Today's celebrity birthdays: September 2, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Terry Bradshaw, Keanu Reeves, and Salma Hayek! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for September 2, 2026:

Actress Mary Jo Catlett (1938) originated Ernestina in the original Broadway production of "Hello, Dolly!" before television cast her as Pearl Gallagher on "Diff'rent Strokes." She has run SpongeBob's driving school as Mrs. Puff in every season of the show and carried the role into the Netflix feature "Plankton: The Movie."

Football player Terry Bradshaw (1948) called his own plays as the Blonde Bomber, took the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in six years, and was MVP of two of them. The Hall of Fame inducted him in 1989, and five years later he became the comic foil on "Fox NFL Sunday."

Actor Mark Harmon (1951) spent nearly two decades as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on "NCIS," long enough to build a franchise around him. He played Ryan in "Freakier Friday," and he now narrates and executive produces "NCIS: Origins" as it heads into a third season.