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"Law & Order" detective Sam Waterston (1940)

New family film Up has soared to the top of the U.S. box office to become the third biggest debut for a Disney Pixar film behind The Incredibles and Finding Nemo.

Since the dawn of the American cinematic blockbuster in the late 1970s and early 1980s, moviegoers have eagerly waited for May - the unofficial beginning of summertime. This summer is no different.

Happy Birthday to rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968; d. 2004), jazz guitarist and Jay Leno bandleader Kevin Eubanks (1957), actress Beverly D'Angelo (1951), Law & Order detective Sam Waterston (1940),

Led Zeppelin have landed their own satellite radio station, which will pump out their classic hits until next May. XM Led will hit the airwaves on Thursday with the debut of the remastered The Song Remains the Same soundtrack, featuring previously unreleased material and interviews.

Happy Birthday to rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968; d. 2004), jazz guitarist and Jay Leno bandleader Kevin Eubanks (1957), actress Beverly D'Angelo (1951), Law & Order detective Sam Waterston (1940), English singer Petula Clark (1932), TV newspaper publisher Ed Asner (1929), Italian composer Mantovani (1905; d. 1980), and American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887; d. 1986).