Today's celebrity birthdays: September 29, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Ian McShane, Jill Whelan, and Zachary Levi! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for September 29, 2026:
Actor Ian McShane (1942) swore his way to a Golden Globe as saloon owner Al Swearengen on "Deadwood" and has run the Continental as Winston across the "John Wick" films. He went recruiting for the Old Gods as Mr. Wednesday on "American Gods" and checked back in as Winston in "Ballerina" last year.
Actor Roger Bart (1962) picked up a Tony as Snoopy in the Broadway revival of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and played a pill-swapping pharmacist on "Desperate Housewives." He unveiled a DeLorean time machine as Doc Brown in "Back to the Future: The Musical," got his third Tony nomination for it and plays an airline CEO in "Office Romance" on Netflix.
Actress Jill Whelan (1966) grew up on "The Love Boat" as the captain's daughter and played the heart patient whose IV gets knocked out in "Airplane!" She sailed back as Vicki Stubing on "Love Boat: The Next Wave," works for Princess Cruises as its celebrations ambassador and christened the line's Rose Parade float with a bottle of tequila last December.
