Today's celebrity birthdays: January 4, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Dyan Cannon, Dave Foley, and Julia Ormond! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for January 4, 2026:

Actress Dyan Cannon (1937) turned "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" into an Oscar-nominated breakout and later won a Golden Globe for "Heaven Can Wait." She executive produced the Cary Grant miniseries "Archie" and in 2025,co-hosted the podcast "God's Table."

Actress Ann Magnuson (1956) brought downtown-New-York bite to "Desperately Seeking Susan," and later showed up in studio thrillers like "Panic Room." In 2020, she joined "Star Trek: Picard" as Admiral Kirsten Clancy, and in 2021 she appeared on the "Gossip Girl" reboot.

Actor Graham McTavish (1961) swung an axe as Dwalin in "The Hobbit" trilogy and appeared on both "House of the Dragon" and "The Witcher."

Comedian-actor Dave Foley (1963) voiced Flik in "A Bug's Life" after breaking out in "The Kids in the Hall." He has also popped up on shows like "The Middle" and "Hot in Cleveland."

Actress Julia Ormond (1965) starred opposite Brad Pitt in "Legends of the Fall" and won a Primetime Emmy for "Temple Grandin." In 2023, she appeared in the film "Home Education" and played Elizabeth Kublek on "The Walking Dead: World Beyond."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943), Fashion designer Tina Knowles (1954), Country singer Kathy Forester of the Forester Sisters (1955), Guitarist Bernard Sumner of New Order (1956), Country singer Patty Loveless (1957), Actor Matt Frewer (1958), Singer Michael Stipe of R.E.M. (1960), Singer Till Lindemann of Rammstein (1963), Actress Dot Jones (1964), Actor Rick Hearst (1965), Singer Cait O’Riordan of The Pogues (1965), Country singer Deana Carter (1966), Harmonica player Benjamin Darvill of Crash Test Dummies (1967), Actor Josh Stamberg (1970), Actor Jeremy Licht (1971), Actor Damon Gupton (1973), Actress Jill Marie Jones (1975), Actress D’Arcy Carden (1980), Actor Greg Cipes (1980), Actress June Diane Raphael (1980), Singer Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath (1983), Comedian-actress Charlyne Yi (1986), Singer Labrinth (1989), Former soccer player Toni Kroos (1990), Actor Charles Melton (1991), Actress Emma Mackey (1996), Singer-actress Coco Jones (1998), Basketball player Collin Sexton (1999), Actor Jaeden Martell (2003)