Today's celebrity birthdays: January 12, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Howard Stern, Oliver Platt, and Issa Rae! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for January 12, 2026:

Radio and TV personality Howard Stern (1954) turned "The Howard Stern Show" into appointment listening by mixing celebrity interviews with brutally personal radio theater. In December 2025, he signed a three-year SiriusXM extension to keep the show running.

Director John Lasseter (1957) helped launch Pixar’s animation revolution by directing "Toy Story," and later steering crowd-pleasers like "Toy Story 2" and "Cars." At Skydance Animation, he produced Netflix’s animated musical "Spellbound" in 2024.

Actor Oliver Platt (1960) spent the 1990s stacking sharp supporting turns in movies like "Flatliners," "Indecent Proposal," and "A Time to Kill." He's been starring on NBC’s "Chicago Med" since 2015 and recently earned an Emmy nomination for guest work on "The Bear."

Actress Issa Rae (1985) jumped from "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl" to HBO’s "Insecure," and expanded into film with roles including "Barbie" and voice work in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Country singer William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys (1939), Actor Anthony Andrews (1948), Country singer Ricky Van Shelton (1952), News correspondent Christiane Amanpour (1958), Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins (1960), Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (1964), Singer-director Rob Zombie of White Zombie (1965), Actor Olivier Martinez (1966), Rapper TBird of B-Rock and the Bizz (1967), Model Vendela (1967), Actress Rachael Harris (1968), Singer Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine (1970), Rapper Raekwon of Wu Tang Clan (1970), Actress Zabryna Guevara (1972), Singer Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay (1973), Singer Melanie Chisholm of the Spice Girls (1974), Contemporary Christian singer Jeremy Camp (1978), Singer Amerie (1980), Actress Cynthia Addai-Robinson (1985), Singer Zayn of One Direction (1993), Singer Ella Henderson (1996)