Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 20-26

Feb. 20: Actor Sidney Poitier is 84. Jazz and soul singer Nancy Wilson is 74. Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is 70. Actress Sandy Duncan is 65. Guitarist J. Geils of The J. Geils Band is 65. Actress Brenda Blethyn is 65. Actor Peter Strauss is 64. Singer-bassist Walter Becker of Steely Dan is 61. Country singer Kathie Baillie of Baillie and the Boys is 60. Actor Anthony Stewart Head ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") is 57. Actor James Wilby ("Gosford Park") is 53. Bassist Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing) is 52. Actor Joel Hodgson ("Mystery Science Theater 3000") is 51. Singer Ian Brown of Stone Roses is 48. Actor French Stewart is 47. Model Cindy Crawford is 45. Actor Andrew Shue is 44. Actress Lili Taylor is 44. Singer Brian Littrell is 36. Actress Lauren Ambrose ("Six Feet Under") is 33. Actor Jay Hernandez ("Crazy/Beautiful") is 33. Guitarist Coy Bowles of Zac Brown Band is 32. Actress Majandra Delfino ("Roswell") is 30. Singer Rihanna is 23.

Feb. 21: Actor Gary Lockwood is 74. Actor Peter McEnery is 71. Record company executive David Geffen is 68. Actress Tyne Daly is 65. Actor Anthony Daniels (C3P0 in "Star Wars" films) is 65. Actor Alan Rickman is 65. Keyboardist Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads is 62. Actor William Petersen is 58. Actor Kelsey Grammer is 56. Singer Mary Chapin Carpenter is 53. Actor Jack Coleman is 53. Actor Christopher Atkins is 50. Singer Ranking Roger of General Public and of English Beat is 50. Actor William Baldwin is 48. Country singer Eric Heatherly is 41. Bassist Eric Wilson (Sublime) is 41. Bassist Tad Kinchla of Blues Traveler is 38. Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is 32. Opera-pop singer Charlotte Church is 25. Actress Ellen Page is 24. Actor Corbin Bleu ("High School Musical,""Jump In!") is 22.

Feb. 22: Actor Paul Dooley is 83. Director Jonathan Demme is 67. Actor John Ashton is 63. Actress Julie Walters is 61. Actress Ellen Greene is 60. Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 52. Comedian Rachel Dratch is 45. Actor Paul Lieberstein ("The Office") is 44. Actress Jeri Ryan is 43. Actor Thomas Jane is 42. Actress Lea Solanga is 40. Actor Jose Solano ("Baywatch") is 40. Drummer Scott Phillips of Creed and of Alter Bridge is 38. Actress Drew Barrymore is 36. Singer James Blunt is 34. Singer Tom Higgenson of Plain White T's is 32. Actor Zach Roerig ("The Vampire Diaries") is 26. Actor Daniel E. Smith ("John Q.") is 21.

Feb. 23: Actor-director Peter Fonda is 71. Musician Johnny Winter is 67. Steel guitarist Rusty Young of Poco is 65. Actress Patricia Richardson ("Home Improvement") is 60. Guitarist Brad Whitford of Aerosmith is 59. Singer Howard Jones is 56. Guitarist Michael Wilton of Queensryche is 49. Actress Kristin Davis is 46. Actor Marc Price ("Family Ties") is 43. Actress Niecy Nash ("Reno 911!") is 41. Bassist Jeff Beres of Sister Hazel is 40. Guitarist-keyboardist Lasse Johansson of The Cardigans is 38. Actress Emily is 28. Actress Dakota Fanning is 17.

Feb. 24: Actor Abe Vigoda is 90. Actor Steven Hill is 89. Actor Dominic Chianese ("The Sopranos") is 80. Movie composer Michel Legrand is 79. Actor James Farentino is 73. Actor Barry Bostwick is 66. Singer-producer Rupert Holmes is 64. Actor Edward James Olmos is 64. Musician George Thorogood is 61. Actress Debra Jo Rupp ("That `70s Show") is 60. Actress Helen Shaver is 60. Country singer Sammy Kershaw is 53. Singer Michelle Shocked is 49. Actor Billy Zane is 45. Actress Bonnie Somerville ("NYPD Blue") is 37. R&B singer Brandon Brown of Mista is 28. Drummer Matt McGinley of Gym Class Heroes is 28.

