The Japan Times - Ribeiro and Richie among celebrity birthdays for September 20–26

Alfonso Ribeiro turns 55 and Nicole Richie turns 45 on September 21, among the entertainment figures marking birthdays during the week of September 20–26, 2026.

Birthdays on September 20 include the following ages and performers.

Actor Sophia Loren turns 92; Bassist Chuck Panozzo (Styx) turns 78; Actor Tony Denison (“Major Crimes,” “The Closer”) turns 77; Actor Debbi Morgan (“Power”) turns 75; Jazz guitarist Peter White turns 72; Actor Betsy Brantley (“Deep Impact”) turns 71.

Actor Gary Cole turns 70; Bassist Randy Bradbury of Pennywise turns 62; Actor Kristen Johnston (“3rd Rock From The Sun”) turns 59; Singers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson of Nelson are 59. Bassist Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden) turns 58; Actor Enuka Okuma (“Rookie Blue”) turns 54; Actor Moon Bloodgood (“Falling Skies”) turns 51.

Actor Jon Bernthal (“The Walking Dead,” “Daredevil”) turns 50; Singer The-Dream turns 49; Actor Charlie Weber (“How To Get Away With Murder”) turns 48; Drummer Rick Woolstenhulme of Lifehouse turns 47; Rapper Yung Joc turns 46; Actor Crystle Stewart (“For Better or Worse”) turns 45.

Actor Aldis Hodge (“Straight Outta Compton,” “Hidden Figures”) turns 40; Drummer Jack Lawless of DNCE and Jonas Brothers turns 39; Actor Malachi Kirby (2016′s “Roots”) turns 37.

Birthdays on September 21 include the following ages and performers.

Author-comedian Fannie Flagg turns 85; TV and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer turns 83; Guitarist Don Felder (The Eagles) turns 79; Author Stephen King turns 79; Actor Bill Murray turns 76; Filmmaker Ethan Coen of the Coen Brothers turns 69.

Actor-comedian Dave Coulier (“Full House”) turns 67; Actor David James Elliott (“JAG”) turns 66; Actor Serena Scott Thomas turns 65; Actor Nancy Travis turns 65; Actor Rob Morrow (“Numb3rs,” ″Northern Exposure”) turns 64; Actor Angus Macfadyen (“Braveheart,” “Saw” movies) turns 63.

Actor Cheryl Hines (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) turns 61; Country singer Faith Hill turns 59; Drummer Tyler Stewart of Barenaked Ladies turns 59; Actor-talk show host Ricki Lake turns 58; Actor Billy Porter (“Pose”) turns 57; Actor Rob Benedict (“Supernatural,” ″Felicity”) turns 56.

Actor James Lesure (“Las Vegas,” “For Your Love”) turns 55; Actor Alfonso Ribeiro (“America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) turns 55; Actor Luke Wilson turns 55; Actor Paulo Costanzo (“Royal Pains,” ″Joey”) turns 48; Actor Autumn Reeser (“Entourage,” “The O.C.”) turns 46; TV personality Nicole Richie (“The Simple Life”) turns 45.

Actor Maggie Grace (“Fear the Walking Dead,” “Lost”) turns 43; Actor Joseph Mazzello (“Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Jurassic Park”) turns 43; Actor Ahna O’Reilly (“The Help”) turns 42; Rapper Wale turns 42; Singer Jason Derulo turns 40; Actor Ryan Guzman (“Heroes Reborn,” ″Pretty Little Liars”) turns 39.

Actor Nikolas Brino (“7th Heaven”) turns 28.

Birthdays on September 22 include the following ages and performers.

Singer-dancer Toni Basil turns 83; Actor Paul Le Mat (“American Graffiti”) turns 81; Singer David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep Purple) turns 75; Actor Shari Belafonte turns 72; Singer Debby Boone turns 70; Country singer June Forester of The Forester Sisters turns 70.

Singer Nick Cave turns 69; Actor Lynn Herring (“General Hospital”) turns 69; Singer Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde turns 69; Opera singer Andrea Bocelli turns 68; Musician Joan Jett turns 68; Actor Scott Baio turns 66.

Actor Bonnie Hunt turns 65; Actor Catherine Oxenberg (“Dynasty”) turns 65; Actor Rob Stone (“Mr. Belvedere”) turns 64; Actor Dan Bucatinsky (“24: Legacy”) turns 61; Bassist-guitarist Dave Hernandez (The Shins) turns 56; Rapper Mystikal turns 56.

Singer Big Rube of Society of Soul turns 55; Actor James Hillier (“The Crown”) turns 53; Actor Mireille Enos (“World War Z”) turns 51; Actor Daniella Alonso (“Revolution,” ″Friday Night Lights”) turns 48; Actor Michael Graziadei (“The Young and the Restless”) turns 47; Actor Ashley Eckstein (“That’s So Raven,” “Sofia the First”) turns 45.

Actor Katie Lowes (“Scandal”) turns 44; Bassist Will Farquarson of Bastille turns 43; Actor Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” “Orphan Black”) turns 41; Actor Ukweli Roach (“Blindspot”) turns 40; Actor Tom Felton (“Harry Potter” films) turns 39; Actor Teyonah Parris (“Mad Men”) turns 39.

Birthdays on September 23 include the following ages and performers.

Singer Julio Iglesias turns 83; Actor-singer Paul Petersen (“The Donna Reed Show”) turns 81; Actor Mary Kay Place turns 79; Musician Bruce Springsteen turns 77; Director George C. Wolfe (film’s “Nights in Rodanthe,” stage’s “Angels in America”) turns 72; Drummer Leon Taylor of The Ventures turns 71.

