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Celebrity Birthdays for September 2 – Keanu Reeves, Salma Hayek and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Keanu Reeves
Age: 47
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Roles in films such as ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,’ ‘Speed,’ and the ‘Matrix’ trilogy, internet memes using his photos, and a laid-back demeanor
Salma Hayek
Age: 45
Occupation: Actress
Known For: An Oscar-nominated turn in ‘Frida,’ roles on TV shows such as ‘Ugly Betty,’ a
This Day in History for September 2 – V-J Day and More
1666 – The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying St. Paul’s Cathedral and 10,000 other buildings (More info)
1789 – The United States Department of the Treasury is founded (More info)
Cher Defends Son Chaz Bono for Competing on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
After it was announced that Chaz Bono would appear on the upcoming season of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ as the show’s first transgendered contestant, some people took to message boards to spew a lot of negativity about it.
The ultra-conservative Media Research Center even claimed casting Bono was “part of Hollywood’s insistence on tearing down traditional families.”
Regardless, Chaz has gotten a lot
Watch Susan Boyle’s Triumphant Return on ‘America’s Got Talent’ [VIDEO]
In 2009, Scottish singer Susan Boyle became an international sensation literally overnight when she regaled the TV show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ with a jaw-dropping rendition of ‘I Dreamed a Dream‘ from ‘Les Misérables.’
Since then, the unlikely star has struggled with her newfound fame, suffering panic attacks and giving what was deemed a disastrous performance on ‘The View’ late last year, which l
Apple Loses Another iPhone Prototype in a Bar
In a replay from an incident last year, another Apple employee lost another iPhone prototype in yet another Bay Area bar. If this keeps up, they’re going to start surgically implanting new phones into developers’ arms.
Hollywood Baby News: Alyssa Milano Gives Birth, Robert Downey Jr.’s Wife is Pregnant
Hard to believe little Samantha Micelli from TV’s ‘Who’s the Boss’ is now a mom, but it’s true — Alyssa Milano gave birth to a son on Wednesday morning.
The 38-year-old actress and her husband, David Bugliari, who’ve been married since 2009, welcomed their first child, Milo Thomas Bugliari. The tot is 19 inches long and weighed in at seven pounds.
Celebrity Birthdays for September 1 – Lily Tomlin, Gloria Estefan and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Lily Tomlin
Age: 72
Occupation: Actress, Comedienne, and Writer
Known For: Being a comedic legend who appeared on the 1960s sketch show, ‘Laugh-In,’ starring in films such as ’9 to 5′ and ‘All of Me,’ as well as on TV shows such as ‘The West Wing,’ and winning Tonys, Emmys, and a Grammy
Gloria Estefan
Age: 54
Occupation: Singer and So
This Day in History for September 1 – Titanic Wreckage Found and More
1864 – Atlanta falls to Union forces during the Civil War (More info)
1897 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America (More info)
G-Male Is the Boyfriend You Didn’t Even Know You Wanted [VIDEO]
Google is a good listener. A really good listener. A creepily good listener. So says YouTuber Comediva in the highly-amusing video short, ‘G-Male.’
Sexist JCPenney T-Shirt Is an Outrage
In an apparent attempt to set the women’s movement back a hundred years or so, retail giant JCPenney was, until Wednesday morning, selling a little girls’ t-shirt that read, “I’m too pretty to do homework, so my brother has to do it for me.”
New Movie Releases: ‘Apollo 18,’ ‘The Debt,’ and ‘Shark Night 3D’ [VIDEOS]
Three very different films will bow this weekend in theaters nationwide.
The sci-fi/fantasy thriller ‘Apollo 18‘ uses a faux-documentary style to explore a covert trip to the moon that reveals disturbing new life forms, while Helen Mirren’s ‘The Debt‘ sees three former Mossad agents haunted by a dangerous secret mission from 30 years prior, and horror-flick ‘Shark Night 3D‘ features seven vacation
Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Do Not Read List’ for This School Year [VIDEO]
School reading lists are typically laden with staid classics that no one really wants to read. But nevermind all that. ‘Late Night’ host Jimmy Fallon presented his “Do Not Read List” for the 2011-2012 school year that sounds a lot more enticing.