BIRTHDAYS

The 'Magnum, P.I.' and 'Blue Bloods' actor has had a career spanning six decades. He also batted for the Detroit Tigers in 1991.

Actor Paul Newman became a salad dressing magnate and accomplished race car driver before he ever won his first Oscar.

Use a technique embraced by department store workers in Japan to make gift wrapping a seamless event.

Willie Nelson is one of the world’s most accomplished musicians—and not just in the country music world.

David Tennant became an actor with the goal of starring in 'Doctor Who,' and almost ended up playing Hannibal Lecter.

As a 17-year-old boy in South Africa, Hugh Masekela received a trumpet that had been donated by a jazz musician in America. That musician was Louis Armstrong.

On January 14, 2016, the world lost one of its most enigmatic actors when Alan Rickman passed away following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. We’re looking back at 10 surprising facts about the beloved actor.

On February 12, 1809, two of the most revolutionary men of the 19th century were born ... and they had a lot more in common than a knack for growing epic beards.

On February 3, 1959, musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson (along with pilot Roger Peterson) were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. The date became known as "The Day the Music Died."

One of artist, producer, entrepreneur, and all-around game-changer Walt Disney's last written communications was rather mysterious—and involved Kurt Russell.

Whether or not you’re artistically inclined, there’s a good chance that you—like millions of other people around the world—have been captivated by Bob Ross’s instructional landscape paintings and soothing voice.

More than 85 years after he first donned a vampire’s cape, Bela Lugosi's take on Count Dracula is still widely hailed as the definitive portrayal of this legendary fiend. But who was the man behind the monster?