Singer Jerry Vale is 83
Singer Steve Lawrence is 78
Actor Jeffrey Tambor (“Arrested Development,” ”The Larry Sanders Show”) is 69
Actress Kim Darby is 66
Children’s singer Raffi is 65
Actress Anjelica Huston is 62
Actor Kevin Bacon is 55
Country singer Toby Keith is 53
Guitarist Graham Jones of Haircut 100 is 52
Keyboardist Andy Fletcher of Depeche (duh-PESH’) Mode is 52
Singer Joan Osborne is 51
Actor Billy Crudup (“Almost Famous”) is 45
Actor Michael Weatherly (“NCIS,” ”Dark Angel”) is 45
Singer Beck is 43
Country singer Drew Womack of Sons of the Desert is 43
Guitarist Stephen Mason of Jars of Clay is 38
Actor Milo Ventimiglia (“Heroes,” ”Gilmore Girls”) is 36
Actress Sophia Bush (“One Tree Hill”) is 31
Musician Jamie Cook (Arctic Monkeys) is 28
Actor Jake McDorman is 27
Actor Jaden Smith (“The Pursuit of Happyness”) is 15.

On July eighth, 1967, actress Vivien Leigh died of tuberculosis. She was 53.

In 1969, singer Marianne Faithfull was found in a coma following an overdose of barbiturates. Authorities in Australia ruled it a suicide attempt. Faithfull was in Australia with Mick Jagger filming “Ned Kelly.”

In 1970, a summer replacement show starring the Everly Brothers began airing on ABC. The show ran until mid-September.

In 1971, a minor riot broke out during an appearance by Mott The Hoople at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The hall’s management temporarily banned rock performances at the venue after that.

In 1985, Playboy and Penthouse magazines went on sale with nude photos of Madonna.

We all know that fast food is bad for us. But how about the worst of the bad? That distinction goes to a fishy fried food feast.

The Center for Science and the Public Interest (CSPI) has declared the “worst meal in America” as Long John Silver’s “Big Catch.” The meal includes fried haddock, fried hush puppies, and fried onion rings … and a whopping 33 grams of trans fat − 16 times the recommended daily limit. It also has 19 grams of saturated fat, nearly 3,700 milligrams of sodium and 1,320 calories.

Other fast food items have more calories – but it’s the partially hydrogenated frying oil that makes this meal so unhealthy.

“Long John Silver’s Big Catch meal deserves to be buried 20,000 leagues under the sea,” said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson. “This company is taking perfectly healthy fish – and entombing it in a thick crust of batter and partially hydrogenated oil. The result? A heart attack on a hook. Instead of the Big Catch, I’d call it America’s Deadliest Catch.”

(AP) — “Punky Brewster” and the kids from “Saved by the Bell” are returning to the small screen through digital comic books. So, too, are “Knight Rider,” ”Airwolf” and “Miami Vice.”

Lion Forge Comics and NBC Universal said Tuesday they partnered to develop, write, illustrate and publish digital comics based on those shows from the 1980s and 1990s, bringing new stories for characters like Crocket and Tubbs as well as Kit and Screech.

The comics are set to be released later this year through iTunes, Amazon’s Kindle Bookstore, Barnes & Nobles’ Nook store and Kobo.

The NBC Universal-owned shows are the latest in a growing push that has seen other TV properties extend their stories in comics, most recently “The X-Files” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

The minions have overtaken “The Lone Ranger.”

Studio estimates Friday show “Despicable Me 2” is trampling the Johnny Depp Western at the holiday box office. The animated Universal sequel has collected three times more than the Disney cowboy caper since both films debuted Wednesday.

“Despicable Me 2” earned $59.5 million so far, while “The Lone Ranger” took in $19.5 million in ticket sales.

Moviegoers opted for the minions over the masked man by more than 2 to 1 on Independence Day. The family film dominated with $24.5 million Thursday, compared with Ranger’s $9.86 million.

Poor reviews for “The Lone Ranger” may have translated to sluggish ticket sales. Chicago Sun-Times critic Richard Roeper called the $250 million Western “slick trash.”

On Wednesday, July 17th, NebraskaLand National Bank and Bob Spady Buick-GMC will team up for the 9th Annual Carnival for Cancer. The event will be held from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Cody Park shelter. There will be jumping booths, hamster racing, games, prizes, balloon animals, face painting, food and much more! Tickets will sell for 50 cents each. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life.

A FREE concert will take place featuring The String Beans from Lincoln, NE. The concert will begin at 4:00 p.m.

Actress Katherine Helmond (“Who’s The Boss,” ”Soap”) is 84
Actress Shirley Knight is 77
Musician Robbie Robertson is 70
Singer Huey Lewis is 63
Country keyboardist Charles Ventre of River Road is 61
Singer Marc Cohn is 54
Actress Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”) is 50
Actress Kathryn Erbe (er-BEE’) (“Law and Order: Criminal Intent”) is 48
Rapper RZA (RIH’-zah) is 44
Singer Joe is 40
Drummer Bengt Lagerberg of The Cardigans is 40
Rapper Bizarre of D12 is 37
Rapper Royce da 5’9″ is 36
Singer Jason Wade of Lifehouse is 33
Musician Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum is 31
Musician Nick O’Malley (Arctic Monkeys) is 28
Actor Jason Dolley is 22.

On July fifth, 1954, Elvis Presley began his first recording session for Sun Records. The result was his first single “That’s All Right” backed by “Blue Moon of Kentucky.”

In 1956, Billie Holiday’s autobiography, “Lady Sings The Blues,” was published.

In 1965, the Rolling Stones held their first recording session in the U.S. at a studio in Los Angeles.

In 1969, The Rolling Stones held a free concert in London’s Hyde Park. Mick Jagger read poetry in memory of the late Brian Jones.

In 1975, the Knebworth Pop Festival was held near London, with Pink Floyd as the headliner.

In 1978, the EMI Record pressing plant in Britain stopped printing the cover for the Rolling Stones’ “Some Girls” album after some celebrities shown in the cover’s mock wigs advertisement complained.

In 1983, bandleader and musician Harry James died in Las Vegas, Nevada, at age 67.

In 1994, Hootie and the Blowfish released the album “Cracked Rear View.”

In 1997, the first Lilith Fair opened in George, Washington.

On July 4th 2013, Carmike Cinemas would like to announce that admission to WHITE HOUSE DOWN will be FREE to all active Duty Military and Veterans and one guest of their choice. Just show your military ID and enjoy the special occasion. Have a Safe & Happy 4th of July!!