NEW YORK (AP) — NBC's "ER" ended its 15-year run Thursday much like it began, with a pulse-quickening symphony of life and death.

Happy Birthday to Russian-born actor Anton Yelchin (1989), "Ghost World" actress Thora Birch (1982), "Alias" actor David Anders (1981), Good Charlotte twins Joel and Benji Madden (1979), "Jackass" Johnny Knoxville (1971),

Monday, June 23 The Middleman (ABC Family, 8 p.m.) - Wendy and the Middleman travel to the underworld

Happy Birthday to Russian-born actor Anton Yelchin (1989), "Ghost World" actress Thora Birch (1982), "Alias" actor David Anders (1981), Good Charlotte twins Joel and Benji Madden (1979), "Jackass" Johnny Knoxville (1971), singer/reality TV star Lisa Loeb (1968), Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul (1964),

British movie star Ralph Fiennes has found new love with actress Ellen Barkin, according to reports. The 43-year-old actor, who famously dumped his wife Alex Kingston for older woman Francesca Annis, has now sparked fresh romance reports after being seen out in New York with Barkin, 52.

Former ER star Alex Kingston has blasted the stars of hit TV series Desperate Housewives, claiming she was turned down for the role played by Felicity Huffman because she has too many curves. Kingston claims the super-skinny actresses in the hit series make viewers feel guilty about their normal-sized figures.

Former ER actress Alex Kingston has vowed never to work on a hospital drama again because she is afraid of being typecasted as a doctor. The British star is currently playing Nurse Ratchet in a London stage production of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," and she insists it is her last medical role.

Christian Slater refuses to rule out starring in a movie remake of the 1975 multi-Oscar-winning classic One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Slater is currently appearing, for a second time, as Randle McMurphy in a stage version of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest in London's West End, alongside ER actress Alex Kingston.

Happy Birthday to Russian-born actor Anton Yelchin (1989), "Ghost World" actress Thora Birch (1982), "Alias" actor David Anders (1981), Good Charlotte twins Joel and Benji Madden (1979), baseball star Bobby Abreu (1974), original "Jackass" Johnny Knoxville (1971), singer/reality TV star Lisa Loeb (1968), Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul (1964), TV actress Alex Kingston (1963), Canadian actor Elias Koteas (1961), "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" author Douglas Adams (1952), jazz artist Bobby McFerrin (1950), Tex-Mex accordionist Flaco Jimenez (1939), and bandleader Lawrence Welk (1903; d. 1992).