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Good morning. Today is the 317th day of the year. On this day in 1927, the Holland Tunnel connecting New York to Jersey City, the first underwater auto tunnel built in the U.S., was opened.

Today's Cinematic Birthdays 11/13 1312 Edward III , not the gay one who gets more cinematic treatment , but his son.

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Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen was upset on live TV after he was confused with another movie wizard.

There is a scene in everyone's favorite nun movie, Sister Act 2, when Whoopi Goldberg's character -- a lounge singer on the run -- is escorted to her new room at the convent where she will be hiding out.

Award-winning comedian Peter Kay will host the show which will come to the town's legendary Opera House the first time since 1955.

Whoopi Goldberg has a new game show, "Head Games," on the Science Channel. This is a rush transcript from "On the Record," October 20, 2009.

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Funnyman Peter Kay will host this year's Royal Variety Performance, to be held in Blackpool for the first time since 1955.

Oscar winner and host of "The View" Whoopi Goldberg discloses to ET what she thinks of the "Balloon Boy" incident that is now being labeled a hoax.

A controversial newspaper article about the death of BOYZONE singer STEPHEN GATELY is to be investigated by the U.K.'s media watchdog - after provoking a storm of protest and a record number of complaints.

Entertainment Tonight Headlines ";" src="http://www.etonline.com/media/video/2009/10/117598/et_stellaadler_091019_large.jpg" style="border-width:0px;" /> Oscar winner and host of "The View" Whoopi Goldberg discloses to ET what she thinks of the "Balloon Boy" incident that is now being labeled a hoax.

Whoopi Goldberg speaks at a press conference to announce a new worldwide initiative, Panwapa, from Sesame Workshop, at the United Nations International School on October 10, 2007 in New York City.

Sherri Shepherd attends a red carpet premiere screening in Toronto, Canada. Walter McBride / Retna / Corbis In her first week as co-host of the ABC talk show The View, Sherri Shepherd declared that she didn't believe in evolution.

'The View' host Whoopi Goldberg on 'Head Games,' a cheeky science trivia show she produces that debuts on the Science Channel this weekend.

During the one-hour " The 39 Clues: Advanced Agent Training " webcast, Ms. Goldberg will engage in a dialog with the authors of the bestselling multi-media series -- Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, and Patrick Carman -- and will challenge kids and classrooms on the following core skills: critical thinking, research, ...