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King of Pop Michael Jackson (1958; d. 2009)

Coldplay have triumphed at the 2008 Q Awards in London - the rockers picked up two prizes at Monday's ceremony, including the Best Act In The World Today award.

Happy Birthday to Simple Plan bassist David Desrosiers (1980), actress Carla Gugino (1971), singer Me'Shell NdegeOcello (1969), Cocteau Twins singer Elizabeth Fraser (1963), actress Rebecca De Mornay (1962), King of Pop Michael Jackson (1958),

Happy Birthday to Simple Plan bassist David Desrosiers (1980), actress Carla Gugino (1971), singer Me'Shell NdegeOcello (1969), Cocteau Twins singer Elizabeth Fraser (1963), actress Rebecca De Mornay (1962), King of Pop Michael Jackson (1958), TV host Robin Leach (1941), film directors Joel Schumacher and William Friedkin (1939), actor Elliott Gould (1938), Arizona senator John McCain (1936), singer Dinah Washington (1924; d. 1963), musician Charlie Parker (1920; d. 1955), "The Jeffersons" star Isabel Sanford (1917; d. 2004), actor George Montgomery (1916; d. 2000), and "Casablanca" actress Ingrid Bergman (1915; d. 1982).

The psychological thriller The Number 23 stars Jim Carrey as a man whose life unravels after he comes into contact with an obscure book titled The Number 23. As he reads the book, he becomes increasingly convinced that it is based on his own life. His obsession with the number 23 starts to consume him, and he begins to realize the book forecasts far graver consequences for his life than he could have ever imagined.

Long before its black velvet and pale skin fashions crept into American malls, Goth music represented an underground movement led by fans who favored songs that tapped into the antisocial energy of punk but celebrated dark introspection, tempestuous atmospherics and visual panache. Rhino brings together influential bands that rarely or never participate in Gothic music compilations to create a fascinating cross-section of all matters pertaining to Goth with "A Life Less Lived: The Gothic Box"his four-disc boxed set-three CDs and one DVD-will be available September 19.

Happy Birthday to Simple Plan bassist David Desrosiers (1980), actress Carla Gugino (1971), singer Me'Shell NdegeOcello (1969), Cocteau Twins singer Elizabeth Fraser (1963), actress Rebecca De Mornay (1962), King of Pop Michael Jackson (1958), tv host Robin Leach (1941), film directors Joel Schumacher and William Friedkin (1939), actor Elliott Gould (1938), Arizona senator John McCain (1936), singer Dinah Washington (1924; d. 1963), musician Charlie Parker (1920; d. 1955), "The Jeffersons" star Isabel Sanford (1917; d. 2004), actor George Montgomery (1916; d. 2000), and "Casablanca" actress Ingrid Bergman (1915; d. 1982).

Happy Birthday to country singer Deana Carter (1966), English actress Julia Ormond (1965), Portishead vocalist Beth Gibbons (1965), Pogues bassist Cait Cait O'Riordan (1965), "Kids in the Hall" alum Dave Foley (1963), R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe (1962), Cocteau Twins keyboardist Robin Guthrie (1962), "Max Headroom" actor Matt Frewer (1958), guitarist John McLaughlin (1942), actress Dyan Cannon (1937), football coach Don Shula (1930), actress Jane Wyman (1914), and English scientist/philosopher Isaac Newton (1643; d. 1727).

This week is a big one for CD releases with a number of new albums coming out in time for the holiday shoppping blitz. Some of the notable discs include new ones from System of a Down, Jamie Foxx, Chamillionaire, Enya and Juelz Santana; live albums from John Mayer, John Legend, Michael Buble, Bouncing Souls and Queens Of The Stone Age; some interesting collections from Notorious B.I.G., Britney Spears and Big Boi; and whole lot more. Check out this list of noteworthy releases for Tuesday, November 22nd...