At 72 years old, Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins is one of the most well known actors in the world, and his good reputation has been earned with over 40 years of excellent film and television work. Originally an actor on the Royal National Theatre stage, the Welshman has gone on to be a serial killer, two former US Presidents, a hunchback, a corrupt king, and many more. With numerous award nominations and wins, Hopkins doesn't seem to be slowing down even as the years roll past him. This weekend more...

Actor Rip Torn will enter an alcohol rehabilitation facility this week after allegedly breaking into a Connecticut bank with a loaded gun while drunk on Friday.

The "Men in Black" star, real name Elmore Rual Torn, was arrested after police found him sprawled out on the floor of the Litchfield Bancorp building clutching a loaded revolver.

The actor, who was reportedly two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit at the time of his arrest, was charged with a string more...

DENTON, Texas – The big sound emanating from a performance room on the University of North Texas' campus starting at 1 p.m. doesn't just come from any band.

It's the school's Grammy-nominated One O'Clock Lab Band.

The university band with a history of Grammy nominations has earned two more this year and for the first time, the 19 current band members — and 11 who have already graduated — will attend the

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Last night the 'American Idol' auditions went to Chicago, and continually reminded us that this was where Obama got his start. In fact, we were forced to watch a four-minute opening that compared the auditions to Obama becoming our first African-American President. Because they're very close in spectrum.

This question also answered the question, "Whatever happened to Shania Twain?" as the country superstar came out of her hiding place just long enough to lend her opinion on the more...

Judi Dench is urging her fans to go green this festive season - she's leading a campaign to encourage the British public to recycle used Christmas cards. The Oscar winner has teamed up with conservation charity the Woodland Trust to launch a new drive which will see special card recycling trash cans installed in shops across her native U.K. throughout January.

The scheme will fund the planting of new trees and after ditching their unwanted cards, participants can log online and more...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lil Wayne heads to jail in February in his New York gun case, just days after his next album comes out.

The rap star's sentencing date is Feb. 9, set in a Manhattan state court Tuesday. The Grammy winner said nothing during his brief court appearance.

He pleaded guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. The charge stemmed from a 2007 traffic stop of his tour bus.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Singer Michael Jackson next month will receive a posthumous Grammy for lifetime achievement, along with six other artists, organizers of the music industry's top awards said.

The others honored with the annual award are Canadian singer Leonard Cohen, blues musician David "Honeyboy" Edwards, country starLoretta Lynn, pianist Andre Previn, fluegelhorn player Clark Terry and the late singer Bobby Darin.

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