Today's celebrity birthdays: October 6, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Britt Ekland, Elisabeth Shue, and Amy Jo Johnson! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for October 6, 2025:
Actress Britt Ekland (1942) became a blonde bombshell in "Get Carter" and had her Swedish-accented voice dubbed over in "The Wicker Man." She went Bond as Mary Goodnight in "The Man with the Golden Gun" and handled the French spoken part on "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)."
Musician Kevin Cronin (1951) took "Keep On Loving You" to No. 1, turned down the first VJ gig MTV ever offered and hit the top again with "Can't Fight This Feeling." He got an "Ozark" episode named after him and reunited onstage with old REO Speedwagon bandmates at a Peoria gala this March.
Actress Elisabeth Shue (1963) charmed as Ali in "The Karate Kid," got roped into taking three kids downtown in "Adventures in Babysitting" and picked up a Best Actress Oscar nomination for "Leaving Las Vegas." She popped back up as Ali on "Cobra Kai" and reprised Madelyn Stillwell for the final season of "The Boys" this year.
Actress Amy Jo Johnson (1970) morphed into the Pink Ranger as Kimberly on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" and landed on "Felicity." She traded pink for tactical gear as Jules Callaghan on "Flashpoint" and co-wrote Kimberly's comeback in "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return."
Actor Ioan Gruffudd (1973) led a lifeboat back and rescued Rose as the ship's fifth officer in "Titanic" and took the helm of "Hornblower." He stretched into Mister Fantastic in "Fantastic Four" and played a crooked mayoral candidate in "Bad Boys: Ride or Die."
Actor Jeremy Sisto (1974) made a move on Cher in his car as Elton in "Clueless" and joined "Six Feet Under" as Billy Chenowith. He's been Jubal Valentine on "FBI" since 2018 and carried the badge over to "CIA" this year.
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Actress Ellen Travolta (1939), Politician Lloyd Doggett (1946), Politician Gerry Adams (1948), Inventor Lonnie Johnson (1949), Musician Thomas McClary of The Commodores (1949), TV executive Les Moonves (1949), Author David Brin (1950), Comedy writer Jim Downey (1952), Actress Wendy Robie (1953), Musician David Hidalgo of Los Lobos (1954), Football coach Tony Dungy (1955), Bowler Walter Ray Williams Jr. (1959), Visual effects supervisor John Knoll (1962), Actor Jsu Garcia (1963), Musician Matthew Sweet (1964), Politician Steve Scalise (1965), Actress Jacqueline Obradors (1966), Musician Tim Rushlow of Little Texas (1966), Musician Tommy Stinson of The Replacements and Guns N' Roses (1966), Author-podcaster Mel Robbins (1968), Puppeteer Matt Vogel (1970), Actress Emily Mortimer (1971), Actor Lamman Rucker (1971), Actor Jeff B. Davis (1973), Basketball player Rebecca Lobo (1973), Actor Brett Gelman (1976), Singer Melinda Doolittle (1977), Actor Wes Ramsey (1977), Actress Karimah Westbrook (1978), Football player Richard Seymour (1979), Director-actor Michael Arden (1982), Musician Will Butler of Arcade Fire (1982), Basketball player Sylvia Fowles (1985), Actress Olivia Thirlby (1986), Director Trey Edward Shults (1988), Actress Scarlett Byrne (1990), Actor Roshon Fegan (1991), TV personality Jazz Jennings (2000), Singer-actress Addison Rae (2000)
