Happy Birthday to "Blade" actor Stephen Dorff (1973), "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton (1972), country singer Martina McBride (1966), Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee (1953),

In an exclusive interview with DISH Entertainment Magazine, 10 main cast members of HBO's The Sopranos tell how they would end the series, which is coming to a close after a six-year run. The final nine episodes begin airing in April.

Happy Birthday to "Blade" actor Stephen Dorff (1973), "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton (1972), country singer Martina McBride (1966), WWE wrestler Scott Steiner (1962), Rush bassist/singer Geddy Lee (1953), documentary producer Ken Burns (1953), "The Sopranos" mobster Tony Sirico (1942), Canadian actor David Warner (1941), late Newsman Peter Jennings (1938; d. 2005), jazz soloist Charlie Christian (1916), silver screen actress Thelma Todd (1905; d. 1935), actress Clara Bow (1905; d. 1965), and "The Thin Man" star William Powell (1892; d. 1984).

The Sopranos stars Tony Sirico and Steven Van Zandt have reached an agreement with HBO to continue until the show ends next year after the network doubled their salaries. The pair, who play Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri and Silvio Dante respectively, will pick up $170,000 for each of the last eight episodes of the Emmy-winning show.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler and her on-screen sibling Robert Iler have reportedly secured pay raises to star in the final season of mob drama The Sopranos. The New York Post reports Sigler and Iler - who play gangster Tony Soprano's children Meadow and A.J. respectively - are set to sign a new $100,000 an episode - $15,000 more than last season.

Cast members of hit mafia series The Sopranos are demanding higher salaries after the show's bosses secured a string of lucrative rerun rights and staggering DVD sales. Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who plays Meadow, Robert Iler, who plays A.J., Steven Schirripa, who plays Bobby Bacala, Steven Van Zandt, who plays Silvio Dante, Lorraine Bracco, who plays Dr. Melfi, and Tony Sirico, who plays Paulie 'Walnuts', are all demanding a substantial rise before signing up for the final season, set to begin next month.

The Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli and Vincent Curatola have agreed to appear in the closing eight episodes of the hit mafia series. James Gandolfini and Edie Falco were the first of the series' leading actors to close the deal, following HBO's decision to extend the final sixth season to 20 episodes.

THQ Inc. today announced its upcoming videogame based on HBO's critically acclaimed series The Sopranos. Currently under development, the game will evoke the atmosphere, action and conflicts that are the cornerstone of the hit show, which has found worldwide success as one of HBO's premier original programs.