Springsteen will play at Super Bowl halftime

Springsteen will play at Super Bowl halftime

NEW YORK — Another Super Bowl, another rock ’n’ roll superstar at halftime.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC announced Sunday night.

Continuing a run of major talent that has lately included the Rolling Stones, U2, Paul McCartney, Prince and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the biggest television event in the nation will showcase one of its most beloved rock ’n’ roll artists. The Super Bowl will be played Feb. 1 at Raymond James Stadium.

Last year’s halftime show was watched by more than 148 million viewers in the U.S., the NFL said in its release. It wasn’t always that way: For years, the game’s halftime show was made up of local and college marching bands and drill teams.

Ledger’s daughter to inherit estate

PERTH, Australia — Heath Ledger’s 2-year-old daughter Matilda Rose will inherit all of her father’s estate, Ledger’s father says.

The Australian actor, who died from an accidental prescription drug overdose in January, signed a will before his daughter was born leaving everything to his parents and three sisters. Some had speculated his former partner Michelle Williams would lodge a claim for the money.

But Ledger’s father, Kim Ledger, told the Australian newspaper The Sunday Times that the family had given all the money to Matilda and that there had been no challenge from Williams.

“There is no claim,” the newspaper quoted Kim Ledger as saying in a report published Sunday. “Our family has gifted everything to Matilda.”

The actor signed the will April 12, 2003. It lists assets and cash of just $118,000, but the actor’s estate is believed to be worth more than $16.3 million, the newspaper said.

Today’s birthdays

Actress Angie Dickinson is 77. Singer Johnny Mathis is 73. Actor Len Cariou (“The Four Seasons”) is 69. Singer-drummer Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield is 66. Singer Marilyn McCoo is 65. Singer Sylvia Peterson of The Chiffons is 62. Actor John Finn (“Cold Case”) is 56. Guitarist John Lombardo (10,000 Maniacs) is 56. Country singer Deborah Allen is 55. Jazz singer Patrice Rushen is 54. Actor Barry Williams (“The Brady Bunch”) is 54. Actress Fran Drescher is 51. Country singer Marty Stuart is 50. Actress Crystal Bernard (“Wings”) is 47. Actor Eric Stoltz is 47. Country singer Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry is 45. Singer Trey Anastasio (Phish) is 44. Bassist Robby Takac of The Goo Goo Dolls is 44. Actress Monica Bellucci (“The Passion of the Christ,” “The Matrix Reloaded”) is 44. Actor Tony Hale (“Arrested Development”) is 38. Actress Jenna Elfman (“Dharma and Greg”) is 37. Actor Ashley Hamilton is 34. Actress Lacey Chabert (“Mean Girls,” “Party of Five”) is 26. Actor Kieran Culkin is 26. Rapper T-Pain is 24.