Happy Birthday to writer Lemony Snicket (1970), actor Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Canadian actress Rae Dawn Chong (1961), actress/model Dorothy Stratten (1960; d. 1980), "The Big Lebowski" actor John Turturro (1957),

Two time Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters will guest star on an upcoming episode of ABC's hit show "Ugly Betty."

Happy Birthday to Canadian hockey player Eric Lindros (1973), writer Lemony Snicket (1970), actor Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Canadian actress Rae Dawn Chong (1961), actress/model Dorothy Stratten (1960; d. 1980), "The Big Lebowski" actor John Turturro (1957),

The past year has been an eventful one for the bird and the bee, the Los Angeles band made up of singer Inara George and multi-instrumentalist/producer Greg Kurstin.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Shirley Jones, the matriarch of TV's ''The Partridge Family,'' has been honored by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera for her lifetime contribution to musical theater.

Happy Birthday to racehorse Smarty Jones (2001), Canadian hockey player Eric Lindros (1973), writer Lemony Snicket (1970), actor Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Canadian actress Rae Dawn Chong (1961), actress/model Dorothy Stratten (1960; d. 1980), "The Big Lebowski" actor John Turturro (1957), comedian Gilbert Gottfried (1955), theater and film actress Mercedes Ruehl (1948), singer/actress Bernadette Peters (1948), writer/director Mike Figgis (1948), actress Stephanie Beacham (1947), football player-turned-actor Bubba Smith (1945), "Gilmore Girls" actress Kelly Bishop (1944), Rolling Stones founding member Brian Jones (1942; d. 1969), "WKRP in Cincinnati" actor Frank Bonner (1942), Tony Award-winning actor/dancer Tommy Tune (1939), "Love Boat" captain Gavin MacLeod (1930), "Rescue Me" actor Charles Durning (1923), stage and screen actor Zero Mostel (1915; d. 1977), comedienne/actress Billie Bird (1908; d. 2002), gangster Ben "Bugsy" Siegel (1906; d. 1947), and director Vincente Minnelli (1903; d. 1986).

Bob Saget, Catherine Bell, Chris Sarandon and Bernadette Peters guest-star on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Choreographed" on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 10 PM ET/PT. The star-studded cast join regular Det. Eliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) for a dramatic episode that features infidelity and murder in the arts.

Broadway favorite Bernadette Peters is to be honored with the first New York City Park's Citizen Award for her efforts to promote the Big Apple's green spaces. The actress/singer will be presented with her prize at the inaugural Park's Annual Gala at the Boathouse in Central Park on September 25.

Mary Tyler Moore joined forces with crime-fighting cat Fred in New York City on Saturday in a bid to end animal euthanasia. The star posed for photos with Fred, a former stray who became famous in February for going undercover to help cops nab an allegedly bogus veterinarian in Brooklyn.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to dust off her dancing shoes to play another great stage diva, Mama Rose. The Welsh actress, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of murderess Velma Kelly in Chicago, is tipped to play the ultimate stage mother in a remake of cult movie musical "Gypsy."