Today's celebrity birthdays: May 20, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Cher, Bronson Pinchot, and Mindy Cohn! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for May 20 2026:

Singer-actress Cher (1946) broke through as half of folk-rock duo Sonny & Cher with "I Got You Babe" and their "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour." She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for "Moonstruck" and returned to the top of the Hot 100 with the autotune-pioneering "Believe."

Actor Bronson Pinchot (1959) stole scenes as Serge in "Beverly Hills Cop" and earned an Emmy nomination as Balki Bartokomous on "Perfect Strangers." He has built a second career as a prolific audiobook narrator with more than 400 recordings and recently reprised Serge in "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F."

Actor John Billingsley (1960) anchored UPN's "Star Trek: Enterprise" as Doctor Phlox and recurred as coroner Mike Spencer on HBO's "True Blood." He played Joseph Holt on Apple TV+'s "Manhunt" and will appear as Bill McReynolds on Paramount+'s upcoming "Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey."

Actress Mindy Cohn (1966) played Natalie Green on NBC's "The Facts of Life" and voiced Velma Dinkley across the Scooby-Doo franchise. She currently appears as gossip columnist Ann Holiday on Apple TV+'s "Palm Royale."

Rapper Busta Rhymes (1972) rose to prominence with hip-hop group Leaders of the New School and his star-making verse on A Tribe Called Quest's "Scenario" before going solo with "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check." He has released 11 studio albums including "When Disaster Strikes...," "Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front," and the recent "Blockbusta," and received the BET Lifetime Achievement Award.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actor David Proval (1942), Actor-comedian Dave Thomas (1949), Actor Dean Butler (1956), Guitarist Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's (1958), Singer Susan Cowsill of The Cowsills (1959), Actor Tony Goldwyn (1960), Singer Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 (1961), TV host Ted Allen (1965), Actor Timothy Olyphant (1968), Actor Matt Czuchry (1977), Soccer player Iker Casillas (1981), Singer Rachel Platten (1981), Soccer player Petr Čech (1982), Actress Jessica Raine (1982), Singer-actress Naturi Naughton (1984), Cyclist Chris Froome (1985), Singer Jon Pardi (1985), Actor Josh O'Connor (1990), Swimmer Cate Campbell (1992), Actor Jack Gleeson (1992)