Birthday wishes go out to Christina Ricci, Josh Brolin 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 12th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on February 12, 2026
Arsenio Hall at the 75th Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP
TV host Arsenio Hall turns 70
Fun fact: His mother Anne was a writer for several TV series.
John Michael Higgins presents the award for outstanding younger actor in a drama series at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center, Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor John Michael Higgins turns 63
Fun fact: Originally from Boston.
Josh Brolin, left, Colman Domingo and Lee Pace attend the premiere of “The Running Man” at AMC Lincoln Square on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor Josh Brolin turns 58
Fun fact: Voiced General Washington for the Ken Burns’ series “The American Revolution.”
From left, Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher and Christina Ricci, cast members in “Yellowjackets,” pose together at an FYC event for the third season of the television series on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at the Saban Media Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Christina Ricci turns 46
Fun fact: Has two children, a son and daughter.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Country singer Moe Bandy is 82. Actor Maud Adams (“Octopussy”) is 81. Actor Cliff De Young is 80. Guitarist Steve Hackett (Genesis) is 76. Actor Michael Ironside is 76. Singer Michael McDonald (Doobie Brothers) is 74. Actor Joanna Kerns is 73. Actor Zach Grenier (“The Good Wife,” ″Deadwood”) is 72. Actor Raphael Sbarge (“Once Upon a Time,” “Mass Effect”) is 62. Actor Christine Elise (TV’s “Chucky,” film’s “Body Snatchers”) is 61. Singer Chynna Phillips of Wilson Phillips is 58. Bassist Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies is 56. Keyboardist Keri Lewis of Mint Condition is 55. Actor Jesse Spencer (“House”) is 47. Rapper Gucci Mane is 46. Actor Sarah Lancaster (“Chuck”) is 46. Actor Jennifer Stone (“Wizards of Waverly Place”) is 33. Actor Baylie and Rylie Cregut (“Raising Hope”) are 16.
Other popular or historical birthdays on February 12thAbraham Lincoln, 16th President of United StatesCharles Darwin, evolutionistOmar Bradley, WWII generalBill Russell, NBA Hall of FamerJudy Blume, author (88)
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