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Jul 20 2010 04:57 PM ET

Happy birthday to my BFF Judy Greer!

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Judy-GreerImage Credit: Koi Sojer/PR PhotosI realize this headline might be a little misleading. I have never met or spoken to Judy Greer. Subsequently, she is not my real BFF. (That would be my friend Whitney. Hi, Whit!) But I feel like Judy’s at least in my close circle of friends. You know, close enough to be on a first name basis. I attribute most of this to her role as Penny in The Wedding Planner — I wanted her to be my awkward best friend helping me through my non-existent romantic comedy shenanigans. Then, she played best pal yet again in the Katherine Heigl rom-com 27 Dresses, but this time, she was a littler darker…and I liked her ever more: “I know my moral compass doesn’t exactly point due north, but if I say something’s wrong, something’s wrong.” And in 13 Going on 30, Greer played the bad-mouthing Lucy, a not-so-great friend to Jennifer Garner, but I still liked her. And let’s not forget crazy Kitty Sanchez from Arrested Development. Need I say more? (Most recently, I got my Greer fix when she tried to woo Phil Dunphy in Modern Family. Wonderfully funny.)

So, today, on her birthday, I want to celebrate the fact that Greer, for once, will be given the opportunity to shine on her own, in the upcoming Mad Love. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 19 2010 07:09 PM ET

Happy Birthday, Jared Padalecki. Your gift? A free haircut.

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Jared-PadaleckiImage Credit: Brian Bowen Smith/The CWI never pass up the chance to do the following:  1) Type “Supernatural” into a post. 2) Talk about a good-looking man (this usually accompanies No. 1), or 3) Link to photos of a hot guy in a post. In sum: You knew this post was coming.

Today, Jared Padalecki turns 28, and my gift to him is a haircut free of charge. (Disclaimer: I never have and don’t plan on ever attending beauty school. But I will take him somewhere nice.) Why this sudden concern with his follicles, you ask? Well, while I personally love his grizzy look (manly, no?), I’m not digging the ‘do in the recent YouTube video of him that was posted from the set of Supernatural season 6. It’s too styled. I prefer wild-haired Sam or the boyishly-handsome look. Yea. Those are more like it. Anything is better than what was going on at the end of season 5. Seriously.

So, Jared, come claim your prize. Meanwhile, I’m going to go back to over analyzing male TV star hairdos. And you, PopWatchers, can tell me which season you think Jared/Sam had the best hair so I don’t feel like such a freak — or just wish him a happy birthday. Or do both.

Jul 16 2010 06:30 PM ET

Happy Birthday Will Ferrell! Keep the laughs coming our way.

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Will-FerrellImage Credit: Chris Hatcher/PR PhotosWho doesn’t love Will Ferrell? Who can forget his infamous role as Mugatu in Zoolander or as “Frank the Tank” in Old School? Let’s face it, the actor never disappoints his audience.

So, in celebration of Ferrell’s birthday, why not remember some of the actor’s best moments? At least, that is, my favorite moments. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 9 2010 06:15 PM ET

Happy Birthday, Mr. Tom Hanks, the love of my movie life.

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Happy birthday to you, Tom Hanks! You’re turning a very young 54 today, and I, for one, am grateful.

For “it was like magic” when I first discovered your work. Okay, maybe “magic” is a bit of stretch. But you had me at hello and all those other cheesy things you say about the stars you love. Not in a McDreamy sort of way, but in a you’d-be-the-best-person-to-fall-in-love-with-in-a-movie sort of way. I still want wanted to be Annie Reed in Sleepless in Seattle. And then it was Kathleen Kelly in You’ve Got Mail. I wanted to be your best friend in Big, and go on tour with Mr. White and The Wonders in That Thing You Do! I could keep doing this for days (and trust me, you’ve got enough material that it really would take days), but I’ll spare you. My birthday is next week, so, Tom when you get the chance, I hope you’ll return the birthday wishes.

Do this and I promise you, Tom. I will never cry during a game of baseball. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 7 2010 02:25 PM ET

Lunchtime Poll: Michelle Kwan spirals into year 30

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Any other day I’d be like “so what,” but today is Heat Wave Watch Day, and Michelle Kwan’s 30th birthday provides yet another cheap and easy way to cool off via the power of thought because in my simpleton’s mind, Michelle Kwan only exists on ice. I was shocked to read that she was 30 as I am apparently not willing to believe that darling figure skating heroes go through the regular steps of life. Steps are for plebes! Darling figure skaters just glide around and around in circles and end up where they started and nothing ever changes until they are kindly asked to participate in Dancing With the Stars. Kate Ward provides some useful perspective: “I actually thought she was older, honestly…since she’s been in, like, 60 Olympics.”

So it’s settled. A much more reasonable PopWatcher than me thinks that Michelle Kwan should be at least 240 years old. Vote below, while cursing us under your breath because you know this was only a cheap ploy to wedge the beloved PopWatch on Ice logo onto the main page for a few hours, using a toe pick.

