Today's celebrity birthdays: May 4, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Richard Jenkins, Mary McDonough, and Lance Bass! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for May 4 2026:

Richard Jenkins at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Shape of Water," 2017

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Actor Richard Jenkins (1947) recurred as Nathaniel Fisher Sr. on the HBO drama "Six Feet Under" and earned his first Academy Award nomination for the lead role of Walter Vale in "The Visitor." He earned a second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in "The Shape of Water" and played Lionel Dahmer on the Netflix limited series "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story."

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Actress Mary McDonough (1961) played Erin Walton across nine seasons of the CBS drama "The Waltons" and reprised the role in all six TV-movie reunions through 1997. She directed the film "For the Love of May" and authored the memoir "Lessons from the Mountain."

Will Arnett attends the Is This Thing On UK Gala Screening, 2026

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Actor Will Arnett (1970) broke out as Gob Bluth on "Arrested Development" and voiced the title character on the Netflix series "BoJack Horseman" for six seasons. He voiced Batman in "The Lego Movie" and "The Lego Batman Movie" and co-hosts the SmartLess podcast.

Lance Bass at the 35th Environmental Media Awards, 2025

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Singer Lance Bass (1979) rose to fame as the bass vocalist of NSYNC on hits including "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me." He finished third on season 7 of "Dancing with the Stars," hosted the Logo series "Finding Prince Charming," and served as a guest host on "Bachelor in Paradise."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Musician Ron Carter (1937), Novelist Robin Cook (1940), Columnist George Will (1941), Singer Peggy Santiglia of The Angels (1944), Country singer Stella Parton (1949), Singer Jackie Jackson of Jackson 5 (1951), Musician Mick Mars of Mötley Crüe (1951), Singer Oleta Adams (1953), Actress Pia Zadora (1954), Singer Randy Travis (1959), Actress-comedian Ana Gasteyer (1967), Basketball player Dawn Staley (1970), Musician Mike Dirnt of Green Day (1972), Singer Chris Tomlin (1972), Model Kimora Lee Simmons (1975), Sportscaster Erin Andrews (1978), Football player James Harrison (1978), Actress Ruth Negga (1982), Rapper Jidenna (1985), Basketball player George Hill (1986), Soccer player Cesc Fàbregas (1987), Golfer Rory McIlroy (1989), Basketball player Victor Oladipo (1992), Actor Alexander Gould (1994), Actor Shameik Moore (1995), Singer Rex Orange County (1998)