Birthday wishes go out to Nick Nolte, Mary Steenburgen 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 8th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on February 8, 2026
FILE – Composer John Williams, left, and director Steven Spielberg pose together at the 2016 AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to John Williams in Los Angeles on June 9, 2016. Williams, 90, is devoting himself to composing concert music, including a piano concerto he’s writing for Emanuel X. This spring, he and cellist Yo-Yo Ma released the album “A Gathering of Friends,” recorded with the New York Philharmonic. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Composer John Williams turns 94
Fun fact: His father worked for CBS Radio as a percussionist.
Nick Nolte, from left, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Piper Perabo and Ric Roman Waugh attend a photo call for “Angel Has Fallen” at the Four Seasons Hotel on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Nick Nolte turns 85
Fun fact: His son Brawley has appeared in several movies.
From left, Oscar Nuñez, Creed Bratton, Brian Baumgartner, Angela Kinsey, and Rainn Wilson arrive at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Actor Creed Bratton turns 83
Fun fact: His middle name is Charles.
Actors Ted Danson, left, and Mary Steenburgen attend the PaleyFest NY special screening of Netflix’s “A Man on the Inside” at The Paley Center for Media on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Actress Mary Steenburgen turns 73
Fun fact: Appeared in several movies last year including “Last Train to Fortune” and “Bulldozer.”
Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe performs during the Louder Than Life music festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Highland Festival Grounds in Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)Amy Harris/Invision/AP
Rocker Vince Neil turns 65
Fun fact: Once competed on “The Apprentice.”
President Joe Biden walks with actors Mary McCormack, center, and Melissa Fitzgerald, right, as he prepares to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)AP
Actress Mary McCormack turns 57
Fun fact: Originally from Plainfield, NJ.
Seth Green arrives at the AFI Fest premiere of “Song Sung Blue” on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actor Seth Green turns 52
Fun fact: Directed and co-starred in the 2019 film “Changeland.”
More celebrities with birthdays today
ABC News anchor Ted Koppel is 86. Comedian Robert Klein is 84. Actor Brooke Adams is 77. Author John Grisham is 71. Actor Henry Czerny (“Revenge,” ″The Tudors”) is 67. Actor Missy Yager (“Manchester by the Sea”) is 58. Actor Susan Misner (“Billions,” “The Americans”) is 55. Musician Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk is 52. Actor Joshua Morrow (“The Young and the Restless”) is 52. Bassist Phoenix of Linkin Park is 49. Actor William Jackson Harper (“The Good Place”) is 45. Actor Jim Parrack (“True Blood”) is 45. Musician Joey Ryan of Milk Carton Kids is 44. Actor Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”) is 42. Musician Anderson .Paak (solo and with Silk Sonic) is 40. Actor Karle Warren (“Judging Amy”) is 34.
Other popular or historical birthdays on February 8thWilliam Tecumseh Sherman, Civil War generalJules Verne, authorJames Dean, actorGary Coleman, actor
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