Today's celebrity birthdays: September 23, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Bruce Springsteen, Jason Alexander, and Anthony Mackie! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for September 23, 2026:

Actor-singer Paul Petersen (1945) started out as a Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club," then grew up on "The Donna Reed Show" and took "My Dad" from the show to No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. He founded A Minor Consideration to support former child stars and played himself in "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star."

Actress Mary Kay Place (1947) won an Emmy as Loretta Haggers on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and joined the college friends of "The Big Chill." She recurred on "Big Love," then carried her first film lead in "Diane" to Best Actress honors from the National Society of Film Critics.

Musician Bruce Springsteen (1949) is the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer whose albums "Born to Run," "Darkness on the Edge of Town," and "Born in the U.S.A." reshaped American rock. He won an Oscar for "Streets of Philadelphia," saw the making of "Nebraska" reach theaters as "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" and topped iTunes this year with "Streets of Minneapolis."