John Travolta pays tribute to wife Kelly Preston on what would have been her 60th birthday

Jon Burlingame editor The centennial of Henry Mancini, composer of “The Pink Panther,” “Moon River” and other movie songs, isn’t until 2024. But the celebration began on Thursday when an all-star parade of Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-winning musicians got together to re-record one of his most famous works: “Peter Gunn.” With legendary composers John Williams and Herbie Hancock on keyboards, jazz great Arturo Sandoval on trumpet and music mogul Quincy Jones conducting an 18-piece band of L.A. session players, Mancini’s 1958 TV theme rocked the Warner Bros. scoring stage all afternoon. It was old home week for many, who seemingly spent half the three-hour session embracing, laughing and snapping photos. Williams and Jones called each other “Q” and “John T.,” the nicknames they had when the two were toiling side-by-side at Universal Television in the 1960s, before each started collecting Oscars and Grammys for their work in films and records.

John Travolta took to Instagram Thursday to honor his late wife, Kelly Preston, on what would have been her 60th birthday. "Happy birthday to my favorite dance partner! We love you and miss you Kelly," he wrote alongside a throwback image of the couple. Travolta and Preston were married 28 years before she died after a two-year battle with breast cancer in July 2020.

Bruce Willis and John Travolta will appear as rivals in their new action movie "Paradise City." In the film's trailer, which was released Wednesday, Willis plays a bounty hunter who is getting a little too old for the job but agrees to take on the extremely difficult and dangerous assignment to take down a crime lord in Hawaii, played by Travolta.  After Willis’ character is thought to have died on the job, his son, played by Blake Jenner, teams up with his dad’s former partner, Stephen Dorff, to get revenge on those they believe carried out the killing.Their task is made all the more difficult because they still have to deal with Travolta’s character. This is the first time Travolta and Willis have worked together since first pairing up in 1994 for the Quentin Tarantino classic "Pulp Fiction." Travolta played a hitman in the film, and Willis played an aging boxer who killed Travolta’s character.They played two of the film's three protagonists.

Mindy Kaling Michael R. Jackson is, in a word, dazzling. His Broadway musical, “A Strange Loop,” is a breakthrough masterpiece whose plot I won’t describe here because it’s so inventive that my summary wouldn’t do it justice. But what I can say is that it’s a musical about a writer … well, trying to write. The star of “A Strange Loop” is Usher, a “young overweight-to-obese homosexual and/ or gay and/or queer, cisgender male writer,” as he says in his opening song, working to find his way in the world, deciphering the many destructive (and often extremely funny) voices in his head. Watching Michael’s Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning musical, I felt like someone had shone a light on the creative process of writing in a way it had never been examined before. For years, many neurotic writers have been able to see themselves in the protagonists of Woody Allen movies or Charlie Kaufman’s “Adaptation” or, hell, even “The Shining.” I never completely got it. But I actually identify with Usher, a funny, tortured, pop-culture-fluent brown man trying to impress his parents, discover his voice, vanquish his shame and have sex occasionally. Michael managed to capture all the moments of artistic self-doubt and relentless self-examination and somehow make it joyful, funny and relatable.

Tom Cruise recorded a video message for Bert Fields‘ memorial service last Sunday (October 2) in Santa Monica, California.

Ioan Gruffudd on Instagram as she marked his 49th birthday on Thursday. The 30-year-old actress shared a sweet snap of her other half as she claimed the world is a “better place because of you and your kind, gentle heart. ”Her heartfelt message comes as Gruffudd failed to come to an agreement with estranged wife Alice Evans last week over the custody of their daughters Elsie, eight, and Ella, 12.

Machine Gun Kelly paid tribute to late Linkin Park frontman and “great human being” Chester Bennington during his concert at OVO Arena Wembley in London over the weekend.A month before Bennington’s death in 2017, Kelly performed with Linkin Park in Poland, and was set to support the band on the North American leg of their ‘One More Light’ world tour, which was cancelled following Bennington’s passing.“We had a tour that we were about to start and three days before we started that tour, Chester passed away,” Kelly told the audience. “The last time I saw him was here in Europe, so I encourage you, because life is short, to go live this life.

Mark Consuelos has a risqué birthday shout-out for his wife, Kelly Ripa! On Sunday, the star celebrated the host on Instagram. “Happy Birthday Sexy!!! What a year of accomplishments. So proud of you.❤️❤️❤️,” Consuelos wrote next to a series of pictures of the birthday girl.  The photo carousel led with a picture of Ripa leaning on a piano, followed by photos of Ripa and Consuelos at dinner, taking in the views during a picnic and of course, showing a little PDA. A post shared by Mark Consuelos (@instasuelos)Ripa’s other leading man, Ryan Seacrest, took to his social media to also share birthday wishes.

Kelly Ripa is marking another year around the sun, marking her 52nd birthday on 2 October, but to her husband Mark Consuelos, she's as stunning as ever.MORE: Kelly Ripa reveals how she feared divorce after 26 years of marriage to Mark ConseulosThe actor took to social media to promptly share a loving birthday tribute to his wife of over 25 years with a slew of photographs.VIDEO: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' Love StoryHe started things off with a bang, sharing a picture of Kelly reclining against a piano wearing a varsity jacket and a black dress with a sheer skirt.Mark also included several other photos of the star, some of them professional and posed, while some during more candid moments, such as candlelit dinners and vacations.MORE: David Muir praises 'pretty' best friend Kelly Ripa as she shares new picturesHe even included one beautiful photograph of the two kissing, hidden by her hat, against a gorgeous backdrop of water, presumably from their last vacation."Happy Birthday Sexy!!! What a year of accomplishments.

Still counting! John David Duggar and wife Abbie Duggar welcomed their second child, a baby boy, in September.

John Travolta commemorated his late Grease co-star Olivia Newton-John’s birthday with a sweet tribute on his Instagram Story. The 68-year-old actor shared a photo of himself and the actress as Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson from their 1978 musical, writing: “Happy birthday my Olivia.”Mariah Carey shares emotional tribute to Olivia Newton-John: ‘This is a moment I will never forget’Olivia, who passed away in August, would have been 74 on Monday, Sept. 26.