If your childhood was anything like mine, the working week was simply a means to an end. I slept through class, suffered through swimming lessons, and sweated through T-ball practice, all with a singular goal: survive until Saturday.

Saturday was more than just a break from the routine, more than just the promise of croissants instead of dry toast, and more than just the freedom of not wearing a tie. Saturday meant Saturday morning, and Saturday morning meant one thing: cartoons.

This week, Starpulse takes a nostalgic stroll down memory lane in search of the top 10 animated tele...

A Happy Spooky Halloween Birthday to 80s rap icon Vanilla Ice (1968), Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz a.k.a. the "King Ad-Rock" (1966), The Hot Chick Rob Schneider (1963), baseball player Fred 'Crime Dog' McGriff (1963), U2 drummer Larry Mullin Jr. (1961), Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson (1961), comedian John Candy (1950), Days of Our Lives mainstay Deidre Hall (1947), Irish thespian Stephen Rea (1946), Saturday Night Live alum Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon (1936), former CBS anchorman Dan Rather (1931), German photographer Helmut Newton, actr...

Stephen Baldwin is considering his future on reality show "Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge" after falling from a bucking beast and smashing ribs and shoulder bones.

The star took an awkward fall from a bull on the show, which debuts on Friday, and immediately knew he was badly injured. Medics on the show bandaged the star up and took him to hospital and now Baldwin is considering pulling out of the show.

He says, "I broke a bone in my shoulder and one of my ribs too."

The actor is joined by stars like Vanilla Ice, Leif Garrett and movie icon Anthony Quinn's son...

Rapper Vanilla Ice is upset he didn't get a chance to speak with televangelist pal Tammy Faye Messner before she died on Friday. The "Ice Ice Baby" hitmaker befriended the beloved Christian when they were cast together on reality TV show The Surreal Life and he was devastated when he saw a frail Messner talking about her cancer battle on CNN show Larry King Live on Thursday.

He immediately picked up the phone and attempted to reach the ailing 65-year-old - to offer her his support and prayers.

The rapper says, "I got a hold of her manager; I was gonna go see her."

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Actor Stephen Baldwin has been rushed to the hospital to receive treatment for a broken shoulder and rib after being thrown off a bucking bull while filming a reality TV show in Texas.

The 41-year-old Usual Suspects star was shooting Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge when the accident happened.

Baldwin has been discharged from hospital and is now back on set wearing a sling, reports website TMZ.com.

He will appear alongside Vanilla Ice and Leif Garrett when Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge airs on U.S. television in August.

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Stephen Baldwin and Leif Garrett are among the celebrities volunteering to learn the dangerous sport of rodeo for an upcoming reality series. The pair will join rapper Vanilla Ice and six other stars on the show, where they'll receive bull riding lessons from expert Ty Murray.

The celebrities will take part in ranch tutorials for 10 days, learning how to mount the bull in the chute, take a fall and focus their concentration. Those who make it through the lessons will compete at a Professional Bull Riders event in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Vanilla Ice is taking unusual measures to revive his rap career - he's hooked with a tax company to make lyrics out of financial levy.

Website TurboTax.com has hired the Ice Ice Baby star to host the Tax Rap Contest on TheTaxRap.com, which will provide "fun-loving taxpayers nationwide a shot at their own Grammy-worthy performance and $25,000 in winnings."

The rapper - real name Rob Van Winkle - will kick off the contest by unveiling a music video "inspired by his own personal tax-filing experiences" on YouTube.

A rep for the tax company tells PageSix, "We want people to 'get ...

A Happy Spooky Halloween Birthday to 80s rap icon Vanilla Ice (1968), Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz a.k.a. the "King Ad-Rock" (1966), The Hot Chick Rob Schneider (1963), baseball player Fred 'Crime Dog' McGriff (1963), U2 drummer Larry Mullin Jr. (1961), Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson (1961), comedian John Candy (1950), Days of Our Lives mainstay Deidre Hall (1947), Irish thespian Stephen Rea (1946), Saturday Night Live alum Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon (1936), former CBS anchorman Dan Rather (1931), German photographer Helmut Newton, actr...

Former New Kids On The Block singer Jordan Knight has abruptly quit VH1 celebrity reality show The Surreal Life: The Fame Game. The latest version of the show, which is currently being filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, reunites past Surreal Life housemates who compete for $100,000. An inside source tells the New York Daily News Knight began to "lose it" at the trademark Surreal Life dorm house and "wanted off the show."

The source added, "He called everyone and told them he was just finished. He didn't say why. His brother (and former band mate) Jonathan came to pick him up."

Source...

Gabe Kaplan, the star of the 1970s ABC television series, Welcome Back, Kotter, talked about the upcoming big screen remake starring Ice Cube. In discussing how people would perceive the film, Kaplan said, "I think it's totally acceptable. I think that the setting is going to be in South Central LA. He (Ice Cube) is going to be just like how I was in Brooklyn ..."

He added, "The guys are going to be there in their 2006 and 2007 version, so I think it could work and I think he is the perfect guy ... He has shown what kind of crossover appeal he has."

When asked about his ideal cas...

Former Surreal Life stars Ron Jeremy, Vanilla Ice, Traci Bingham, Brigitte Nielsen and Sandra 'Pepa' Denton are to fight against each other in a spin-off of the reality TV show. They will join Emmanuel Lewis, CC DeVille and Chyna Doll on "The Surreal Life: Fame Games" on VH1.

The stars will compete each other in challenges including 'Red Carpet Fashion Showdown', 'Paparazzi Hide-and-Seek' and 'Hotel Room Trash-a-thon' in the show, which starts filming in Las Vegas, Nevada, next month.

The Surreal Life joins a group of B-list celebrities (a less polite correspondent might call them...

Gwyneth Paltrow wanted to star in a movie with former rapper Vanilla Ice - but her dad stopped her because it was too racy. The screen beauty, who is expecting her second child with husband Chris Martin, has revealed one of the first roles she was offered was opposite the 'Ice Ice baby' singer.

However, Gwyneth's late father, Bruce, refused to allow his daughter to appear in the film because of the overtly sexual script. She told Star magazine: "One line said something like, 'My phone number is 555 6969. He closed the script and said, 'Over my dead body!'"

Gwyneth has previously a...

Kevin Federline's debut single has been leaked on the internet - and has already been ripped apart by critics.

In the track, entitled 'Y'all Ain't Ready', the former dancer brags about the fame he has won by being married to Britney Spears and claims he's going to sell 2 million records.

He raps: "Go ahead and say whatcha wanna/ I'm gonna sell about 2 mil, oh, then I'm a goner ... I know you all wish you was in my position/ Cause I keep gettin' in situations that you wish you was in, cousin ... Steppin' in this game and y'all ain't got a clue ... Getting anxious? Go take a peep/ I...

A Happy Spooky Halloween Birthday to Coyote Ugly actress Piper Perabo (1977), 80s rap icon Vanilla Ice (1968), Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz a.k.a. the "King Ad-Rock" (1966), The Hot Chick Rob Schneider (1963), The Family Stone star Dermot Mulroney, baseball player Fred 'Crime Dog' McGriff (1963), U2 drummer Larry Mullin Jr. (1961), Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson (1961), comedian John Candy (1950), Days of Our Lives mainstay Deidre Hall (1947), Irish thespian Stephen Rea (1946), Saturday Night Live alum Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon (1936),...