Today's celebrity birthdays: January 1, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Frank Langella, Grandmaster Flash, and Ice Spice! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for January 1, 2026:

Actor Frank Langella (1938) turned stage roles into movie roles more than once, playing Count Dracula on Broadway before reprising him in the 1979 film "Dracula," then taking Richard Nixon from the play "Frost/Nixon" to the movie adaptation. He later won a SAG award as part of the ensemble cast of "The Trial of the Chicago 7."

Rapper Grandmaster Flash (1958) helped write early hip-hop’s rulebook as the DJ behind Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, cutting and scratching through "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" and the classic "The Message." They were the first rap group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Actor Morris Chestnut (1969) broke out as Ricky Baker in "Boyz n the Hood," then carried the charm-heavy romantic drama of "The Best Man" franchise. He now headlines CBS’s "Watson," which is currently in its second season.

Rapper Ice Spice (2000) broke out with the viral drill single "Munch (Feelin' U)" and crossed into soundtrack pop with "Barbie World" and the SpongeBob-nodding "Bikini Bottom." She earned four 2024 Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Singer-guitarist Country Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish (1942), Comedian Don Novello (1943), Actress Renn Woods (1958), Actress Dedee Pfeiffer (1964), Singer Tank (1976), Model Elin Nordegren (1980), Actress Eden Riegel (1981), Actor Colin Morgan (1986), Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis (1987), Football player Jason Pierre-Paul (1989), Basketball player Larry Nance Jr. (1993), Singer Poppy (1995), Bassist Noah Sierota of Echosmith (1996), Singer-actress Diamond White (1999)