Actor Rosalind Chao (2020’s “Mulan,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) turns 69; Actor Jason Alexander (“Seinfeld”) turns 67; Actor Chi McBride (“Hawaii Five-0,” ″Boston Public”) turns 65; Steel guitarist Don Herron of BR549 turns 64; Actor LisaRaye (“All of Us,” ″Beauty Shop”) turns 60; Singer Ani DiFranco turns 56.

Singer Sam Bettens of K’s Choice turns 54; Rapper-producer-record head Jermaine Dupri turns 54; Actor Kip Pardue (“The Rules of Attraction,” “Remember the Titans”) turns 50; Actor Anthony Mackie (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”) turns 48; Singer Erik-Michael Estrada of O-Town turns 47; Actor Brandon Victor Dixon (“Hamilton”) turns 45.

Actor David Lim (“S.W.A.T.,” ″Quantico”) turns 43; Actor Cush Jumbo (“The Good Fight,” ″The Good Wife”) turns 41; Actor Skylar Astin (“Pitch Perfect” films) turns 39.

Birthdays on September 24 include the following ages and performers.

Singer Phyllis ″Jiggs” Allbut Sirico of The Angels turns 84; Actor Gordon Clapp (“NYPD Blue”) turns 78; Actor Harriet Walter (“The Crown”) turns 76; Actor Kevin Sorbo (“Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) turns 68; Singer Cedric Dent (Take 6) turns 64; Actor-writer Nia Vardalos (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) turns 64.

Drummer Shawn Crahan of Slipknot turns 57; Drummer Marty Mitchell (Ricochet) turns 57; Singer-guitarist Marty Cintron of No Mercy turns 55; Guitarist Juan DeVevo of Casting Crowns turns 51; Actor Ian Bohen (“Yellowstone,” “Teen Wolf”) turns 50; Actor Spencer Treat Clark (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Animal Kingdom”) turns 39.

Actor Grey Damon (“Station 19”) turns 39; Actor Kyle Sullivan (“Malcolm in the Middle”) turns 38; Actor Ben Platt turns 33.

Birthdays on September 25 include the following ages and performers.

Polka band leader Jimmy Sturr turns 85; Actor Josh Taylor (“Days of Our Lives,” “Valerie’s Family: The Hogans”) turns 83; Actor Robert Walden (“Lou Grant”) turns 83; Actor Michael Douglas turns 82; Model Cheryl Tiegs turns 79; Actor Mimi Kennedy (“Dharma and Greg”) turns 78.

Actor Anson Williams (“Happy Days”) turns 77; Actor Mark Hamill turns 75; Actor Colin Friels turns 74; Actor Heather Locklear turns 65; Actor Aida Turturro (“The Sopranos”) turns 64; Actor Tate Donovan (“The O.C.”) turns 63.

TV personality Keely Shaye Smith (“Unsolved Mysteries”) turns 63; Actor Maria Doyle Kennedy (“Orphan Black,” ″The Tudors”) turns 62; Actor Jason Flemyng (“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” ″The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”) turns 60; Actor-singer Will Smith turns 58; Actor Hal Sparks (“Queer as Folk”) turns 57; Actor Catherine Zeta-Jones turns 57.

Actor Bridgette Wilson-Sampras (“The Wedding Planner,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer”) turns 53; Actor Clea DuVall (“Heroes”) turns 49; Actor Robbie Jones (“One Tree Hill”) turns 49; Actor Joel David Moore (“Avatar”) turns 49; Actor Chris Owen (“American Pie” films, “October Sky”) turns 46; Rapper T.I. turns 45.

Actor Lee Norris (“One Tree Hill,” “Boy Meets World”) turns 45; Actor-singer Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) (“Atlanta,” ″Community”) turns 43; Actor Zach Woods (“Silicon Valley,” ″The Office”) turns 42; Actor Jordan Gavaris (“Orphan Black”) turns 37; Actor Emmy Clarke (“Monk”) turns 35.

Birthdays on September 26 include the following ages and performers.

Country singer David Frizzell turns 85; Actor Kent McCord (“Adam-12”) turns 84; “The Weakest Link” host Anne Robinson turns 82; Singer Bryan Ferry turns 81; Actor James Keane (“Bulworth,” TV’s “The Paper Chase”) turns 74; Singer-guitarist Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos turns 72.

Country singer Carlene Carter turns 71; Actor Linda Hamilton turns 70; Singer Cindy Herron of En Vogue turns 65; Actor Melissa Sue Anderson (“Little House on the Prairie”) turns 64; Singer Tracey Thorn of Everything But the Girl turns 64; TV personality Jillian Barberie turns 60.

Guitarist Jody Davis of Newsboys turns 59; Actor Jim Caviezel (“Sound of Freedom,” “The Passion of the Christ”) turns 58; Actor Tricia O’Kelley (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”) turns 58; Actor Ben Shenkman (“Royal Pains,” “Angels in America”) turns 58; Actor Melanie Paxson (“Descendants”) turns 54; Singer Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men turns 54.

Music producer Dr. Luke turns 53; Jazz trumpeter Nicholas Payton turns 53; Singer and TV personality Christina Milian turns 45; Actor Zoe Perry (“Young Sheldon”) turns 43; Singer-songwriter Ant Clemons turns 35.

M.Sugiyama--JT