During the height of her fame at Walt Disney Pictures, Mickey Mouse Club star Annette Funicello received more mail than the studio's two most popular leading "men": Mickey Mouse and Zorro. To young people she was, quite simply, the...

Born in Utica, New York to an Italian-American family, she took dancing and music lessons as a child to try to overcome shyness. Her family had moved to southern California when she was four years old.[1] In 1955, the 12-year-old was discovered by Walt...

Today is Monday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2007. There are 70 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced a quarantine of all offensive military equipment shipped to Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet-built missile...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 21-27:Oct. 21: Actress Joyce Randolph ("The Honeymooners") is 82. Keyboardist Manfred Mann is 67. Guitarist Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's is 66. Singer Elvin Bishop is 65. TV judge Judy Sheindlin ("Judge Judy") is 65....

Today is Monday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2007. There are 70 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced a quarantine of all offensive military equipment shipped to Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet-built missile...

HAIRSPRAY Running Time 107 minutes Written By Leslie Dixon Directed By Adam Shankman Starring John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, Allison Janney, Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, James Marsden Bad taste is back, and who knew it could be so much fun? Yes, Hairspray is splashy,...