Happy Birthday to British TV Chef Jamie Oliver (1975), Outkast half Andre 3000 (1975), late TLC singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (1971; d. 2002), "The Da Vinci Code" actor Paul Bettany (1971), "Shakespeare in Love" star Joseph Fiennes (1970),

Jamie Lee Curtis, Alec Baldwin, Judy Collins and Lou Gossett Jr. are among a host of entertainers whose struggles with drug and alcohol addiction are detailed in a new tell-all book.

Actor Jim Caviezel's portrayal of Jesus in a new audiobook has made history at the 2008 Evangelical Book of The Year Awards. The Passion of The Christ star voiced the role of Christ in a 21-hour New Testament package,

Happy Birthday to British TV Chef Jamie Oliver (1975), Outkast half Andre 3000 (1975), late TLC singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (1971; d. 2002), "The Da Vinci Code" actor Paul Bettany (1971),

Veteran actor Louis Gossett Jr. claims his signature has been forged to pay for a pair $37,000 Los Angeles Lakers basketball tickets. The star insists he was offered the premium seats at the Staple Center but never took the tickets nor agreed to pay for them. Gossett Jr. alleges the signature on the seats contract is a fake, reports TMZ.

Oscar winner Louis Gossett, Jr. has signed on to host a new reality show in which teams compete to rebuild communities in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, Louisiana. The seven-part series, Renew Orleans, will be filmed later this spring.

Jim Caviezel, who starred in Mel Gibson's Passion Of The Christ, will reprise the role of Jesus in a star-studded audio edition of The Bible. The 25-hour edition of "The World Of Promise: New Testament Audio Bible" will be released in October on 20 CDs.

Marcia Cross has missed out on a dream role in a touching new movie because she's too famous. Cross asked her agent to call director Shane Stanley and request a lead role in his new movie “Corners” the day after picking up a Golden Globe Award earlier this year - but her joy was shattered when Stanley turned her down flat.

Happy Birthday to British TV Chef Jamie Oliver (1975), Outkast half Andre 3000 (1975), late TLC singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (1971; d. 2002), "The Da Vinci Code" actor Paul Bettany (1971), "Shakespeare in Love" star Joseph Fiennes (1970), Oakland A's slugger Frank Thomas (1968), Houston Astros star Jeff Bagwell (1968), comedian Adam Carolla (1964), "Frasier" actress Peri Gilpin (1961), actress Linnea Quigley (1958), Crowded House singer Neil Finn (1958), Siouxie and the Banshees frontwoman Siouxie Sioux (1957), WWE star Eric Bischoff (1955), Canadian musician Bruce Cockburn (1945), actor Bruce Weitz (1943), actor Louis Gossett Jr. (1936), jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis (1935), beauty queen Lee Meriwether (1935), "Star Wars Episode II and III" actor Christopher Lee (1922), horror show actor Vincent Price (1911; d. 1993), and subject of the HBO drama "Deadwood," Wild Bill Hickok (1837; d. 1876).