Lawyers have been around basically as long as the law has been present - even back in Ancient Rome and Greece there were men who would stand up and speak for the laws they made.

Happy Birthday to Neptune Pharrell Williams (1973), Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready (1965), fmr. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (1937), British actor Nigel Hawthorne (1929; d. 2001)

NEW YORK (AP) — Last year's Oscar nominations day was tragic. This year's was bittersweet.

It is widely acknowledged that workplace romances are a definite no-no; clearly, some famous actors and actresses didn't get the memo.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,"

Happy Birthday to Neptune Pharrell Williams (1973), Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready (1965), fmr. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (1937), British actor Nigel Hawthorne (1929; d. 2001), director/producer Roger Corman (1926), "Mr. Belvedere" star Christopher Hewett (1922; d. 2001), "To Kill A Mockingbird" star Gregory Peck (1916; d. 2003),

Veteran comedian Gene Wilder has called on Hollywood to cut back on excessive swearing in films. The Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory star is fed up with hearing curse words in modern movies, and wishes writers would try and pen less predictable dialog that relies more on invention than vulgarity.

Actor Antonio Banderas will never star alongside his wife Melanie Griffith, because he hates "husband and wife" movies. The Shrek star refuses to watch films which feature real-life married couples and claims he will never share the big screen with his wife of 11 years.

Veteran actor Mickey Rooney has launched a scathing attack on the current state of Hollywood - claiming today's stars "lack class and dignity". The 86-year-old concedes he is saddened by the attitude of actors and actresses in Tinsel town in recent years, and insists they "don't know what it means to be stars."

Entertainment highlights during the week of June 10-16: 1953: Elvis Presley graduated from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tenn. 1963: The movie ''Cleopatra'' made its premiere in New York City. It starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.