
Happy birthday to entertainers like Faye Dunaway, LL Cool J, and Jason Bateman! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for January 14, 2026:

Actress Faye Dunaway (1941) lit up New Hollywood in films like "Bonnie and Clyde," "Chinatown," and "Three Days of the Condor." She took the Best Actress Oscar for "Network" and got a fresh spotlight in HBO's 2024 documentary "Faye."

Actress Holland Taylor (1943) earned an Emmy as Judge Roberta Kittleson on "The Practice," and piled up more nominations for her work on "Two and a Half Men."

Rapper-actor LL Cool J (1968) came out swinging on early albums like "Radio" and "Bigger and Deffer." He won a Grammy for "Mama Said Knock You Out" and built a steady acting resume that includes the long-running series "NCIS: Los Angeles."

Actor Jason Bateman (1969) made Michael Bluth the sane center of "Arrested Development" and won an Emmy for directing "Ozark." He's also the voice of Nick Wilde in both "Zootopia" movies.

Musician Dave Grohl (1969) went from Nirvana's Grammy-winning "MTV Unplugged in New York" to leading Foo Fighters, whose Grammy haul includes Best Rock Album for "There Is Nothing Left to Lose."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Drag racer Don Garlits (1932), Musician Clarence Carter (1936), Singer-producer T-Bone Burnett (1948), Journalist Maureen Dowd (1952), Professional wrestler Jim Duggan (1954), Singer Geoff Tate of Queensryche (1959), U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (1962), Director Steven Soderbergh (1963), Actor Mark Addy (1964), TV anchor Shepard Smith (1964), Rapper Slick Rick (1965), Actor-producer Dan Schneider (1966), Actor-comedian Tom Rhodes (1967), Actress Emily Watson (1967), Guitarist Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society (1967), Actress Kerri Green (1967), Actor Kevin Durand (1974), Actress Jordan Ladd (1975), Actor Ward Horton (1976), Singer Yandel of Wisin & Yandel (1977), Actress Emayatzy Corinealdi (1980), Singer-guitarist Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon (1982), Actor Zach Gilford (1982), Guitarist Joe Guese of The Click Five (1982), Actor Jake Choi (1985), Singer-actor Grant Gustin (1990), Bluegrass musician Molly Tuttle (1993), Running back D’Andre Swift (1999)
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