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Director Judd Apatow changed how we think of comedy with his 2007 film 'Knocked Up,' in which a one night stand between Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl goes horribly awry and she ends up pregnant with a baby that she decides to keep. Who knew that a movie about the dangers of not using protection could be so funny, or so heartwarming?

'Bridesmaids' managed to be the runaway comedy of 2011. It was also was the highest grossing Judd Apatow-produced film -- and his first film nominated for Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay (written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo) and Best Supporting Actress (the hilarious Melissa McCarthy).

Wax figures are a fun novelty idea, but sometimes (read: like, 90 percent of the time) these things are just plain terrible.

Mugshots are basically a rite of passage for celebrities. But while some stars look just as good with that awful grey background as they do on a red carpet, others are a bit less glamorous.

Back in the 1980s, MTV actually played videos and shows like 'Growing Pains,' 'The Cosby Show' and 'Married With Children' ruled the airwaves. And even though you may have forgotten about them, many of the stars from those iconic juggernauts are still around -- on Twitter. But maybe they shouldn't be. Here are a few celebrities from the '80s you should remember from their glory days rather than fo

Some celebrities pop up overnight, helped along by a star-making performance that makes it seem as if they came out of nowhere. But before all that fame and glamour and easy money, plenty of celebs had to actually work to make ends meet -- and a lot of them had some pretty bizarre occupations along the way.

It takes a brave woman to venture out in public without makeup -- especially when she knows there are likely to be cameras following her every barefaced move. Regardless, even the rich and famous sometimes don't want to assemble an entire glam squad before leaving the house.

Last time we checked the sources that track such things, the average height of American and European men was about 5 feet 10 inches. That varies depending on genetics, of course, but what's really mind-boggling is how much taller some male celebrities on the shorter side seem to look to us.

On AMC's 'The Walking Dead,' our planet is overrun with flesh-eating zombies. And while Snooki, Donald Trump, John Mayer, Kim Kardashian and Lindsay Lohan aren't quite pretty enough to play the undead, we have the fix for that. We've zombie-fied those annoying individuals to make them picture-perfect, and even given them appropriate new names -- just in time for Halloween.

Before they were famous, many actors and actresses paid their dues in a variety of ways. Sometimes they did bizarre jobs, sometimes they took small roles on TV shows -- and sometimes they starred in music videos.

All sorts of renowned entertainers have traveled to Springfield to visit our yellow friends on 'The Simpsons,' and we've partnered with PopCrush and Taste of Country to bring you some of our favorites. Among the musicians and assorted other famous folks, there are a whole slew of actors who've either portrayed themselves or lent their voices to new characters...

Tragic Hollywood deaths have been the stuff of legend since the day cameras started rolling. But what happens when an actor dies while a film is still in production?

Sometimes it's hard to tell, but we love our celebrities around here. (Shut up, we do.) The truly admirable stars are beautiful, likable and talented.

Most celebrities have glam squads kept on retainer to advise and style everything from hair to clothes to makeup. Unfortunately, though, sometimes the image entourage takes a nap and things fall through the cracks -- or, worse yet, the stars try to handle things themselves and flame out in spectacular fashion...

Dog-owners have been putting their canine kids in costumes for years -- who among us hasn't seen a Dachshund dressed as a hot dog or a tiny little Chihuahua in a tutu? And yeah, they're cute and everything, but yawn. Whatever. Bring a celebrity slant to it, though, and everything changes...

Most of us don't get to choose our names, but celebrities do -- and when they start out with a snark-worthy or tongue-twisting real name, it makes the decision to abandon it even easier. With that in mind, here are five stars with given names that probably wouldn't have gone up in lights, and the stories behind the stage names they chose instead...

As we near the anniversary of both Kim Kardashian’s split from short-time husband Kris Humphries and the start of Katy Perry’s rather brief marriage to Russell Brand, we can't help but ponder the shelf-life of Hollywood wedded bliss...

Shoes ... they're not just what goes on your feet, especially when you're a celebrity with access to designers who view footwear as tiny little works of art. And we're not talking about "it" designers like Brian Atwood or old standbys like Christian Louboutin or even Manolo Blahnik (RIP Carrie Bradshaw)...

These days, we pretty much expect celebrities to name their kids something bizarre (because hey, free press) -- but some of them are so bad that you can't help but wonder if these people are such sadists that they aren't fit for parenthood...

It's a very small world and the world of celebrities is no different, especially when you find out just how many went to high school with one another. We suppose this is the kind of things that happens in performance art schools and in LA though...