Hollywood actor Kevin Costner is unfazed by how badly his films fare at the box office - because he's "fearless". The Dances with Wolves star hasn't made a hit film in years, but he insists he prefers to take risks than be a big-screen hit.

Happy Birthday to "Scrubs" actor Donald Faison (1974), MTV/talk show host Carson Daly (1973), Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page (1970), Mighty Mighty Bosstones singer Dicky Barrett, "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown (1964), B-movie actor Bruce Campbell (1958), INXS bassist Garry Gary Beers (1957), "Chico and the Man" star Freddie Prinze (1954; d. 1977), 80s pop singer Cyndi Lauper (1953), "Dances With Wolves" actor Graham Greene (1952), "The Bionic Woman" star Lindsay Wagner (1949), prolific screen star Meryl Streep (1949), singer/songwriter Todd Rundgren (1948), singer/actor Kris Kristofferson (1936), director Joseph Papp (1921; d. 1991), Austrian born director Billy Wilder (1905; d. 2002), actress Marguerite De La Motte (1902; d. 1950), and Italian baroque composer Francesco Manfredini (1684; d. 1762).

Happy Birthday to The Killers singer Brandon Flowers (1981), Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger (1976), actress/singer Juliette Lewis (1973), "The Matrix" director Larry Wachowski (1965), actor Doug Savant (1964), country singer Kathy Mattea (1959), actor Leigh McCloskey (1955), "Dances With Wolves" actor Robert Pastorelli (1954; d. 2004), musician Nils Lofgren (1951), "Family Ties" stars Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter (1947), American musician Brenda Holloway (1946), The Kinks singer Ray Davies (1944), actress Mariette Hartley (1940), "Cocoon" actress Maureen Stapleton (1925; d. 2006), and actress Jane Russell (1921).

Kevin Costner fears he won't live long enough to see his newborn baby son grow up. Little Cayden Wyatt Costner was born last month and the 52-year-old actor worries he'll die before the tot becomes an adult.

Filmmaker Kevin Costner has urged studio bosses to think long-term, and not just about how much money an ill-prepared movie will pull in during its first weeks on release. The Dances With Wolves star believes Hollywood bosses should keep one eye on the legacy they are creating.

Kevin Costner is literally putting his house on the line to make a new comedy. The Dances With Wolves star admits he has mortgaged his home in Aspen, Colorado - so he can make the film.

Filmmaker Kevin Costner is continuing on his one-man crusade to bring westerns back in fashion as he lines up another cowboy movie. Costner, who's 1990 western Dances With Wolves won seven Oscars, plans to direct the as-yet-untitled project, for which he has finished writing the script.

Hollywood star Kevin Costner is suing a music promotion company he claims broke its promise to help him launch a singing career. In an $8.5 million lawsuit filed at Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday the Dances with Wolves actor alleges Mahee Worldwide Ventures inc. of breach of contract and fraud.

Kevin Costner insists he will never have cosmetic work done to change his ageing body. The 51-year-old actor, who was once one of Hollywood's hottest stars after starring in films such as The Bodyguard and Dances With Wolves, refuses to use surgery to look more like his younger self.

Actor/director Kevin Costner is asking the South Dakota Supreme Court to help him sever ties with two business partners in a Deadwood casino he owns. The star is asking the court to send the case back to a judge for a final decision so he can become the sole owner of the Midnight Star, an eating and gambling establishment where costumes Costner wore in various movies line the walls.