Dateline Hollywood, 1160 words--

Dennis Miller and Dustin Hoffman met in court--the tennis court that is. "A Night at the Net" is a yearly event hosted by the Mercedes Benz Cup held at the UCLA Tennis Center.

Miller teamed up with tennis pro Mark Philippousses while Hoffman partnered with Michael Chang, the 1996 Mercedes Benz champ.

The lobes and faults were played for charity--MusiCares, the heart of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The winner of the doubles match - Miller and Philippousses.

On the final day of the Mercedes Benz Cup, Jan-Michael Gambill, a hot new tennis hopeful, thanked William Shatner, his lucky charm. "This is the first time Mr. Shatner's been in the audience and I've lost," he told the cheering crowd at UCLA's Tennis Center. Shatner smiled and tipped his hat to the young tennis player. Gambill lost to Michael Chang in the final match of the tournament.

Looks like Academy Award winning actress Holly Hunter is in negotiations to play tennis great Billie Jean King for ABC-TV. "Battle of the Sexes" chronicles the milestone match between King and tennis pro Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome. King won the match and single-handily brought women's tennis to the forefront. Look for a spring airdate.

Scotland's most famous poet might find his way to the movies, that's Robert Burns. Screenwriter and fellow Scotsman, Alan Sharp, is scripting the screenplay by returning to his native Scotland to research one of the most charismatic figures in Scottish history. The Hollywood Reporter says the big brouhaha is the casting of the bard of Scotland -- the flurry of speculation includes Johnny Depp, Robert Carlyle and Ewan McGregor as major contenders.

Besides directing, actors like to own restaurants. Steven Spielberg, Sly Stone and Bruce Willis -- to name just a few. While growing up in San Francisco, Danny Glover decided French-fries was an at the top of the food chain. His mom prepared homemade fries from fresh potatoes purchased at the local farmer's market. Six months ago, Glover opened Hollywood Fries in Los Angeles near the campus at UCLA. Just fries, you say? Glover's bistro offers 30 dipping sauces ranging from Lethal Weapon (Cajun pepper and mayo) to Godzarlic (fresh garlic and mayo) and side dishes like shrimp and chicken wings. Mouth watering, yet? Don't worry, Glover plans to open 300 Hollywood Fries around the country in the next five years.

Let's all see if Flashdance producer, Jerry Bruckheimer still has the right stuff with his new release, Coyote Ugly. This obfuscated-titled film stars Piper Perabo as a bartender in the Big Apple. Tyra Banks co-stars as a fellow tapster in this female-version of Cocktail.

Clint Eastwood directs and stars along with

Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner, Donald Sutherland, James

Cromwell, and William Devane.

Fellow astronauts from the 1960's relive their adventures when NASA comes a calling for them to retrieve a malfunctioning satellite launched in 1965.

Kevin Bacon brings home the horror as he goes six degrees from disintegration in this updated version of The Invisible Man. Also stars Elizabeth Shue and Josh Brolin.

The palatial Malibu retreat owned by the late Walter Matthau and his wife, Carol, is on the market for $5.5 million. The Oscar-winning actor died of a heart attack on July 1 at 79. The traditional-style 4,200 square feet on prime Malibu beach property boasts four bedrooms, plus maid's quarters and a master suite with a fireplace overlooking a deck and the ocean.

Eddie Fisher and his wife, heiress Betty Lin, sold their Hollywood hills home for $5.35 million.

Fisher, 71, co-wrote his autobiography "Been There, Done That," in 1999. The book chronicled his life in Hollywood including his famous marriages to actresses Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor and Connie Stevens.

This fall Fisher will co-star with Shirley MacLaine and Lauren Bacall in the ABC telefilm "These Old Broads," written with his daughter, Carrie Fisher, his daughter with Reynolds.

At the end of the summer, who will reign at the top of the concert charts? So many hot talents on tour this year including something for everyone - from baby boomers, and their off-spring alike -- AC/DC, Bob Dylan, Jimmy Buffett, Marc Anthony, Metallica, Ricky Martin, Snoop Dogg, Phish, Santana, Steely Dan, Sting, and the Dixie Chicks. Of course, we cannot forget Britney Speers and Christina Aquilera. Stay tuned!

Tiger Woods is under par with the Screen Actors Guild. Woods, a member of SAG, received a summons from the Guild to appear before a trial board, according to Reuters. The golf super star shot a Buick commercial during the current actor's strike against the advertising industry. Penalties against Woods could include a censure and a fine to expulsion from the union. According to a Wood's representative, he has not received the summons from SAG.

The Los Angeles Times confirmed actor and NRA President, Charlton Heston, checked into a rehabilitation center in Utah last spring because "his social drinking got out of hand." His publicist cited his "horrendous schedule -- he's speaking, traveling, campaigning. I think it was overwork." Heston declined an interviewed with the Associated Press.

Mick Jaggar's labor of love is finally coming to the big screen.

Mick Jaggar and his production company, Jagged Films, purchased the rights to Robert Harris' thriller, Enigma, over three years ago. Blood, sweat and tears on Jaggar's part paid off. The screen version of this best selling novel began filming in London last month. Jaggar's screen credit? Producer, of course!

Enigma, based on the Robert Harris novel, is a thriller set in England during World War II. Directed by Michael Apted ("The World is Not Enough"), it has a screenplay by Tom Stoppard "Shakespeare In Love") and stars Dougray Scott ("M:I-2") and Kate Winslet.

The story deals with a company of British military men and mathematicians joining forces to break the complex German codes. In the end, they manage to track and predict the enemy troop movements and, more than likely, shorten the war.

Jaggar, who turned 57 last month, is looking to a 2001-year release for a project that gives him total satisfaction.

August 4

Billy Bob Thorton 1955

Louie Armstrong 1901

August 5

Adam MCA Yauch 1964

Jonathan Silverman 1966

Maureen McCormick 1956

Loni Anderson 1946

Erika Slezak 1946

August 6

Soleil Moon Frye 1976

Geri Estelle Halliwell 1972

Catherine Hicks 1951

Robert Mitchum 1917

Lucille Ball 1911

Louella Parsons 1893

Did you know that Hollywood is Haunted - next week we'll check out some favorite haunts of the once rich and famous!

Also, which nostalgic Beverly Hills restaurant site switched from celebrated chili to "paper or plastic?"

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