Today's celebrity birthdays: October 23, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like "Weird Al" Yankovic, Ryan Reynolds, and Emilia Clarke! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for October 23, 2026:

Director Ang Lee (1954) launched his English-language career with "Sense and Sensibility" and took "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to four Oscars. He won Best Director for "Brokeback Mountain," took it again after setting a boy adrift with a Bengal tiger in "Life of Pi" and wrapped "Gold Mountain" this year.

Director Sam Raimi (1959) turned a cabin in the woods into a cult horror franchise with "The Evil Dead" and swung through the original "Spider-Man" trilogy. He got back in the superhero game with "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" and scared up "Send Help."

Musician "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959) flipped "Beat It" into "Eat It" for his first Grammy and wrote and starred in "UHF." He landed his first No. 1 album with "Mandatory Fun," grabbed an Emmy for "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" and has spent the past two years on the road with his Bigger & Weirder tour.