Today's celebrity birthdays: June 22, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Meryl Streep, Cyndi Lauper, and Carson Daly! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for June 22, 2026:
Actress Meryl Streep (1949) has racked up a record 21 Oscar nominations and won three of them, for "Kramer vs. Kramer," "Sophie's Choice," and "The Iron Lady." She's currently playing Loretta on "Only Murders in the Building" and slipped back into Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada 2."
Actress Lindsay Wagner (1949) won an Emmy as the star of "The Bionic Woman" after first playing Jaime Sommers on "The Six Million Dollar Man." She's stayed busy with a stack of TV movies, a recent run on "Grey's Anatomy," and a voice role in the "Death Stranding" video game.
Singer Cyndi Lauper (1953) turned "She's So Unusual" into an '80s juggernaut with "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time," and she later wrote the songs for "Kinky Boots" to become the first solo woman to win the Tony for Best Original Score. She landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025 and capped her "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" farewell tour with a residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Actor Bruce Campbell (1958) strapped a chainsaw to his arm as Ash in "The Evil Dead" movies and turned that cult fame into a long run as Sam Axe on "Burn Notice." He came back to the chainsaw on "Ash vs Evil Dead" and now produces the films from behind the scenes, including "Evil Dead Burn."
Actress Lecy Goranson (1974) played the original Becky on "Roseanne," left for college and got famously recast, then returned to the role on "The Conners" until it wrapped in 2025. She's also popped up on the big screen in "How to Make an American Quilt" and "Boys Don't Cry."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer (1943), Journalist Brit Hume (1943), Singer Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon (1944), Singer Howard "Eddie" Kaylan of The Turtles (1947), Singer-producer Todd Rundgren (1948), Politician Elizabeth Warren (1949), Actor Chris Lemmon (1954), Bassist Derek Forbes (1956), Actor Tim Russ (1956), Bassist Garry Beers of INXS (1957), Bassist Alan Anton of Cowboy Junkies (1959), Actress Tracy Pollan (1960), Singer Jimmy Somerville (1961), Basketball player Clyde Drexler (1962), Actress Amy Brenneman (1964), Author Dan Brown (1964), Singer Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones (1964), Singer Steven Page (1970), Actor Michael Trucco (1970), Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub (1971), Football player Kurt Warner (1971), TV host Carson Daly (1973), Guitarist Chris Traynor (1973), Actor Donald Faison (1974), Comedian Mike O'Brien (1976), Football player Champ Bailey (1978), TV personality Jai Rodriguez (1979), Baseball player Ian Kinsler (1982), Golfer Dustin Johnson (1984)
June 22 In Memoriam
Singer Alan Osmond of The Osmonds (1949-2026), Actor Graham Greene (1952-2025)
