New York, NY -- "Sopranos" star Vincent Pastore is becoming a wise guy on satellite radio. The man best-known as mobster "Big Pussy" will be hosting "The Wiseguy" show on Sirius Satellite Radio starting Saturday (Mar. 27). Pastore will interview various Italian-Americans and play music by Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Jerry Vale.

LONDON -- Scotland is experiencing the return of the king -- as in Elvis Presley. Based on six years of research, a British writer claims he has located the ancestral home of the rock n roller, a village called Lonmay where his ancestor Andrew Presley lived 300 years ago. Allan Morrison describes his finding as "like striking gold" and tells Reuters he'd like to see the town become a shrine to Elvis, like Graceland.

HOLLYWOOD -- The antics of a team of stripping volleyball players sounds like the stuff B-movies are built on, but that's the premise of the latest movie from the producer of "The Godfather." Burt Reynolds stars as the coach and Rachel Hunter as a player in the flick, "Cloud Nine," which is set to begin filming next month in Malibu, according to "The Hollywood Reporter."

TURLOCK, Calif. -- Well, hello Doctor: "Hello Dolly!" star Carol Channing is getting an honorary doctoral degree from California State University, Stanislaus. She'll receive the Doctor of Fine arts honor at the May 29 graduation ceremonies.

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