Today's celebrity birthdays: September 13, 2026

Actress Jacqueline Bisset (1944) broke out in "Bullitt" and spent the rest of the '70s in "Murder on the Orient Express" and that white T-shirt in "The Deep." She picked up a Golden Globe for "Dancing on the Edge" and turned up most recently in "Long Shadows."

Singer Peter Cetera (1944) fronted Chicago for nearly two decades and handed the band its first number one and its first Grammy by writing and singing "If You Leave Me Now." He went solo, hit number one twice more with "Glory of Love" from "The Karate Kid Part II" and "The Next Time I Fall," and went into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Chicago's original lineup.

Actress Jean Smart (1951) played Charlene Frazier on "Designing Women" and went prestige with "Fargo" and "Watchmen." She's racked up four Emmys as Deborah Vance on "Hacks" and held a Broadway stage all by herself last year in "Call Me Izzy."

Actress-comedian Geri Jewell (1956) worked The Comedy Store, got cast as Cousin Geri on "The Facts of Life" and became the first person with a visible disability in a recurring role on a primetime American series. She played Jewel on "Deadwood," wrote "I'm Walking as Straight as I Can" and came back for "Deadwood: The Movie."

Singer Dave Mustaine (1961) got kicked out of Metallica, vowed revenge and drove Megadeth into thrash metal's Big Four with "Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?" and "Rust in Peace." Megadeth's self-titled seventeenth album handed the band its first Billboard 200 number one this year, and the farewell tour has been on the road since February.

Director Colin Trevorrow (1976) rode "Safety Not Guaranteed" from Sundance straight into "Jurassic World" and a $1.6 billion worldwide haul. He got hired and then unhired to direct "Star Wars: Episode IX," closed out the trilogy with "Jurassic World Dominion" and co-wrote "Deep Cover."

Singer Fiona Apple (1977) put out "Tidal" at 18, took a Grammy for "Criminal" and titled her second album with a 90-word poem the world shortened to "When the Pawn..." She recorded "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" at home, got Pitchfork's first perfect 10 in a decade and two more Grammys for it, and produced the title sequence track for "Lucky."

Actor Ben Savage (1980) made his movie debut in "Little Monsters" at nine and spent his teens as Cory Matthews on "Boy Meets World." He brought Cory back for "Girl Meets World," directed ten episodes of it and went full villain as the kidnapper in "Girl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Photographer Joel-Peter Witkin (1939), Author Mildred D. Taylor (1943), Film producer Frank Marshall (1946), Actor Clyde Kusatsu (1948), Businessman John W. Henry (1949), Singer Randy Jones of Village People (1952), Music producer Don Was (1952), Singer Steve Kilbey of the Church (1954), Photographer Anne Geddes (1956), Musician Vinny Appice (1957), Journalist Chris Hansen (1959), Singer Bobbie Cryner (1961), TV host Tavis Smiley (1964), Poker player Annie Duke (1965), Comedian Jeff Ross (1965), Musician Zak Starkey (1965), Actor Louis Mandylor (1966), Runner Michael Johnson (1967), Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967), Musician Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction (1967), Actor Roger Howarth (1968), Actor Dominic Fumusa (1969), Actor-producer Tyler Perry (1969), Actress Louise Lombard (1970), Tennis player Goran Ivanišević (1971), Fashion designer Stella McCartney (1971), Animator Travis Knight (1973), Musician Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts (1975), Politician Ro Khanna (1976), Actress Marlyne Barrett (1978), Music producer Swizz Beatz (1978), TV producer J.G. Quintel (1982), Wrestler Baron Corbin (1984), Actress Vella Lovell (1985), Actress Aisha Dee (1993), Singer Niall Horan (1993), Singer Alice Merton (1993), Actor Mitch Holleman (1994), Rapper Playboi Carti (1995), Actor Robbie Kay (1995), Actress Lili Reinhart (1996), Actor Martin Herlihy (1998), Actress Chiara Aurelia (2002)