Jul 6 2010 05:30 PM ET

Happy Birthday, Sylvester Stallone

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Sylvester-StalloneImage Credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImagesToday, Sylvester Stallone turns 64. My present: Admitting something that I didn’t when I wrote about the trailer for The Expendables. I cried watching it. Twice. I’m assuming I’m the only, but maybe I’m not…

A love of Stallone is one of the things I share with my father. If there was a Rocky film on TV when I was young, we were watching it. I remember being amazed that my dad could recite lines from Rambo: First Blood Part II seconds before Stallone said them. In late 2005, my father got sick. When he went in for his first round of chemo shortly before Christmas, First Blood Part II is the VHS tape I grabbed to take with us. My sister and I watched it with him on the VCR in his hospital room, the only sound on an otherwise dark, quiet floor — which made me feel oddly proud. Honestly, I used to tear up thinking that he wouldn’t be able to watch the new Rocky and Rambo films Stallone was making. But he did. He listened to the tape of the interview I did with Stallone about 2006′s Rocky Balboa (around the time my dad started whole brain radiation, Stallone signed a photo to him, “Just keep punchin’, Roger,”), and the day we went to see 2008′s Rocky Balboa will always be one of my favorites.

Today, my father is still fighting, but due to various ailments, won’t be able to see or comprehend The Expendables. That’s why I cried. For the rest of my life, I’ll think of my dad every time I see a Stallone film on TV or in theaters (yes, I’ll be the one sobbing over The Expendables credits). For that, Sly, I say thanks.

Jul 2 2010 12:09 PM ET

Happy birthday, Lindsay Lohan. Let's remember the better days.

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You know, back when you were the fastest-rising teenage star in Hollywood. When you made us coo over your amazingly mature on-screen comedic skills in The Parent Trap. Impressed us with your leading-lady prowess in Mean Girls. Managed to hold your own alongside Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on Saturday Night Live — three times. When the press only focused on your acting skills and refreshingly natural beauty. Oh, to go back to that innocent time when we didn’t care about your headline-making Tweets, like the one you wrote today about being punched by a waitress. Sigh. So as you turn the ripe age of 24 today, let’s take a trip down memory lane, shall we? READ FULL STORY »

Jun 23 2010 07:00 PM ET

Late-Breaking News: Happy Birthday, Joss Whedon. Vote on his best work

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joss-whedonImage Credit: Albert L. Ortega/PR PhotosAs a kid, did you ever have that dream where you woke up and found out you missed Christmas? My nightmare came true today when I looked at my self-made pop culture calendar in Google at 5 p.m. and realized Joss Whedon turned 46 today.

I know, at this point, the party is over. The birthday song has been sung, and all that remains of the celebration is the icing ring on a piece of cardboard where a cake once was. But below, you make take part in pretty much the greatest and most important poll ever to grace the pixels of EW.com.

You might notice that in my poll asking “What is Joss Whedon’s best work?” I have not included a cop out answer (like ”Everything he does is amazing”). I’m forcing you to choose. Yes, forcing you. And don’t count Buffy the winner too soon. I actually know someone who loves Joss Whedon and has never seen the series. I’ll bring her over here one day so we can pelt her with fruit. Meanwhile, vote away, Whedonites. And celebrate tonight with a marathon of your choosing.

Read more:
EW’s 100 Greatest Characters: Joss Whedon reveals his recipe for Buffy
Morgan Spurlock, Stan Lee, and Joss Whedon do a superhero team-up
Happy 13th Birthday, Buffy!

Jun 23 2010 03:50 PM ET

Happy birthday Jason Mraz! The cool of 'I'm Yours' still hasn't done run out.

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It’s officially summer, which can only mean two things: 1) We can expect to hear Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours” on a constant loop on the radio, as we have since 2008, and 2) We can celebrate Mraz’s 33rd birthday — today! So in honor of this warm day — and Mraz’s feel-good song, which happens to be the third best-selling digital single of all time (and also holds the record for most weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart) — let’s re-evaluate our love for the ditty with a poll!

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Jun 22 2010 02:00 PM ET

Happy Birthday, Donald Faison!

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Donald-FaisonHappy Birthday, Donald Faison! You first caught my eye in Clueless — a movie that still ranks as one of my favorite movies of all times — playing the ultimately lovable wannabe-thug boyfriend of Stacey Dash’s Dionne. Even though you went on to star in the totally sub-par TV version of the film, you quickly made up for it with the role of goofy surgeon Turk on Scrubs, which by the way, I started liking before everyone else did.

Never a fan of the serious medical dramas, I loved Scrubs for its half-zany, half-heartfelt approach to those intern years. J.D. and Turk’s bromance had more gravitas than the bond between the boys of Entourage — and more romance than what J.D. and Elliot enjoyed at times. The show may have ended its run, but you will forever be remembered in my heart for the genius that was Clueless, and particularly, this hilarious — and NSFW— scene (after the jump): READ FULL STORY »

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