Happy Birthday to Slovakian tennis player Daniela Hantuchova (1983), "Sin City" actress Jamie King (1979), WWE champ John Cena (197), Mexican singer Patricia Manterola (1972), "CSI NY" actress Melina Kanakaredes (1967)

Pierce Brosnan is teaming up with Uma Thurman to play a pair of Greek gods in a big-screen adaptation of the Percy Jackson children's books.

Happy Birthday to Slovakian tennis player Daniela Hantuchova (1983), "Sin City" actress Jamie King (1979), WWE champ John Cena (197), Mexican singer Patricia Manterola (1972), "CSI NY" actress Melina Kanakaredes (1967), sitcom actor George Lopez (1961), Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark (1960; d. 1991),

Primetime drama CSI: New York follows Detective Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise) and Detective Stella Bonasera (Melina Kanakaredes) as they crack cases using evidence they uncover at crime scenes. Season three is now on DVD. Also in stores: season two of Everybody Hates Chris, Girlfriends, and Family Ties; season seven of Murder, She Wrote; Stargate SG-1 the complete series; and Roots the complete collection.

Halle Berry is the world's most fabulous 40-something celebrity, according to a new magazine poll. Berry beat model/designer Daisy Fuentes and Salma Hayek in the Fabulous At 40 countdown, compiled by In Touch Weekly magazine.

Happy Birthday to Slovakian tennis player Daniela Hantuchova (1983), "Sin City" actress Jamie King (1979), WWE champ John Cena (197), Mexican singer Patricia Manterola (1972), "CSI NY" actress Melina Kanakaredes (1967), sitcom actor George Lopez (1961), Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark (1960; d. 1991), "One Day At A Time" actress Valerie Bertinelli (1960), filmmaker Michael Moore (1954), "Three's Company" star Joyce DeWitt (1949), actress Sandra Dee (1942; d. 2005), "The Six Million Dollar Man" star Lee Majors (1939), singer/songwriter Roy Orbison (1936; d. 1988), American singer Ray Peterson (1935; d. 2005), musician Bunky Green (1935), legendary child actress Shirley Temple (1928), baseball legend Warren Spahn (1921; d. 2003), French actress Simone Simon (1910; d. 2005), film director Frank Borzage (1893; d. 1952), 15th President of the United States James Buchanan (1791; d. 1868), and prolific English playwright William Shakespeare (1564; d. ca. 1616).

The "8th Annual A Home For The Holidays With Rod Stewart," a new entertainment special to be broadcast Friday, Dec. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS, includes moving performances by Grammy Award winner Rod Stewart and special guests Five for Fighting, John Legend, Katharine McPhee and Mary Mary. Comedian Cedric the Entertainer, Miley Cyrus, Angie Harmon, Melina Kanakaredes, Rene Russo and Jeri Ryan present inspirational stories about adoption.

The cast of CSI: New York had to deal with a real life corpse Tuesday when an actual mummified body was discovered inside a building where the show was shooting. The series is actually filmed in downtown Los Angeles, not New York, and the body was found on the fifth floor of a building used as a location shoot.

Happy Birthday to Slovakian tennis player Daniela Hantuchova (1983), "Sin City" actress Jamie King (1979), WWE champ John Cena (197), Mexican singer Patricia Manterola (1972), "CSI NY" actress Melina Kanakaredes (1967), sitcom actor George Lopez (1961), Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark (1960; d. 1991), "One Day At A Time" actress Valerie Bertinelli (1960), filmmaker Michael Moore (1954), "Three's Company" star Joyce DeWitt (1949), actress Sandra Dee (1942; d. 2005), "The Six Million Dollar Man" star Lee Majors (1939), singer/songwriter Roy Orbison (1936; d. 1988), American singer Ray Peterson (1935; d. 2005), musician Bunky Green (1935), legendary child actress Shirley Temple (1928), baseball legend Warren Spahn (1921; d. 2003), French actress Simone Simon (1910; d. 2005), film director Frank Borzage (1893; d. 1952), 15th President of the United States James Buchanan (1791; d. 1868), and prolific English playwright William Shakespeare (1564; d. ca. 1616).