Birthday wishes go out to Christopher Guest, Bobby Brown and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on February 5th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on February 5, 2026
Christopher Guest, left, and Jamie Lee Curtis arrive at the premiere of “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Christopher Guest turns 78
Fun fact: Has also directed numerous films and TV episodes.
Sol Rodriguez, left, and Tim Meadows attends a panel for “Peacemaker” during Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 26, 2025, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Tim Meadows turns 65
Fun fact: Appeared as a potential client and county representative in an episode of “The Office.”
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Noah Hawley, left, creator/executive producer/writer/director of “Fargo,” poses with cast members Jennifer Jason Leigh, second from left, and Jon Hamm, third from left, and executive producer Warren Littlefield at a screening of the FX series at the Directors Guild of America, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh turns 64
Fun fact: Her father was actor Vic Morrow.
Chris Parnell attends the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor Chris Parnell turns 59
Fun fact: One of his first roles was a store sales clerk in the Arnold Schwarzenegger holiday film “Jingle All the Way.”
Bobby Brown poses in the press room during the 55th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, March 16, 2024, The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Singer Bobby Brown turns 57
Fun fact: Once appeared in an episode of “227.”
Actor Michael Sheen and partner Anna Lundberg pose for photographers on arrival at the GQ Men of the year Awards in central London on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)Grant Pollard/Invision/AP
Actor Michael Sheen turns 57
Fun fact: Portrayed PM Tony Blair in the 2006 film “The Queen.”
Darren Criss attends Z100’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor Darren Criss turns 39
Fun fact: His middle name is Everett.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor David Selby (“Dark Shadows,” ″Falcon Crest”) is 85. Singer Al Kooper (Blood, Sweat and Tears) is 82. Actor Charlotte Rampling is 80. Actor Barbara Hershey is 78. Actor Laura Linney is 62. Bassist Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver (and Guns N’ Roses) is 62. Singer Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors is 59. Actor David Chisum (“Black Box,” ″One Life to Live”) is 56. Country singer Sara Evans is 55. Country singer Tyler Farr is 42. Keyboardist Mark Shusterman of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 41. Actor Henry Golding (“Crazy Rich Asians”) is 39. Keyboardist Kyle Simmons of Bastille is 38. Actor Jeremy Sumpter (“Friday Night Lights,” ″Peter Pan”) is 37. Drummer Graham Sierota of Echosmith is 27.
Other popular or historical birthdays on February 5th
- Red Buttons, comedian
- Hank Aaron, MLB Hall of Famer
- Roger Staubach, former NFL quarterback
- Tom Wilkinson, actor
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