Johnny Depp has his eye on a gender-bending movie role - he would love to portray singer/actress Carol Channing in a biopic.

Happy Birthday to *NSync member Justin Timberlake (1981), "Arrested Development" actress Portia de Rossi (1973), British actress/singer Minnie Driver (1970), Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman (1964), British singer/songwriter Lloyd Cole (1961),

Hollywood veteran Carol Channing was caught up in a bank robbery in Palm Desert, California on Friday afternoon. The 86-year-old star was in a branch of the Washington Mutual Bank when a man walked in and handed a cashier a note demanding money.

In a move sure to rock the heavens, the worlds of American Idol and Dancing with the Stars have collided, and their product is "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann," airing on ABC, Monday nights at 8 p.m.

Happy Birthday to *NSync member Justin Timberlake (1981), "Arrested Development" actress Portia de Rossi (1973), British actress/singer Minnie Driver (1970), Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman (1964), British singer/songwriter Lloyd Cole (1961), American actress Kelly Lynch (1959), "Without a Trace" star Anthony LaPaglia (1959), Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten (1956), seven-time no-hitter hurler Nolan Ryan (1947), blues harp player Charlie Musselwhite (1944), American actress Jessica Walter (1940), "The Bob Newhart Show" actress Suzanne Pleshette (1937), baseball legend Ernie Banks (1931), English actress Jean Simmons (1929), author Norman Mailer (1923), actress Carol Channing (1921), first African-American MLB player Jackie Robinson (1919; d. 1972), and Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797;d. 1828).

Popular American Idol judge Paula Abdul has been named "Woman of the Year" by a Nevada ballet company for her efforts in dance and choreography. Abdul, a former Los Angeles Lakers dancer, will join recent honorees Celine Dion and Carol Channing when she picks up the Nevada Ballet Theatre award in Las Vegas next year.

Happy Birthday to *NSync member Justin Timberlake (1981), "Arrested Development" actress Portia de Rossi (1973), British actress/singer Minnie Driver (1970), Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman (1964), British singer/songwriter Lloyd Cole (1961), American actress Kelly Lynch (1959), "Without a Trace" star Anthony LaPaglia (1959), Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten (1956), seven-time no-hitter hurler Nolan Ryan (1947), blues harp player Charlie Musselwhite (1944), American actress Jessica Walter (1940), "The Bob Newhart Show" actress Suzanne Pleshette (1937), baseball legend Ernie Banks (1931), English actress Jean Simmons (1929), author Norman Mailer (1923), actress Carol Channing (1921), first African-American MLB player Jackie Robinson (1919; d. 1972), and Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797;d. 1828).