Today's celebrity birthdays: June 29, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Gary Busey, Nicole Scherzinger, and Colin Jost! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for June 29, 2026:
Actor Gary Busey (1944) snagged a Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards for playing Buddy Holly in "The Buddy Holly Story." He's turned up as an action-movie regular in "Lethal Weapon," "Point Break," and "Under Siege."
Actress Sharon Lawrence (1961) played Sylvia Costas on "NYPD Blue" and racked up three Emmy nominations for it. She's stayed busy on TV with recurring roles on "Queen Sugar" and "Joe Pickett."
Singer Nicole Scherzinger (1978) fronted the Pussycat Dolls on hits like "Don't Cha" and "Buttons" before she joined the panel on "The Masked Singer." She made her Broadway debut as Norma Desmond in the "Sunset Boulevard" revival and took home the 2025 Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.
Comedian Colin Jost (1982) has written for "Saturday Night Live" since 2005, and he's co-anchored "Weekend Update" since 2014. He's the bestselling author of "A Very Punchable Face" and has been married to Scarlett Johansson since 2020.
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Actor-politician Fred Grandy (1948), Drummer Ian Paice of Deep Purple (1948), Football player Dan Dierdorf (1949), Singer Don Dokken of Dokken (1953), Singer Colin Hay of Men at Work (1953), Actress María Conchita Alonso (1955), Actress Kimberlin Brown (1961), Actress Amanda Donohoe (1962), Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter (1963), Actress Judith Hoag (1963), Actress Kathleen Wilhoite (1964), Race car driver Jeff Burton (1967), Actress Melora Hardin (1967), Actor Brian d'Arcy James (1968), Hockey player Theoren Fleury (1968), Actress Christina Chang (1971), DJ-producer DJ Shadow (1972), Actor Lance Barber (1973), Cyclist George Hincapie (1973), Comedian-musician Bret McKenzie (1976), Actress Zuleikha Robinson (1977), Musician Sam Farrar of Maroon 5 (1978), Actor Luke Kirby (1978), Radio host Charlamagne Tha God (1978), Singer Katherine Jenkins (1980), Basketball player Joe Johnson (1981), Actress Lily Rabe (1982), Voice actor Matthew Mercer (1982), Singer Aundrea Fimbres of Danity Kane (1983), Actress Addison Timlin (1991), Basketball player Kawhi Leonard (1991), Actress Camila Mendes (1994), Basketball player Michael Porter Jr. (1998), Baseball player Gunnar Henderson (2001), Soccer player Jude Bellingham (2003)
