Happy Birthday to Italian DJ Benny Benassi (1967), R&B singer Gerald Levert (1966), bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent (1962), film director Cameron Crowe (1957), South African musician Johnny Clegg (1953),

The serendipitous career of eccentric movie producer, director and writer Quentin Tarantino is a complex one. Tarantino has made a name for himself by creating nonlinear storylines and filming multiple perspectives from different characters in his movies -

Happy Birthday to Italian DJ Benny Benassi (1967), R&B singer Gerald Levert (1966), bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent (1962), film director Cameron Crowe (1957), South African musician Johnny Clegg (1953), Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard (1951), "Nash Bridges" actor Cheech Marin (1946), The Byrds singer Roger McGuinn (1942), "Indiana Jones" star Harrison Ford (1942), "Jackie Brown" actor Robert Forster (1941), soul singer Bobby Freeman (1940), "X-Men 3" actor Patrick Stewart (1940), "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane (1928; d. 1978), and actor Ben Johnson (1918; d. 1996).

If you're looking for a Bing Crosby-style Christmas special on Encore -- well, look somewhere else. Actor Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2) hosts "A Very Quentin Christmas," presenting all five of Quentin Tarantino's movies shown together for the first time uncut, commercial-free and in letterbox. And that's not eggnog he's drinking either, buster.