TV Family Birthdays This Week: Patrick Warburton, Megan Mullally and More

Another Saturday, another cake table! The second week of November is stacked with TV family birthdays: a Family Guy neighbor, two of animation's best-loved voices, a Proud Family dad, a Step by Step sister and a brand-new 30-year-old from a current CBS sitcom. We're also remembering two stars whose families still feel like ours. Pull up a chair and let's sing.

Remembering Esther Rolle (November 8)

Esther Rolle was born November 8, 1920, in Pompano Beach, Florida, so this week marks what would have been her 106th birthday. She first played Florida Evans as Maude Findlay's housekeeper on Maude, then carried the character into her own CBS family sitcom, Good Times, which ran from February 1974 to August 1979. The role earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Rolle cared deeply about how the Evans family was portrayed: by the end of season four she had grown unhappy with the show's direction and left, and she later came back on the condition that the character of Carl Dixon was written out. In 1979 she became the first Black actress to win the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special, for Summer of My German Soldier. She died on November 17, 1998.

Courtney Thorne-Smith turns 59 (November 8)

Courtney Thorne-Smith, born November 8, 1967, spent eight years as Cheryl, the patient (well, mostly patient) wife of Jim Belushi's character on ABC's According to Jim, from 2001 to 2009. Before that she was Alison Parker on Melrose Place and Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal. Fun deep cut: one of her early TV appearances was on Growing Pains, back in the mid-1980s.

Jack Osbourne turns 41 (November 8)

Reality TV's first family of rock gets a shout-out too. Jack Osbourne, born November 8, 1985, in London, grew up on camera alongside Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly in MTV's The Osbournes from 2002 to 2005. He went on to host Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie and, in 2016, traveled the world with his dad in Ozzy & Jack's World Detour.

Tommy Davidson turns 63 (November 10)

Tommy Davidson, born November 10, 1963, is the voice of Oscar Proud, Penny's overprotective dad, on The Proud Family from 2001 to 2005, and he came back for the 2022 revival, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. Before the Prouds, he was an original cast member of the sketch show In Living Color. New to the family? Our Proud Family watch order has you covered.

John Roberts turns 55 (November 10)

John Roberts, born November 10, 1971, is the voice of Linda Belcher on Bob's Burgers. He has said he based Linda's voice on his own mother, Marge, and the role has earned him an Emmy nomination. Before Bob's Burgers, Roberts built a following with his comedy videos on YouTube.

Remembering Brittany Murphy (November 10)

Brittany Murphy, born November 10, 1977, would have turned 49 this week. Movie fans know her from Clueless and 8 Mile, but animation fans know her as Luanne Platter, Peggy's sweet, puppet-loving niece on King of the Hill. She also voiced Joseph Gribble, Dale's son, for part of the show's run. Murphy died on December 20, 2009, at just 32.

Stanley Tucci turns 66 (November 11)

Stanley Tucci, born November 11, 1960, has won seven Primetime Emmys, but on this site we love him as the voice of Bitsy Brandenham, the condo-crazy villain of the musical animated comedy Central Park, which ran for three seasons from 2020 to 2022.

Leonardo DiCaprio turns 52 (November 11)

Yes, that Leo. Before the Oscars, Leonardo DiCaprio joined the Seaver family as Luke Brower on Growing Pains. We covered his whole sitcom chapter in Leonardo DiCaprio turns 52: his Growing Pains year as Luke Brower, and you can see what the rest of the cast did next in our Growing Pains cast: where are they now guide.

Megan Mullally turns 68 (November 12)

Megan Mullally, born November 12, 1958, won two Emmys as Karen Walker on Will & Grace, and she's also a favorite guest voice in TV's animated families. On Bob's Burgers she plays Gayle, Linda's flighty sister (so happy birthday week to both Linda and Aunt Gayle!), and she also turns up on The Great North.

Angela Watson turns 51 (November 12)

TGIF kids, this one's for you. Angela Watson, born November 12, 1975, played Karen Foster, the vain-but-good-hearted teenage daughter of Suzanne Somers' and Patrick Duffy's characters, through all seven seasons of Step by Step, which ran from 1991 to 1998 on ABC and later CBS. She later founded CAST (Child Actors Supporting Themselves), a nonprofit that helps young performers protect their earnings. See where Step by Step lands among Friday night favorites in our top 5 TGIF sitcoms.

Neil Flynn turns 66 (November 13)

Neil Flynn, our favorite man of few words, celebrated yesterday. We picked Mike Heck's best episodes of The Middle to mark the occasion, so go relive the best of The Middle with Frankie, Axl, Sue and Brick.

Dougie Baldwin turns 30 (November 13)

Also blowing out candles yesterday: Dougie Baldwin, born November 13, 1996. The Australian actor has played Connor McAllister, Mandy's quiet, music-making younger brother, on CBS's Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage since 2024. The Young Sheldon sequel is in its third season right now (Season 3 premiered October 8, 2026), so Connor's birthday comes mid-season. For how it all connects, see our Young Sheldon watch order.

Patrick Warburton turns 62 today (November 14)

And today's birthday belongs to one of TV's most recognizable voices. Patrick Warburton, born November 14, 1964, in Paterson, New Jersey, has voiced Joe Swanson, the Griffins' police officer neighbor on Family Guy, since 1999. Sitcom fans also know him as David Puddy on Seinfeld and Jeff Bingham on Rules of Engagement, and animation fans hear him as Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove. In 2025 he even started touring as a stand-up comic.

Throw a birthday-week marathon

Celebrate the way TV families do best: with a rewatch. Pair a Belcher episode starring Linda and Aunt Gayle with a classic Evans family half-hour from Good Times, then finish at the Griffins' with Joe. If you missed last week's party, catch up on TV family birthdays from November 1 to 7, and if you want more comfort-TV ideas, our ranking of the best American family sitcoms has a pick for every mood.

Happy birthday to everyone celebrating this week, and see you next Saturday for another round!