Happy Birthday to Russian tennis phenom Maria Sharapova (1987), "Maria, Full of Grace" star Catalina Sandino Moreno (1981), Jumper star Hayden Christensen (1981), "Almost Famous" star Kate Hudson (1979),

Newlywed Usher, who once dreamed of becoming a dessert chef, showed off his culinary skills on TV on Monday when he served up a redcurrant champagne cocktail and cooked cheese crackers on lifestyle queen Martha Stewart's show.

TORONTO (AP) - With nearly six months until Hollywood's biggest party, everyone already is thinking about the Academy Awards. Not many will admit that the thought of winning an Oscar crosses their mind, though.

The soundtrack for the film, The Hottest State isn't just another compilation of songs pulled out of obscurity and thrown together for a movie companion piece.

MADRID, Spain (AP) - Benicio del Toro will play Argentine revolutionary Ernesto ''Che'' Guevara in a film directed by Steve Soderbergh, the film's production company said Thursday.

In Paris, Je T'aime, celebrated directors from around the world, including the Coen Brothers, Gus Van Sant, Gurinder Chadha, Wes Craven, Walter Salles, Alexander Payne and Olivier Assayas, have come together to portray Paris in a way never before imagined.

Happy Birthday to Russian tennis phenom Maria Sharapova (1987), "Maria, Full of Grace" star Catalina Sandino Moreno (1981), "Star Wars" Episode II and III actor Hayden Christensen (1981), "Almost Famous" star Kate Hudson (1979), "Tristan & Isolde" star James Franco (1978), Puerto Rican singer Luis Miguel (1970), actress Ashley Judd (1968), singer/songwriter Dar Williams (1967), record producer Suge Knight (1965), "Rocky Horror Picture Show" star Tim Curry (1946), P Funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell (1944), American actress Elinor Donahue (1937), "Arthur" star Dudley Moore (1935; d. 2002), screen siren Jayne Mansfield (1933; d. 1967), "Bewitched" actor Dick Sargent (1930; d. 1994), and English blues legend Alexis Korner (1928; d. 1984).