Burgess (1979), Actor Brendan Sexton III (1980), Actor Justin Roiland (1980), Singer Charlotte Church (1986), Actress Ashley Greene (1987), Actor Elliot Page (1987), Actress Tuppence Middleton (1987), Actor Corbin Bleu (1989), Actor Joe Alwyn (1991), Actress Hayley Orrantia (1994), Singer Giveon (1995)