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.