Birthday wishes go out to Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Nicks and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on May 26th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on May 26, 2024
Stevie Nicks performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)Amy Harris/Invision/AP
Rocker Stevie Nicks turns 76
Fun fact: Performed as part of a tribute to Linda Ronstadt at the 2014 Rock Hall inductions
Pam Grier poses at a 40th anniversary screening of the 1982 film “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” on the opening night of the TCM Classic Film Festival, Thursday, April 21, 2022, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Pam Grier turns 75
Fun fact: Recently appeared in the horror anthology series ‘Them’
Hank Williams, Jr. performs in concert at The BB&T Pavilion on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Camden, N.J. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP
Singer Hank Williams Jr. turns 75
Fun fact: June Carter Cash was his godmother
Seth Green, left, and Bobcat Goldthwait arrive at the LA Premiere of “Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits and Monsters” at The Hollywood Roosevelt on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
Actor Bobcat Goldthwait turns 62
Fun fact: Once appeared as Merlin in an episode of ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’
Lenny Kravitz poses at a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Singer Lenny Kravitz turns 60
Fun fact: Weatherman Al Roker is his cousin
Helena Bonham Carter, from left, Erin Doherty, and Josh O’Connor pose in the press room with the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series for “The Crown” at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actress Helena Bonham Carter turns 58
Fun fact: Played the fairy godmother in the 2015 film adaptation of ‘Cinderella’
Joseph Fiennes poses for photographers upon arrival at the Olivier Awards on Sunday, April 14, 2024, in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
Actor Joseph Fiennes turns 54
Fun fact: Nominated for an Emmy for his role in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Lauryn Hill performs during “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” 25th anniversary tour on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP
Singer Lauryn Hill turns 49
Fun fact: Was once nominated for a Teen Choice Award for the song ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’
More celebrities with birthdays today
Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 85. Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who is 79. Actor Philip Michael Thomas (“Miami Vice”) is 75. Actor Margaret Colin is 66. Singer Dave Robbins (BlackHawk) is 65. Actor Doug Hutchison (“The Green Mile”) is 64. Actor Genie Francis (“General Hospital”) is 62. Drummer Phillip Rhodes of The Gin Blossoms is 56. Singer Joey Kibble of Take 6 is 53. “South Park” co-creator Matt Stone is 53. Bassist Nathan Cochran of MercyMe is 46. Actor Elisabeth Harnois (“CSI”) is 45. Actor Hrach Titizian (“Homeland”) is 45.
Other popular or historical birthdays on May 26th
Al Jolson, jazz singer
John Wayne, actor
Peter Cushing, actor
Miles Davis, musician
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