Today's celebrity birthdays: March 20, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Hal Linden, Spike Lee, and Holly Hunter! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for March 20 2026:

Actor Hal Linden (1931) snagged a Tony Award for his breakthrough in "The Rothschilds" and then spent years handling sitcom criminals on "Barney Miller." He kept things moving in 2023 with a role in "You People" and hit the stage for "Love Letters" in late 2025.

Actress Amy Aquino (1957) hit the television landscape on "Brooklyn Bridge" and later spent years laying down the law as Lt. Grace Billets on "Bosch." She recently appeared in the film "Juror #2" and scored a recurring role in the upcoming live-action series "Spider-Noir."

Director Spike Lee (1957) burst onto the indie scene with "She's Gotta Have It" and got the world talking with "Do the Right Thing." After taking home an honorary Oscar in 2015, he finally won an Oscar in 2019 for "BlacKkKlansman."

Actress Holly Hunter (1958) delivered a double feature in 1987 with "Raising Arizona" and "Broadcast News" before taking home an Academy Award for "The Piano." She later starred on "Saving Grace" and recently hit the screen as the Captain on "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy."

Actress Christy Carlson Romano (1984) ruled the Disney Channel with her breakthrough on "Even Stevens" and her voice work as the title hero of "Kim Possible." She traded the screen for the stage to play Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" on Broadway.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Blues musician Marcia Ball (1949), Drummer Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake and Palmer (1950), Guitarist Jimmie Vaughan of the Fabulous Thunderbirds (1951), Guitarist Jim Seales of Shenandoah (1954), Actress Theresa Russell (1957), Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway (1957), Actor David Thewlis (1963), Model Kathy Ireland (1963), Guitarist Adrian Oxaal of James (1965), Actress Jessica Lundy (1966), Actress Liza Snyder (1968), Actor Michael Rapaport (1970), Actor Alexander Chaplin (1971), Singer Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand (1972), Actor Cedric Yarbrough (1973), Actress Paula Garces (1974), Actor Michael Genadry (1978), Actress Bianca Lawson (1979), Comedian Mikey Day (1980), Actor Nick Blood (1982), Guitarist Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects (1982), Actor Michael Cassidy (1983), Actress Ruby Rose (1986), Actress Barrett Doss (1989)