Happy Birthday To Mambo #5 singer Lou Bega (1975), singer Aaron Lewis (1972), "NYPD Blue" actor Rick Schroder (1970), actress/talk show host Caroline Rhea (1964), b-movie actress Jennifer Rubin (1962)

''Live Free or Die Hard'' is the sort of movie you approach like last year's ''Basic Instinct 2'' or ''Rocky Balboa.'' You go in expecting the worst and figure you'll at least get some laughs out of seeing an aging protagonist embarrassingly trying to reclaim old glory.

Happy Birthday To Mambo #5 singer Lou Bega (1975), singer Aaron Lewis (1972), "NYPD Blue" actor Rick Schroder (1970), actress/talk show host Caroline Rhea (1964), b-movie actress Jennifer Rubin (1962), E-Street Band drummer Max Weinberg (1951), singer Peabo Bryson (1951), TV and film actor William Sadler (1950), "Hellboy" star Ron Perlman (1950), R&B icon Al Green (1946), "Leave It To Beaver" actor Tony Dow (1945), Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna bassist Jack Casady (1944), film actor Paul Sorvino (1939), "Wonder Woman" actor Lyle Waggoner (1935), "Get Smart" actor Don Adams (1923; d. 2005), American outlaw Butch Cassidy (1866; d. 1908), and third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson (1743; d. 1826).

Reginald "Cool" Coolidge is a struggling actor, fed up with taking stereotypical African-American roles and waiting for his big break in a legitimate production. While working his day job, his ex-fiancée - and one true love - reappears after three years of silence. Discovering that it's only 36 hours until her wedding to a local lawyer, Cool embarks on last-ditch attempts to win her back.

Happy Birthday To Mambo #5 singer Lou Bega (1975), singer Aaron Lewis (1972), "NYPD Blue" actor Rick Schroder (1970), actress/talk show host Caroline Rhea (1964), b-movie actress Jennifer Rubin (1962), E-Street Band drummer Max Weinberg (1951), singer Peabo Bryson (1951), TV and film actor William Sadler (1950), "Hellboy" star Ron Perlman (1950), R&B icon Al Green (1946), "Leave It To Beaver" actor Tony Dow (1945), Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna bassist Jack Casady (1944), film actor Paul Sorvino (1939), "Wonder Woman" actor Lyle Waggoner (1935), "Get Smart" actor Don Adams (1923; d. 2005), American outlaw Butch Cassidy (1866; d. 1908), and third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson (1743; d. 1826).