Today's Birthdays

Kim Alexis-56
Lolita Davidovich- 47
Brian Austin Green- 35
Brigette Neilsen- 45
Linda Ronstadt- 62
Jan-Michael Vincent- 64
Forest Whitaker- 47

Sutherland served 48 days in a Glendale jail for a DUI arrest last winter. He admits that his main concern was to make sure 24 went on without a glitch.

"I made a really dumb mistake, and to be able to go back to work, which is something I feel comfortable doing, it's a safe place for me, I was grateful to have that opportunity," he told a group of reporters. "I've had very good friends that have made similar mistakes and have not been that lucky. So, I was very aware of how lucky I was to have that opportunity."

Heath Ledgers Family and Costars give his performance a thumbs up

Heath Ledger's family attended the premiere of The Dark knight in New York city last night. His father Kim, his mother Sally Bell, her husband, and Heath's older sister Kate.

When asked about his late son's performance, Kim simply gave a thumb up.

Here is what some of Heath's costars had to say;

"Working with Heath was fantactic. He steals the movie and I'm quite happy to say that. He's a hell of a talent and created a joke that very iconic and one that will become a classic portrayal of the ages" - Christian Bale

"Intensity and ferocity of the performance." "But when we were sitting down between takes, he was completely ordinary, he wasn't preparing himself or saying ‘Please leave me alone, I've gotta do this.' Instead he was talking to me" -Michael Caine who plays butler Alfred Pennyworth

Cain also added "We would sit and chat and have a cup of coffee, then suddenly the'd say, ‘Were ready, Heath,' and he'd go straight into The Joker," "His energy was astonishing, especially when it came from this kind of calm. He's certainly the best villain I've ever seen."

Reports are stating that Heath's portrayal of the Joker may surpass Jack Nicolson's in 1989. Here are clips of the two.