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Born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York.
Born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York.
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Today in History
Today is Monday, July 13, the 194th day of 2009. There are 171 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 13, 1793, French revolutionary writer Jean-Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday, who was executed four...Tags: Defense, Riots, National League, Cameron Crowe, Iran
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Foreigners warm up to 'Ice Age' sequel
America's birthday had Hollywood looking overseas as "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" earned more in its international opening than it and "Public Enemies," the weekend's other new film, combined did at home.
Twentieth Century Fox's animated feature sold...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Co., Terminator Salvation (movie), Land of the Lost (movie), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (movie), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (movie)
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Katie Holmes to appear on "So You Think You Can Dance"
So Katie Holmes thinks she can dance - and in a few weeks, she'll display her moves before a discriminating audience, The Associated Press reports. Nigel Lythgoe, who is the producer of Fox's " So You Think You Can Dance," announced on Wednesday night'...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Co., Dancing, Eli Stone (tv program), Nigel Lythgoe, Dance
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Celebrity birthdays
Movie director Ken Russell, 82. Singer Fontella Bass, 69. Actor Kurtwood Smith ("That 70s Show"), 66. Actor Michael Cole ("The Mod Squad"), 64. Writer Dave Barry, 62. Actress Betty Buckley, 62. Guitarist-singer Paul Barrere of Little Feat, 61....Tags: Celebrity, Thomas Gibson, Music, Dave Barry, Betty Buckley
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Bizarro blockbusters
Tribune reporterYou've heard that Hollywood is a parallel universe? Virtually another world -- vaguely familiar yet removed from our own, governed by its own rules and morality? But did you know that within that universe exists another parallel universe -- a bizarro...Tags: Migration, Medical Specialization, Land of the Lost (movie), Richard Dreyfuss, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Alec Baldwin: The Playboy Interview
The TV Zone(Evan Agostini/Getty Images) Alec Baldwin's interview with Playboy is out. (REALLY out.) He has much to say - off "30 Rock" after 2012; never go back on "Today;" hates the celebrity mag shows. And much more. (TVtattle.com has the......Tags: Whoopi Goldberg, Twitter, Inc., Alec Baldwin, Suicide, Johnny Depp
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Jackman, Rogen, Hathaway, Oscar-winning filmmaker Boyle among 134 invitees to Academy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hugh Jackman, Seth Rogen, Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway and Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle have been invited into the exclusive Hollywood club that votes on the Academy Awards. Others among the 134 people asked to join the...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Awards and Prizes, Culture, Paul Rudd, Viola Davis
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Deaths elsewhere
GALE STORM, 87 1950s TV star Gale Storm, whose wholesome appearance and perky personality made her one of early television's biggest stars on My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show, has died. She was 87. Storm, who had been in failing health in...Tags: Wayne Newton, Death and Dying, CBS Corp., Julie Andrews, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Obituaries in the news
Richard Evelyn Byrd, a prominent orchardist and son of former Virginia Gov. and U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Sr., died Sunday. He was 86. Byrd died at his home in Berryville. He had been in failing health in recent months, according to his son, Richard E....Tags: Death and Dying, Virginia, Wayne Newton, Awards and Prizes, Julie Andrews
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Impressionist Fred Travalena Dead at 66
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Famed impressionist Fred Travalena, a regular in Vegas showrooms and on late night talk shows, died Monday from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to his publicist Roger Neal. Travalena was diagnosed with the disease seven years ago. He...Tags: Death and Dying, David Letterman, KTLA, Manhattan (New York City), Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Fred Travalena, impressionist, talk-show regular known as 'Mr. Everybody,' dies in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Impressionist Fred Travalena, a headliner in Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died in Los Angeles. He was 66. Publicist Roger Neal says...Tags: Death and Dying, Encino, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando
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Little love this summer for A-list actors
The stars are not twinkling bright this summer.
Hollywood's movie studios, hopeful that marquee-name actors would push their summer box-office receipts to record levels, are finding that the heavyweights aren't winning over audiences like they used to....Tags: Fox Broadcasting Co., Land of the Lost (movie), Ryan Reynolds, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (movie), The Soloist (movie)
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