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Jackman, Pine lend voices to 'Guardians'
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GLENDALE, Calif., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law are to lead the voice cast of "Rise of the Guardians," California's DreamWorks Animation said.

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'Grenade' tops U.S. record chart
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Bruno Mars's "Grenade" is No.1 on the U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday.

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Tom Kenny to host Annie Awards
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BURBANK, Calif., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Voice actor Tom Kenny is to serve as host of this year's 38th annual Annie Awards in California, organizers said.

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Will Ferrell plans 'Office' guest stint
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Will Ferrell is to reunite with Steve Carell, his co-star in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," in several episodes of the U.S. sitcom "The Office."

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CBS renews 'The Talk' for second season
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- CBS says it has renewed its U.S. chat show "The Talk" for the 2011-2012 television season.

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Combs to guest star on 'Hawaii Five-0'
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Hip-hop mogul and actor Sean Combs is to guest star in an upcoming episode of "Hawaii Five-0, CBS announced.

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Abortion bill repeats several past ideas
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Jan. 27--TOPEKA -- A bill to place new restrictions on abortions moved a step closer to passage Wednesday, despite complaints from opponents that some of the provisions could harm vulnerable women and girls.

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Bret Michaels discharged from hospital
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Bret Michaels has been discharged from St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix after undergoing heart surgery, the rocker's doctor said.

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DWTS Burke reveals she was abused
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NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Two-time winner of "Dancing with the Stars" Cheryl Burke says she was repeatedly molested as a child by a trusted friend of her family at home in California.

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Travolta to star in biopic of John Gotti
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- John Travolta reportedly will portray mob boss John Gotti in an upcoming biopic, a Hollywood veteran says.

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'Top Chef' host in custody row
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NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The father of "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi's 11-month-old daughter has filed suit in New York seeking custody of the child.

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Donald Sutherland gets Hollywood star
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Actor Donald Sutherland, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday, joked that, unlike a cemetery headstone, it is a marker he can visit.

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Philbin out but not done
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Following the announcement he was leaving the show he has shared with Kelly Ripa for years, Regis Philbin said in Miami he is making a change, not retiring.

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Bieber, Osbourne in Best Buy ad
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MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Best Buy announced plans to feature Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne in its first ever Super Bowl commercial to air during the big game's third quarter.

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Filmmakers towed piano to Miami sandbar
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MIAMI, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Indie filmmakers Billy and Anais Yeager say they put the grand piano that appeared this week on a sandbar in Miami's Biscayne Bay to protest the city's vanity.

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