Today's celebrity birthdays: June 16, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Eddie Levert, Laurie Metcalf, and Phil Mickelson! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for June 16, 2026:
Actress Eileen Atkins (1934) made her name on Broadway in "The Killing of Sister George" and dreamed up "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "The House of Eliott." She's got three Olivier Awards plus an Emmy and a BAFTA for "Cranford," played Queen Mary on "The Crown," and turned up in "Paddington 2" and "Wicked Little Letters."
Singer Eddie Levert (1942) co-founded The O'Jays and put the muscle behind "Back Stabbers," "Love Train," and "For the Love of Money." He's a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who just rode the "Last Stop on the Love Train" farewell tour out after more than six decades on the road.
Actress Laurie Metcalf (1955) racked up three Emmys as Jackie on "Roseanne" and won back-to-back Tonys for "A Doll's House, Part 2" and "Three Tall Women." She picked up an Oscar nomination for "Lady Bird," stuck with Jackie through the 2025 finale of "The Conners," and headed back to Broadway in "Little Bear Ridge Road."
Golfer Phil Mickelson (1970) banked 45 PGA Tour titles and six majors, and at 50 "Lefty" became the oldest major champ ever with his 2021 PGA Championship. He's out on the LIV Golf League now and still needs the U.S. Open to finish off the career Grand Slam.
Actor John Cho (1972) jumped from the "Harold & Kumar" comedies to manning the helm as Sulu in the rebooted "Star Trek" films. He carried "Searching," became the first Asian American romantic lead in an American network sitcom with "Selfie," and signed on to "Tempest."
Actress Missy Peregrym (1982) took the lead in "Stick It" and broke out as Andy McNally on "Rookie Blue." She's the one running point as Special Agent Maggie Bell on "FBI."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Singer Billy "Crash" Craddock (1939), Actress Joan Van Ark (1943), Actor Geoff Pierson (1949), Singer James Smith of The Stylistics (1950), Boxer Roberto Durán (1951), Singer Gino Vannelli (1952), Actor Arnold Vosloo (1962), Actor Danny Burstein (1964), Model-actor Jenny Shimizu (1967), Soccer manager Jürgen Klopp (1967), Actor James Patrick Stuart (1968), Rapper MC Ren (1969), Actor Clifton Collins Jr. (1970), Actor Eddie Cibrian (1973), Actor Fred Koehler (1975), Actress China Shavers (1977), Actor Daniel Brühl (1978), Actress Sibel Kekilli (1980), Actress Olivia Hack (1983), Singer-actress Diana DeGarmo (1987), Bassist Ian Keaggy of Hot Chelle Rae (1987), Actress Ali Stroker (1987), Actress Abby Elliott (1987), Singer John Newman (1990), Football player Justin Jefferson (1999)