Feb. 25: Country singer Ralph Stanley is 84. Actress Diane Baker is 73. Actress Karen Grassle is 67. Singer-guitarist Mike Peters of The Alarm is 52. Actress Veronica Webb is 46. Actor Alexis Denisof is 45. Actress Tea Leoni is 45. Comedian Carrot Top is 44. Actress Lesley Boone ("Ed") is 43. Actor Sean Astin is 40. Singer Daniel Powter is 40. Singer Justin Jeffre of 98 Degrees is 38. Comedian Chelsea Handler is 36. Actress Rashida Jones is 35. Actor Justin Berfield ("Malcolm in the Middle") is 25. Actors James and Oliver Phelps ("Harry Potter") are 25. Bassist Erik Haager of Carolina Liar is 24.

Feb. 26: Singer Fats Domino is 83. Guitarist Paul Cotton of Poco is 68. Actor-director Bill Duke is 68. Singer Mitch Ryder is 66. Keyboardist Jonathan Cain of Journey is 61. Singer Michael Bolton is 58. Actor Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal") is 53. Actress Jennifer Grant is 45. Bassist Tim Commerford (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine) is 43. Singer Erykah Badu is 40. R&B singer Rico Wade of Society of Soul is 39. Singer Kyle Norman of Jagged Edge is 36. Drummer Chris Culos of O.A.R. is 32. Singer Corinne Bailey Rae is 32.

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Halle Berry to fight for daughter's custody

Halle Berry is planning to take ex Gabriel Aubry, 35, to court to fight for the custody of their daughter, Nahla, 2.

"Halle Berry was forced to pull out of a film production in New York this week due to pending custody litigation involving her daughter," her publicist told the New York Daily News in a statement.

"She has attempted to resolve these custody issues amicably with her daughter''s father, Gabriel Aubry, directly, but given his lack of cooperation, Halle has no choice but to seek swift judicial intervention.

"Halle has serious concerns for her daughter''s well-being while in the care of her father for any extended period of time and is prepared to take all necessary steps to protect her.

"Halle has always made the needs and safety of her daughter her first priority and, both while Halle and Gabriel were a couple and since their break-up, Halle has only acted in her daughter''s best interest," the statement continued

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Amy Winehouse back in hospital

Amy Winehouse has checked into a private medical facility in London after falling ill with influenza, according to her publicist.

The " Rehab" singer has been admitted to a clinic in Harley Street. It is the same facility where she had a breast augmentation in 2009, reports dailystar.co.uk.
The 27-year old singer returned to the clinic several times during 2010 due to complications following the procedure, as well as checking in after injuring herself in a drunken fall.

Now, she is back under doctors care after picking up influenza following her recent gigs in Brazil.

"It's nothing serious - she's just got a virus," said her spokesperson.

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Lindsay Lohan's dad hospitalised

Lindsay Lohan's father was reportedly rushed to a hospital after he experienced chest pains.
 
According to TMZ, Michael Lohan was at a local doctor''s office for a consultation about fixing his nose (it''s been broken several times).
 
But after he started having chest pains, a nurse took his blood pressure and found it was high enough -- reportedly 200/110 -- to call 911, reports USmagazine.

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Aamir Khan is villain in Dhoom 3

It's official! TOI has learnt from the horses mouth that Aamir Khan will be the villain in Dhoom:3.

Spearheaded by Aditya Chopra, the movie will be directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya (Victor). Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra will continue in their much loved roles of Jai Dixit and Ali. The film will begin shooting end of this year and is slated for a 2012 Christmas release. When contacted, Aamir said, "It is indeed a pleasure to be working with Yashji and Adi again. Dhoom is a great franchise, most entertaining and full of fun. Everytime I hear the theme tune of Dhoom it brings a swing to my step. Victor's script really won me over and I look forward to working with him."

Speaking about Dhoom:3, Yash Chopra adds, "It's a great pleasure to have Aamir working with our banner. I am terribly excited with what an actor like Aamir can bring to the Dhoom franchise with his unique star power and level of performance. Adi and Victor have worked over a year to bring out, what I can now confidently say, is possibly one of the best scripts coming out of our production house."

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