Today's celebrity birthdays: July 22, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Albert Brooks, Willem Dafoe, and Selena Gomez! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for July 22, 2026:

Actor Danny Glover (1946) groaned "I'm too old for this shit" as Roger Murtaugh across the "Lethal Weapon" films and brought the gravity to "The Color Purple" and "Sorry to Bother You." He earned an Emmy nomination for playing Nelson Mandela and took home the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2022 Governors Awards.

Actor-director Albert Brooks (1947) landed an Oscar nomination for "Broadcast News" and voiced Marlin in "Finding Nemo" while directing "Lost in America." He was the subject of 2023's "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life" and turned up in 2025's "Ella McCay."

Actor Willem Dafoe (1955) went from "Platoon" to cackling under the Green Goblin mask in "Spider-Man" and keeps stacking prestige turns in "Poor Things" and "Nosferatu." He led the hunt in "The Legend of Ochi" and filmed "Werwulf" for release this Christmas.