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Scoop for the Week of September 7th



MTV's Daly Sues Motorola Think those celebrities are suckered into advertising deals? Not Carson Daly. He was so mad when Motorola cancelled his ad deal, he sued. The company announced its plans to cut the deal with Carson that would have landed him $1 million to promote the company's cell phones, pagers and other communications products. The lawsuit alleges Motorola breached an agreement made back in January because of the company's financial situation and the resulting cuts in the advertising budget. The deal actually fell apart by July and Carson claims he lost more than $1 million because he passed on many other opportunities with rival companies. Motorola says the deal was never official.

Celebrity Birthday Trivia: His last name is really Weiss but he changed it to suit Hollywood. Before he was discovered, he modeled and even showed up in Burger King's advertising campaign. His first television role was on CBS' flop The Bradys, an updated version of the hit The Brady Bunch. Who is he?

Sept. 7: Julie Kavner, 50; Corbin Bernsen, 47; Devon Sawa, 23.

Sept. 8: Peter Sellers, 78; Jonathan Taylor Thomas, 20.

Sept. 9: Michael Keaton, 50; Hugh Grant, 41; Adam Sandler, 35; Henry Thomas, 30; Michelle Williams, 21.

Sept. 10: Amy Irving, 48; Ryan Phillippe, 26.

Sept. 11: Kristy McNichol, 39; Harry Connick, Jr., 34; Brad Fischetti, 26.

Sept. 12: Linda Gray, 61; Barry White, 57; Peter Scolari, 47; Rachel Ward, 44.

Sept. 13: Bela Karolyi, 59; Jacqueline Bisset, 57; Nell Carter, 53; Fiona Apple, 24; Ben Savage, 21.

Celebrity Birthday Trivia: His last name is really Weiss but he changed it to suit Hollywood. Before he was discovered, he modeled and even showed up in Burger King's advertising campaign. His first television role was on CBS' flop The Bradys, an updated version of the hit The Brady Bunch. Who is he?

Celebrity Birthday Trivia Answer: Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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