Today's celebrity birthdays: May 15, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Lainie Kazan, Nicholas Hammond, and Chazz Palminteri! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for May 15 2026:

Lainie Kazan at the 27th Annual Night of 100 Stars Oscar Viewing Gala, 2017

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Actress-singer Lainie Kazan (1940) earned a Tony nomination for the musical "My Favorite Year" and an Emmy nomination for "St. Elsewhere." She played the family matriarch across all three "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" films and recurred on "The Nanny."

Nicholas Hammond attends The Los Angeles Premiere Of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," 2019

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Actor Nicholas Hammond (1950) played Friedrich von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" and starred as Peter Parker on "The Amazing Spider-Man." He returned to a major Hollywood role in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

Actor Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri attends Columbus Day Parade, 2021

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Actor Chazz Palminteri (1952) wrote and starred in "A Bronx Tale" before earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in "Bullets Over Broadway." He followed with "The Usual Suspects" and "Analyze This," and recurred as Joseph Bonanno on "Godfather of Harlem."

David Charvet at the 2016 Operation Smile's Annual Smile Gala

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Actor David Charvet (1972) broke through on "Baywatch" and later joined the cast of "Melrose Place." After scoring a Top 10 hit in France with "Should I Leave," he pivoted to music full-time in 1999 and later charted again with "Jusqu'au bout."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Painter Jasper Johns (1930), Actress-singer Anna Maria Alberghetti (1936), Activist Wavy Gravy (1936), Basketball coach Don Nelson (1940), Actress Gunilla Hutton (1944), Musician Brian Eno (1948), Baseball player George Brett (1953), Musician Mike Oldfield (1953), Actor Lee Horsley (1955), Rapper Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1961), Actress Madhuri Dixit (1967), Baseball player John Smoltz (1967), Football player Emmitt Smith (1969), Football player Desmond Howard (1970), Actor Russell Hornsby (1974), Football player Ray Lewis (1975), Actor David Krumholtz (1978), Baseball player Justin Morneau (1981), Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981), Equestrian Zara Tindall (1981), Actress Alexandra Breckenridge (1982), Tennis player Andy Murray (1987)