Rocker Tom Petty was honored with an award at a star-studded gala in California on Monday in recognition of his charity work for the homeless.

The Free Fallin' hit-maker and his wife Dana were handed the Golden Heart Award for their commitment to The Midnight Mission, an organization which provides counseling, education, food and shelter for the disadvantaged in Los Angeles.

Tom and Dana are generous supporters of The Midnight Mission and in 2008, the rocker held a concert to benefit the charity.

Debi Mazar, Larry Miller and Ed Begley, Jr. were among the stars in the audience at the c...

On January 20, celebrity animal activists will join Kat Kramer for her third installment of “Films That Change the World.” The daughter of director Stanley Kramer, she hosts invitation only events at the Sunset Gower studios to expose her colleagues to socially important films. On Jan 20, the film is Elephants and Man: A Litany of Tragedy.

“Alec is a close friend of mine,” Kramer said. “He was on the Stanley Kramer film collection box set but that doesn’t mean he would be involved. He is involved with PAWS and his ex-wife Kim Basinger is also a big animal rights activist. He himself is an ...

Earth Day is upon us, and it seems like every year we're presented with more and more ways to celebrate. "Green" is definitely stylish in Hollywood right now, too, as earth-friendly celebs get fired up for the planet's annual day of honor. From the preponderance of Priuses in Los Angeles to new global warming documentaries, conservation is a top priority of the entertainment industry. Here (in no particular order) is a spotlight on the top five most eco-tastic celebs out there:

Leonardo DiCaprio - Talk about your environmental awareness: this guy flies commercial air, drives a hybrid, ...

Leonardo DiCaprio and Oprah Winfrey are the greenest celebrities in the world, according to a new poll to unearth the most popular eco-friendly stars.

DiCaprio beat off the stiff competition from Bono, Brad Pitt and actorEd Begley Jr. to top the male category in the survey, which was carried out by GreenDaily.com and Bebo.com, to mark Earth Day on Wednesday.

Winfrey out-shined Angelina Jolie, Hayden Panettiere, Gwyneth Paltrow and Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills to lead the female category.

Singer Mariah Carey was ruled to be the least environmentally friendly star,...

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's... Leonardo DiCaprio? Earthlings, take note: April 22 marks Earth Day, a day of national environmental recognition. In the last decade, environmental awareness has grown by leaps and bounds, and many celebrities have visibly thrown their support behind the planet.

Though it may currently be trendy, Kermit the Frog said it best: It ain't easy being green. Committing to be more conscious environmentally takes sacrifice, dedication and consistency. We should all stop a moment - April 22 is as good a day as any - and examine our lifestyles and what changes, ...

It’s not always easy for busy moms to think about saving the earth—they’re just trying to figure out what to feed the kids for dinner. With that in mind, Working Mother magazine did a little asking around, and got advice from some of the most notable champions of the environment on the one thing even the busiest parents can do to save the planet.

Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and producer of the documentary 11th Hour:

“Go to www.stopglobalwarming.org and send a message to Congress and our political leaders that we want to endorse new technologies, like solar and wind power. We don’t ...

Happy Birthday to singer Teddy Geiger (1988), "Dr. Dolittle" actress Kyla Pratt (1986), singer Katie Melua (1984), "Gilmore Girls" actress Alexis Bledel (1981), Australian singer Shannon Noll (1975), "Deuce Bigalow" actress Amy Poehler (1971), Latin singer Marc Anthony (1968), "Saturday Night Live" actress Molly Shannon (1964), singer Richard Marx (1963), actress Jennifer Tilly (1958), "Sin City" actor Mickey Rourke (1956), magician David Copperfield (1956), actor Ed Begley, Jr. (1949), actor George Chakiris (1934), "Forbidden Planet" actress Anne Francis (1930), "Columbo" star Peter Falk (...

Happy Birthday to singer Teddy Geiger (1988), "Dr. Dolittle" actress Kyla Pratt (1986), singer Katie Melua (1984), "Gilmore Girls" actress Alexis Bledel (1981), Australian singer Shannon Noll (1975), "Deuce Bigalow" actress Amy Poehler (1971), Latin singer Marc Anthony (1968), "Saturday Night Live" actress Molly Shannon (1964), singer Richard Marx (1963), actress Jennifer Tilly (1958), "Sin City" actor Mickey Rourke (1956), magician David Copperfield (1956), actor Ed Begley, Jr. (1949), actor George Chakiris (1934), "Forbidden Planet" actress Anne Francis (1930), "Columbo" star Peter Falk (...

Kelly Ripa joins an all-star cast for "Fly Me To The Moon," the first-ever feature-length computer generated animated film, conceived and created entirely in 3-D. Set in 1969, when the NASA space program was in full swing, the film combines the Apollo 11 mission with the adventures of three young stowaway flies.

Also starring are former Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Begley Jr., Tim Curry, Trevor Gagnon, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Patrick and Nicollette Sheridan.

ABC will present the season finale of its hit legal drama, Boston Legal, on Tuesday, May 16 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) in a special two-hour block. In the first part of the broadcast, "Spring Fever," Denny Crane and Alan Shore travel to the Los Angeles office of Crane, Poole & Schmidt for business and wind up unexpectedly taking on a case with a decidedly Hollywood flavor.

Once there, they spend time with senior partner Barry Goal (Robert Wagner), a powerful and cagey attorney who, like Crane, is no stranger to the spotlight. Back in Boston, Shirley Schmidt must once again defend Professor...