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"Phantom of the Opera" actress Emmy Rossum (1986)

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pixar Animation will serve no rodent before its time. The outfit behind such animated smashes as ''Toy Story,'' ''Finding Nemo'' and ''The Incredibles'' has a simple secret: The company takes its time and lets a story mature to its finest.

''Ratatouille'' may be the first Pixar movie that is so advanced, so sophisticated, it doesn't feel like it was made for kids. On a fundamental level, sure, children will probably enjoy watching the animated adventures of Remy, a plucky Parisian rat who leaves the colony to pursue his dream of becoming a gourmet chef.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brad Bird has become one of the ''Incredibles'' of movie animation as part of the pioneering outfit behind such cartoon hits as ''Finding Nemo,'' ''Monsters, Inc.'' and the ''Toy Story'' flicks.

Happy Birthday to "Phantom of the Opera" actress Emmy Rossum (1986), "The O.C." actor Benjamin McKenzie (1978), "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard (1978), "Into the Blue" actor Paul Walker (1973), Primus guitarist Larry LaLonde (1968), musician Ben Folds (1966), Fishbone bassist John Norwood Fisher (1965), actress Amy Yasbeck (1963), French singer Mylene Farmer (1961), British actress Rachel Ward (1957), XTC keyboardist Barry Andrews (1956), "Bosom Buddies" actor Peter Scolari (1954), America co-founder Gerry Beckley (1952), author and Rush drummer Neil Peart (1952), "The Matrix" actor Joe Pantoliano (1951), soul singer Barry White (1944; d. 2003), singer Maria Muldaur (1943), "Dallas" actress Linda Gray (1940), country singer George Jones (1931), "Alien" actor Ian Holm (1931), "James Bond" actor Desmond Llewelyn (1914; d. 1999), legendary track star Jesse Owens (1913; d. 1980), French singer Maurice Chevalier (1888; d. 1972), and explorer Henry Hudson (approx. 1570; presumably died in 1611).