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Pop star Pink (1979)

Hollywood funnyman Steve Martin returns to the role made famous by Peter Sellers in this high-concept sequel to the 2006 comedy hit The Pink Panther. Continue summary Pictures / Video / More

Steve Martin urged Pink Panther 2 producers to write in an unlikely wedding for his bumbling Inspector Clouseau into the script - because all his films that end with a marriage have been hits.

Peter Sellers' portrayal of President Merkin Muffley in cult movie Dr. Strangelove has topped a new list of fictional and real-life U.S. leaders.

Happy Birthday to "Home Improvement" actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas (1981), pop star Pink (1979), Keane drummer Richard Hughes (1975), actor David Arquette (1971), model/tv host Brooke Burke (1971),

Veteran actress Britt Ekland has dismissed rumors she is dating former Monty Python star John Cleese-- insisting the pair is just friends. The Bond girl was reportedly romancing the newly single Cleese

Reformed rocker Mick Jagger leads a quiet life nowadays - he loves to relax watching the Pink Panther movies. Jagger had a reputation as a party animal in his youth - but admits his only addiction now is the iconic 1960s and 70s movies, which starred Peter Sellers as French detective Clouseau.

Sacha Baron Cohen is to star in a remake of the cult Peter Sellers film The Party. The Borat star has been tipped to reprise Sellers' role in the 1968 comedy classic.

Happy Birthday to "Home Improvement" actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas (1981), pop star Pink (1979), Keane drummer Richard Hughes (1975), actor David Arquette (1971), model/tv host Brooke Burke (1971), musician Neko Case (1970), solo artist and former 'til Tuesday singer Aimee Mann (1960), "The Fall Guy" actress Heather Thomas (1957), The Cars guitarist Benjamin Orr (1947; d. 2000), the Grateful Dead's original keyboardist Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (1945), The Association bassist Brian Cole (1942; d. 1972), country legend Patsy Cline (1932; d. 1963), "The Pink Panther" series star Peter Sellers (1925), comedian Sid Caesar (1922), singer/composer Jimmie Rodgers (1897; d. 1933), and Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841; d. 1904).

Alice Cooper and comedy icon Peter Sellers were unlikely "soul brothers", according to the School's Out rocker. The rock star admits Sellers often met up with him backstage after concerts and even created a pet nickname for the performer when the funnyman would call for late-night chats.