Your Day in Pop Culture (Friday, May 10, 2013)

This Day in Pop Culture History
1924: J. Edgar Hoover is appointed director of the FBI.
1954: Bill Haley and the Comets Rock Around the Clock becomes the first rock and roll record to reach No. 1 on Billboard.
1962: Marvel Comics publishes first issue of The Incredible Hulk. Hulk smash, right?
1975: Sony introduces Betamax in Japan. Go ask your parents what Betamax was.

Famous People Have Birthdays Too
1943: David Clennon, actor (thirtysomething, The Thing)
1944: Jim Abrahams, director and member of the ZAZ Writing Team (Airplane!, The Naked Gun Series, Hot Shots! series)
1946: Donovan, singer
1955: Mark David Chapman, murdered John Lennon
1957: Sid Vicious, singer (The Sex Pistols)
1960: Bono, singer (U2)
1967: Young MC, rapper
1978: Kenan Thompson, actor (Saturday Night Live, Kenan and Kel, All That!, D2: The Mighty Ducks)

Who's On What Tonight: Your Guide to Late-Night TV
CONAN: NO EPISODE
LETTERMAN: Star Trek Into Darkness' Chris Pine, comedian Tom Dreesen, music duo She and Him
KIMMEL: REPEAT
LENO: Olympus Has Fallen's Aaron Eckhart, The View's Sherri Shepherd, music group 98 Degrees
FALLON: NCIS: Los Angeles' LL Cool J, How I Met Your Mother's Alyson Hannigan, Star Trek Into Darkness' Benedict Cumberbatch
FERGUSON: REPEAT

In Theaters This Weekend
The Great Gatsby: Originally scheduled for Christmas Day last year, The Great Gatsby gave up a prime spot in Oscar season for a big summer release. Will this be the role that finally gives Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar?