Today's celebrity birthdays: January 23, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Richard Dean Anderson, David Patrick Kelly, and Mariska Hargitay! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for January 23, 2026:
Actor Richard Dean Anderson (1950) became a household name improvising gadgets on "MacGyver" before stepping through the gate as Colonel Jack O'Neill in "Stargate SG-1."
Actor David Patrick Kelly (1951) rattled bottles as the villain in "The Warriors" and served unmatched peculiarity as Jerry Horne in "Twin Peaks." He recently returned to the stage for Broadway runs in "An Enemy of the People" and "Once Upon a Mattress."
Actress Mariska Hargitay (1964) has been a defining presence in TV procedurals since 1999 with her Emmy-winning work as Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Last year, she released the documentary “My Mom Jayne” about her mother, award-winning actress Jayne Mansfield.
