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#ThisDayInFandomHistory: First airing on this date in 1993, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (aka DS9) is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe in the Milky Way galaxy, on the space station of the same name. #OnThisDay #StarTrek #DeepSpaceNine #STDS9
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Happy birthday to Frankie Adams, born today in 1994. A Samoan New Zealand actress, Adams is best known for her roles as Bobbie Draper in the science fiction television series The Expanse and as Ula Levi in the prime-time soap opera Shortland Street. #FrankieAdams
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Happy birthday to American actress Nicole Beharie, born today in 1985. In fandom Beharie is best known for her starring role as Abbie Mills in the Fox supernatural drama series Sleepy Hollow. #NicoleBeharie
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Happy birthday to Brooke Williams, born today in 1984. A New Zealand actress, she is known for roles as Jennsen Rahl in Legend of the Seeker, Aurelia in Spartacus, Catania in The Shannara Chronicles, Hannah in 12 Monkeys, and Snowflake in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #BrookeWilliams
January 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Happy birthday to Canadian actor and DJ Zak Santiago, born today in 1981. Santiago is known in fandom for roles in The CW's The 100, Seven Days, Dark Angel, Jeremiah, Stargate: SG-1, Caprica, V, Continuum, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and Debris. #ZakSantiago
January 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Happy birthday to Canadian actress of Filipino descent Chasty Ballesteros. Born today in 1981, she is known in fandom for roles in Star Trek Renegades, Smallville, Supernatural, The Unknown, Constantine, American Horror Story: Hotel, Lucifer, and iZombie. #ChastyBallesteros
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Happy birthday to Alisen Down, born today in 1976. A Canadian actress, she is best known for her roles as Miranda Feigelsteen in the paranormal drama series Mysterious Ways, and as Olivia Kirschner in the SyFy series 12 Monkeys. #AlisenDown
January 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Happy birthday to American writer, producer, actor, rapper and comedian Dan Harmon, born today in 1973. Harmon created and produced the sitcom Community, co-created the Adult Swim series Rick and Morty, and co-founded the alternative TV network and website Channel 101. #DanHarmon
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Happy birthday to American comic artist Bud LaRosa, born today in 1966. Best known for his inking work, he started in Continuity Comics before moving on to Marvel Comics and eventually going into freelance work. #BudLaRosa
January 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Happy birthday to Jewel Shepard, born today in 1958. Shepard is an American writer, photographer, and actress, best known for her roles in movies such as Party Camp, Return of the Living Dead, and Slasher.com. #JewelShepard
January 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Tom Artis, born today in 1956. Artis was a comic book artist for DC Comics, Fleetway/Quality, and Marvel Comics in the 1980s and 1990s, and was a partner in Leadslinger Comics and illustrated their only original release, The Terror. #TomArtis
January 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Happy birthday to Mel Gibson, born today in 1956. An American actor and film director, Gibson is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocalyptic action series Mad Max. #MelGibson
January 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Happy birthday to Annie Lambert, born today in 1946. A British actress, she is perhaps best known to fans of the series Doctor Who for her role as Enlightenment in the 1982 serial Four to Doomsday. Other fandom TV credits include Space: 1999 and The New Avengers. #AnnieLambert
January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of American musician, writer, director, and producer Glen A. Larson, born today in 1937. He was the creator of such series as Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, and Knight Rider. #GlenALarson
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Murray Boltinoff, born today in 1911. Boltinoff was an American writer and editor of comic books who worked for DC Comics from the 1940s to the 1980s, in which role he edited over 50 different comic book series. #MurrayBoltinoff
January 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of J. R. R. Tolkien, born today in 1892. Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. #JRRTolkien
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
#ThisDayInFandomHistory: On this date in 1976 the oversize comic book Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man: The Battle of the Century was co-published by DC and Marvel Comics. The story was written by Gerry Conway. #OnThisDay #Superman #Spiderman #DCComics #MarvelComics
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Happy birthday to Canadian actress Kristen Hager, born today in 1984. Fans may know her best as Nora Sergeant in the Syfy supernatural comedy-drama series, Being Human. #KristenHager
January 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Happy birthday to British actor David Gyasi, born today in 1980. Gyasi has appeared such productions as The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, Torchwood, Cloud Atlas, Doctor Who, and Containment. #DavidGyasi
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Happy birthday to Tobias S. Buckell, born today in 1979. An American science fiction writer, his 2008 novel, Halo: The Cole Protocol, made The New York Times Best Seller list. #TobiasSBuckel
January 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Happy birthday to Dennis Calero, born today in 1972. Calero is an American comic book artist and illustrator, known for his work on titles such as X Factor, Legion of Superheroes, and Kolchak. #DennisCalero
January 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Happy birthday to American actress, singer and former model Tia Carrere, born today in 1967. In fandom, Carrere is known for roles in Airwolf, Relic Hunter, Quantum Leap, Tales from the Crypt, Kull the Conqueror, Hercules, Zombie Nightmare, and Warehouse 13. #TiaCarrere
January 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Happy birthday to Japanese manga artist and musician Naoki Urasawa, born today in 1960. Urasawa has been called one of the artists that changed the history of manga, receiving the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, and the Kodansha Manga Award. #NaokiUrasawa
January 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Happy birthday to comic book artist John Heebink, born today in 1958. Heebink is mainly a penciler, known for his work on such titles as Doll and Creature, Quasar, and Elvira. #JohnHeebink
January 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Happy birthday to Ernie Stiner, born today in 1958. Stiner worked as a comic book penciller for Marvel Comics in the 1990s, working on such titles as Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.; G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero; Silver Surfer; and X-Men Adventures. #ErnieStiner
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM