Today's celebrity birthdays: February 28, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Bernadette Peters, John Turturro, and Rae Dawn Chong! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for February 28, 2026:
Actor-director Tommy Tune (1939) is the ten-time Tony winner who made "Grand Hotel" a directorial masterpiece and stopped the show in "Seesaw."
Actress Kelly Bishop (1944) originated the role of Sheila in "A Chorus Line," played the mom in "Dirty Dancing," and became a television icon on "Gilmore Girls."
Actress Stephanie Beacham (1947) survived "Dracula A.D. 1972" and "Tenko" to become the shoulder-pad queen of "The Colbys" and "Dynasty."
Actress Bernadette Peters (1948) dazzled in "The Jerk" and "Pennies from Heaven" before cementing her Broadway legacy in "Sunday in the Park with George" and "Into the Woods." She returned to the stage in 2025 to headline the revue "Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends."
Actor John Turturro (1957) broke out in "Do the Right Thing" and "Barton Fink" before bowling over audiences as Jesus Quintana in "The Big Lebowski." He recently returned to television as the rigid refiner Irving Bailiff in season two of "Severance."
Actress Rae Dawn Chong (1961) captured attention in "Quest for Fire" and "Beat Street" before landing her signature role as Squeak in "The Color Purple." Her run of hits continued with the action classic "Commando," the comedy "Soul Man," and the thriller "Time Runner."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Singer Sam the Sham of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (1937), Race car driver Mario Andretti (1940), Writer-director Mike Figgis (1948), Actress Mercedes Ruehl (1948), Actress Ilene Graff (1949), Singer Cindy Wilson of The B-52's (1957), Actor Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Singer Pat Monahan of Train (1969), Author Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) (1970), Actress Maxine Bahns (1971), Actress Tasha Smith (1971), Actor Rory Cochrane (1972), Hockey player Eric Lindros (1973), Actress Ali Larter (1976), Country singer Jason Aldean (1977), Actor Geoffrey Arend (1978), Model Natalia Vodianova (1982), Model Karolina Kurkova (1984), Actress Melanie Chandra (1986), Reality star Olivia Palermo (1986), Actress Michelle Horn (1987), Pitcher Aroldis Chapman (1988), Actress True O'Brien (1994), Actress Madisen Beaty (1995), Actress Quinn Shephard (1995), Actor Bobb'e J. Thompson (1996)
