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 getting too old for this" 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.
Actor-comedian David Spade (1964) broke out slinging snark on "Saturday Night Live" and later fronted "Just Shoot Me!" and "Rules of Engagement." He co-hosts the "Fly on the Wall" podcast and hosted "Snake Oil" on Fox.
Singer-actress Selena Gomez (1992) shot to fame waving a wand on "Wizards of Waverly Place" before topping the charts and cracking wise on "Only Murders in the Building." She scored a Golden Globe nomination for "Emilia Pérez" and dropped "I Said I Love You First" with her husband Benny Blanco.
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Singer George Clinton (1941), Writer-director Paul Schrader (1946), Singer Don Henley (1947), Author S.E. Hinton (1948), Composer Alan Menken (1949), Actress Lonette McKee (1954), Musician Al Di Meola (1954), Baseball player Dave Stieb (1957), Actor John Leguizamo (1960), Singer Keith Sweat (1961), Singer Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls (1963), Wrestler Shawn Michaels (1965), Actor Patrick Labyorteaux (1965), Football player Tim Brown (1966), Bassist Pat Badger of Extreme (1967), Actress Irene Bedard (1967), Actor Rhys Ifans (1967), Football player Keyshawn Johnson (1972), Actor-singer Jaime Camil (1973), Musician Daniel Jones of Savage Garden (1973), Singer Rufus Wainwright (1973), Actress Franka Potente (1974), Actress A.J. Cook (1978), Soccer player Dirk Kuyt (1980), MMA fighter Israel Adesanya (1989), Actor Keegan Allen (1989), Actress Jaz Sinclair (1994), Actor Skyler Gisondo (1996), Actress Madison Pettis (1998), Actor Javon Walton (2006), Prince George of Wales (2013)
