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"The House Bunny" star Anna Faris (1976)

This Friday marks the theatrical release of "Funny People," the Judd Apatow dramedy starring Adam Sandler as a terminally ill stand-up comedian. As the buzz around this film has grown

Happy Birthday to House Bunny star Anna Faris (1976), Baywatch babe Gena Lee Nolin (1971), New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera (1969), Saturday Night Live alum Ellen Cleghorne (1965), Hotel Rwanda star Don Cheadle (1964),

Movies tank all of the time. Just last weekend the new X-Files movie only managed to make a few dozen live chickens at the box office. Still that's not too bad

For the last two decades, HBO has been considered the gold standard for television quality.

Happy Birthday to Scary Movie actress Anna Faris (1976), Baywatch babe Gena Lee Nolin (1971), New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera (1969), Saturday Night Live alum Ellen Cleghorne (1965), Hotel Rwanda star Don Cheadle (1964), brat pack actor Andrew McCarthy (1963), actress Kim Delaney (1961),

Director John McTiernan has dramatically withdrawn his guilty plea in relation to charges of lying to the FBI, blaming the u-turn on lack of legal representation when he made the admission last year .The Die Hard filmmaker continues to deny all knowledge of private investigator Anthony Pellicano's illegal activities in 2000, although he has previously admitted to hiring the spy to gather information on Rollerball producer Charles Roven.

Burlesque star Dita Von Teese left talk show host Carson Daly squirming in his seat as she seductively stripped off her stockings during an interview earlier this week. The 33-year-old handed him the hosiery as a souvenir at the end of his questions.

Happy Birthday to Scary Movie actress Anna Faris (1976), Baywatch babe Gena Lee Nolin (1971), New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera (1969), Saturday Night Live alum Ellen Cleghorne (1965), Hotel Rwanda star Don Cheadle (1964), brat pack actor Andrew McCarthy (1963), actress Kim Delaney (1961), actress Cathy Moriarty (1960), Canadian comedian Howie Mandel (1955), director Joel Coen (1954), comedian/actor Garry Shandling (1949), American trumpeter Chuck Mangione (1940), British bluesman John Mayall (1933), actress Diane Ladd (1932), The Chronicles of Narnia author C.S. Lewis (1898; d. 1963), and Little Women author Louisa May Alcott (1832; d. 1888).

Sharon Stone has found love again with old flame Garry Shandling. The couple briefly dated in the early 1990s and remained friends after their split, and now comedian Shandling is wooing his ex all over again. The couple has been spotted dining in Hollywood and holding hands in public.