Today's celebrity birthdays: January 5, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Robert Duvall, Ted Lange, and Bradley Cooper! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for January 5, 2026:

Actor Robert Duvall (1931) made a career in some some of Hollywood's biggest classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Godfather," and "Apocalypse Now." He took home the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "Tender Mercies."

Actor Ted Lange (1948) was bartender Isaac Washington on "The Love Boat" and brought sitcom energy to "That’s My Mama" as Junior.

Actor Clancy Brown (1959) turned up everywhere from "Highlander" to "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Starship Troopers." His voice roles include Lex Luthor across DC animation and Mr. Krabs on "SpongeBob SquarePants."

Actor Bradley Cooper (1975) jumped from "The Hangover" to dramatic leads like Pat Solitano in "Silver Linings Playbook" and Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in "American Sniper." He's also the voice of Rocket Raccoon in the across the MCU movies and won a Grammy for the song "Shallow."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Singer-bassist Athol Guy of The Seekers (1940), Director Hayao Miyazaki (1941), Former talk show host Charlie Rose (1942), Guitarist Chris Stein of Blondie (1950), Actress Pamela Sue Martin (1953), Actress Suzy Amis (1962), Actor Ricky Paull Goldin (1965), Actor Vinnie Jones (1965), Drummer Kate Schellenbach of Luscious Jackson (1966), Actor Joe Flanigan (1967), Dancer and talk show host Carrie Ann Inaba (1968), Singer Marilyn Manson (1969), Actor Shea Whigham (1969), Guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age (1970), Actor Derek Cecil (1973), Actress-comedian Jessica Chaffin (1974), Former NFL running back Warrick Dunn (1975), Actress January Jones (1978), Actress Brooklyn Sudano (1981), DJ and producer Deadmau5 (1981), Actress Deepika Padukone (1986), TV personality Kristin Cavallari (1987), Actor Jason Mitchell (1987), Actress-singer Suki Waterhouse (1992), Actor Franz Drameh (1993), Actor Walker Scobell (2009)