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Published: October 6, 2009

BIRTHDAYS

→Actress Britt Ekland, 67.

→Singer Millie Small, 63.

→Singer-guitarist Thomas McClary (The Commodores), 60.

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→Singer Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon), 58.

→Actress Elisabeth Shue, 46.

→Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet, 45.

→Actress Jacqueline Obradors ("NYPD Blue”), 43.

→Bassist Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N’ Roses), 43.

→Actress Amy Jo Johnson ("Felicity,” "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”), 39.

→Actor Ioan Gruffudd ("Fantastic Four,” "Horatio Hornblower”), 36.

→Actor Jeremy Sisto ("Law and Order,” "Six Feet Under”), 35.

→Singer Melinda Doolittle ("American Idol”), 32.

TV BRIEF

‘Starstruck’ filming

for Disney Channel

Production has begun on "Starstruck,” a music-filled Disney Channel original movie starring Sterling Knight ("Sonny With a Chance”) and introducing Danielle Campbell.

Scheduled to premiere in 2010, the movie is filming in and around Los Angeles at landmark locations, including Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, the Hollywood sign and Grauman’s Chinese Theater.

The story follows Jessica Olson (Campbell), a down-to-earth girl from the Midwest who literally collides with Hollywood’s teen heartthrob, pop star Christopher Wilder (Knight). They wind up on a love-struck adventure in Southern California, but their bond is tested when she returns home and he publicly denies their relationship.

Also starring are Brandon Mychal Smith ("Sonny With a Chance”) as Stubby, Christopher’s childhood best friend; Maggie Castle ("The Time Traveler’s Wife”) as Sara Olson, Jessica’s older, starstruck sister; and Dan O’Connor ("Malcolm in the Middle”) and Beth Littleford ("Rules of Engagement”) as Dean and Barbara Olson, Jessica and Sara’s parents.

From Staff and Wire Reports