Today's celebrity birthdays: January 24, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Neil Diamond, Matthew Lillard, and Ed Helms! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for January 24, 2026:

Neil Diamond surprised the Opening Night audience and the cast and crew with a performance of "Sweet Caroline"

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Singer Neil Diamond (1941) penned The Monkees' "I'm a Believer" before giving us the ultimate karaoke anthem with "Sweet Caroline." Although his acting debut in "The Jazz Singer" didn't go as planned, his legendary catalog is the backbone of the Broadway biographical musical "A Beautiful Noise" and the film "Song Sung Blue."

LOS ANGELES - FEB 2: Phil LaMarr at the 2025 Saturn Awards Arrivals at Universal Hilton Hotel on February 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA

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Actor Phil LaMarr (1967) survived a messy drive in "Pulp Fiction" and was on the first five seasons of "MADtv." His career as an award-winning voice actor has behind the mic as iconic characters on "Samurai Jack," "Futurama," and "Static Shock."

LOS ANGELES - JAN 11: Matthew Lillard on the red carpet at the NBCUniversal Winter TCA 2020 on January 11, 2020 in Pasadena, CA

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Actor Matthew Lillard (1970) terrified a generation as Stu in "Scream" and delighted another as the definitive Shaggy in the "Scooby-Doo" franchise. He recently returned to the horror genre as the villainous William Afton in the box office hit "Five Nights at Freddy's."

Ed Helms at the Maestro Special Screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 12, 2023

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Actor Ed Helms (1974) played a correspondent on "The Daily Show" before landing his signature roles on the TV show "The Office" and in "The Hangover" film trilogy. He recently starred in the Netflix comedy "Family Switch" and hosted the history podcast "SNAFU."

Kristen Schaal at the "What We Do in the Shadows" FYC Event at the Avalon on May 22, 2019

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Actress-comedian Kristen Schaal (1978) established her quirky persona on "Flight of the Conchords" and brings her distinct voice to the bunny-eared daughter on "Bob's Burgers."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Fiddler Doug Kershaw (1936), Singer Ray Stevens (1939), Singer Aaron Neville of The Neville Brothers (1941), Actor Michael Ontkean (1946), Country singer-songwriter Becky Hobbs (1950), Comedian Yakov Smirnoff (1951), Actor William Allen Young (1954), Musician-presenter Jools Holland of Squeeze (1958), Actress Nastassja Kinski (1961), Drummer Keech Rainwater of Lonestar (1963), Gymnast Mary Lou Retton (1968), Singer Sleepy Brown of Society of Soul (1970), Actress Merrilee McCommas (1971), Singer Beth Hart (1972), Actress Christina Moses (1978), Actress Tatyana Ali (1979), Actress Carrie Coon (1981), Actor Daveed Diggs of Clipping. (1982), Actor Justin Baldoni (1984), Actress Mischa Barton (1986)