Today's celebrity birthdays: September 5, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Carol Lawrence, William Devane, and Michael Keaton! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for September 5, 2026:

Actress Carol Lawrence (1932) was the original Maria in "West Side Story" on Broadway and picked up a Tony nomination for it, filed under featured actress even though Maria is the lead. She came back for "Subways Are for Sleeping" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," turned up as Angela Eckart on "General Hospital," and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Actor William Devane (1939) got an Emmy nomination playing John F. Kennedy in "The Missiles of October" and then settled in as Greg Sumner on "Knots Landing." He's played his share of people in charge since, from Secretary of Defense James Heller on "24" to the President in "The Dark Knight Rises," with Dr. Dix in the "Jesse Stone" movies and a stop in "Interstellar" along the way.