Kennedy Center Honors Tonight

Tonight at 9p EST on CBS.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2009. Recipients to be honored at the 32nd annual national celebration of the arts are: writer, composer, actor, director, and producer Mel Brooks; pianist and composer Dave Brubeck; opera singer Grace Bumbry; actor, director, and producer Robert De Niro; and singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen.

Betty White to receive Lifetime Achievement SAG Award

Love me some Betty.

SAG president Alan Rosenberg said: “Whether creating some of television’s most indelible characters, plunging into film roles with joyous gusto or perfecting the art of the quip as a television panelist and host, Betty White has entertained audiences with her impeccable comic timing and remarkable wit for more than 60 years.”

Bea Arthur dies at 86

Goes to show how old I am that my first memory of Bea Arthur is on All In The Family, 14 years before Golden Girls. She was a wonderful actress and will be missed.

LOS ANGELES - Maude" and "Golden Girls" star Bea Arthur has died, a family spokesman said.

The 86-year-old Arthur, who had cancer, died at home early Saturday, said Dan Watts, family spokesman.

The tall, deep-voiced actress won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame" and Emmy Awards for "The Golden Girls" and "Maude." Arthur's razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines helped make the sitcoms hits and turned the veteran stage and film actress into a popular TV star.

Tina Fey Golden Globe Acceptance Speech

I used to be a crazed entertainment award show junkie, but now you'd have to throw in some electoral votes and Gallup polls to even begin to get me interested. Love "30 Rock" and Fey, so this was fun. (Didja see David there off to the side? Did he say anything? Okay, still a bit of a fangirl.) Background on Fey's enemies here.

Tim Robbins gets Walk of Fame star

Congratulations Tim, well deserved.

LOS ANGELES - Tim Robbins is known in Hollywood as an Academy Award-winning actor, director, activist and hockey fanatic.

On Friday, he added comedian to his repertoire while getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

"I used to take the bus from here to Burbank to go to work," he recalled.

"When the bus was late, I would walk up and down and throw my cigarettes down. Now I have the honour of having this done to my star.