Today's celebrity birthdays: June 23, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Frances McDormand, Joss Whedon, and Selma Blair! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for June 23, 2026:
Actor Ted Shackelford (1946) is the guy who played Gary Ewing on "Dallas" and then carried the role across the full run of "Knots Landing." He later pulled double duty as the Bardwell twins on "The Young and the Restless" and turned up on "NCIS."
Actress Frances McDormand (1957) took home the first of her four Oscars as Marge Gunderson in "Fargo" and grabbed Best Actress again for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" and "Nomadland." She rounded out the Triple Crown of Acting with an Emmy for "Olive Kitteridge" and a Tony for "Good People."
Writer-director Joss Whedon (1964) dreamed up "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly." He went on to write and direct Marvel's "The Avengers," which raked in more than $1.5 billion worldwide.
Actress Selma Blair (1972) broke through in "Cruel Intentions" and "Legally Blonde," then suited up as Liz Sherman across the "Hellboy" films. She told her multiple sclerosis story on camera in "Introducing, Selma Blair" and on the page in "Mean Baby."
Actress Melissa Rauch (1980) played the squeaky-voiced Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on "The Big Bang Theory." She headlined and executive-produced the "Night Court" revival on NBC, which wrapped in 2025, and co-wrote and starred in "The Bronze."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Singer Diana Trask (1940), Actor Bryan Brown (1947), Politician Clarence Thomas (1948), Actor Jim Metzler (1951), Singer Glenn Danzig (1955), Musician Randy Jackson (1956), Musician Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth (1962), Singer Chico DeBarge (1966), Soccer player Zinedine Zidane (1972), Actor Joel Edgerton (1974), Singer KT Tunstall (1975), Actress Emmanuelle Vaugier (1976), Singer Jason Mraz (1977), Football player LaDainian Tomlinson (1979), Singer Duffy (1984), Actress HoYeon Jung (1994)
