They say blonds have more fun and these blonds are certainly having the last laugh. They're part of a coterie of platinum-haired performers from Mae West to such contemporary faves as Cameron Diaz, as well as Oscar-winners Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange and Reese Witherspoon who have tickled audiences' funny bones. And, yes, we begrudgingly give props to Jessica Simpson, who gave new meaning to the expression "dumb blond" in her MTV "reality" series "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica" but nonetheless showed some comic flair. Here's a look at performers who have the film archetype of the Blond and turned it on its head:

Cameron Diaz

Diaz became a star with her first film, 1994's "The Mask," in which her personality and charm won over audiences and critics alike. Even as a 21-year-old newbie, she held her own opposite the movie's frenetic star, Jim Carrey. She also managed to steal 1997's "My Best Friend's Wedding" from under the nose of its female lead Julia Roberts. And she picked up a New York Film Critics Circle best actress award for her goofy turn as a doctor being pursued by many men in the Farrelly brothers' 1998 hit, "There's Something About Mary." Her hair "gel" scene with costar Ben Stiller is a thing of brilliance. Nothing she's done since "Mary" has been as laugh-inducing, but she's had her share of hits with the "Shrek" animated franchise, the two "Charlie's Angels" movies and the quirky "Being John Malkovich." And Diaz again demonstrates she's a pratfall master as a New York career woman who marries a working-class guy during a drunken spree in Las Vegas in the predictable "What Happens in Vegas," which opens Friday.

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Cameron Diaz fought back tears during a U.S. TV interview on Monday as she paid tribute to her late father.

Diaz made her first public appearance following the death of her father, Emilio Diaz, at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film What Happens In Vegas and continued to promote the project on U.S. show Good Morning America with co-star Ashton Kutcher.

The smiling but clearly emotional actress said, “Well you know, it’s one of things you don’t really sum it up in a few words. I just think we’re so fortunate as a family to have the family that we have and my father, he was dad.” Emilio Diaz died suddenly last month, aged 58, after a bout of influenza developed into pneumonia.

Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz has given up her search for the perfect man -- she is convinced he doesn't exist.

Diaz, 35, has dated a string of eligible men over the years including Matt Dillon, Jared Leto and Justin Timberlake.

But she has yet to find the perfect partner to settle down with.

She says, "You're always told he has to look like this and this is how he exists in all the storybooks, but it doesn't always come in those packages.

"And people are not always what they seem to be. I was really a big fairy-tale girl when I was growing up."

Actress Cameron Diaz is back to work after the recent death of her father Emilio. She has appeared on the red carpet and also sat down with co-star Ashton Kutcher on the "Today" show to discuss their new movie.

While they talked about the movie, "What Happens in Vegas," Diaz was all smiles. She became somber when host Meredith Vieira brought up her father. Diaz's dad died at age 58 from post-influenza MRSA pneumonia.

Vieira asked Diaz, "What did your dad do for you in terms of making you the woman you are today?"

Diaz responded by saying she could not sum that up in a few words.

She then told Vieira, "I think we're just so fortunate as a family - to have the family that we have."

We love Cameron Diaz here at Goss HQ.

Not just for playing the game and allowing Ben Stiller to, ahem, on her in the classic There's Something About Mary.

But she always seems so normal - and down-to-earth.

Last week, she attended the funeral of her beloved father Emilio.

Cameron, 35, and her family, mother Billie, and sister Chimene, held an informal service, at Seal Beach, California earlier this month, which was attended by ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake and another former boyfriend, singer-songwriter John Mayer, who Diaz dated earlier this year.

Afterwards, it seemed she would be hiding away for sometime. She announced she was tired of Los Angeles and was moving to New York.

But bravely she has come out and faced the cameras - no mean feat - at the LA premiere of her new movie with Ashton Kutcher, What Happens In Vegas.

And didn't she look fab in her tight red minidress.

Let's hope the movie looks as good!

Cameron Diaz has returned to work to promote her new movie, "What Happens in Vegas," just weeks after her father passed away.

The actress made her first public appearance following the death of her father, Emilio Diaz, at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film on Thursday.

Smiling Diaz waved to the crowd as she walked the red carpet with co-star Ashton Kutcher and took time to energetically grab a microphone to challenge fans to a screaming match for a chance to attend the premiere.

She told reporters, "I am doing very well."

Diaz had previously missed both the London and Las Vegas premieres and a press event in Los Angeles as she mourned her father's unexpected death.

Emilio Diaz died suddenly last month, at age 58, after a bout of influenza developed into pneumonia, and the Hollywood actress subsequently canceled all of her work engagements, including the promotional tour for the new film. 

E! says Justin Timberlake, John Mayer and Kelly Slater, all at one time attached to Cameron Diaz, attended the funeral of her father Sunday.

Emilio Diaz died last week at age 59 from complications of pneumonia. The funeral crowd wore Hawaiian shirts, sunglasses and leis, a tribute family members thought the fun-loving Diaz would have wanted.

A little cash problem

Gail O’Grady from “NYPD Blue” and “American Dreams” has filed for bankruptcy, and the National Enquirer says some casinos are among the people hoping to get paid first.

Bally’s/Paris Las Vegas says she owes them $75,000, while Caesars Palace is raising that with a $160,000 figure. O’Grady says the casinos gave her loans even though they knew she had financial problems.

Uplifting ratings

The 4-year-old Gospel Music Channel, television’s fastest-growing cable network, reaches a milestone tonight when it carries live coverage of the annual Dove Awards for gospel music.

The channel (seen on the digital tier on Time Warner) was founded by Charlie Humbard, a former executive at Discovery and the son of the late televangelist Rex Humbard, and Brad Siegel, a former Turner executive.

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"If you really want to torture me, sit me in a room strapped down to a chair and put Mariah Carey on over and over again. That would be eternal hell for me. I mean it. The worst."

Blonde beauty Cameron Diaz, born in 1972, grew up on the beaches of San Diego, California and is the daughter of a Cuban-American father and Anglo-German mother.

She attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School at the same time as rapper Snoop Dogg.

At the young age of 16, Cameron took off on a modelling tour with Elite model agency, before bursting onto the Hollywood scene with actor Jim Carey in the 1994 comedy The Mask.

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Cameron Diaz skipped a meeting with the press over her new movie ‘What Happens in Vegas’ but sent a handwritten letter along with her co-star Ashton Kutcher. Copies of the letter were passed along to journalist. Diaz thanked all of the fans who have shown their support and said she chose to stay with her family instead of promote the comedy.

“First of all I want to thank all of you for your support over the years. I was really looking forward to this weekend getting to talk to my friends about a film I am so proud of,” she said. Diaz added that because of “the loss of my father, I have chosen to be with my family this weekend.

 The 35-year-old actress said that she and her family will continue mourning Emilio Diaz but will “share a good laugh” at a private screening of ‘What Happens in Vegas.’

 “This weekend I am screening What Happens In Vegas for my family. It was a unanimous decision that we all needed to share a good laugh,” she added. “After all that’s why we make films like these. So people can leave behind their worries for a couple of hours. Have a good laugh.”

Cameron Diaz: who’s mourning the death of her father skipped a press junket for new movie What Happens in Vegas in L.A. on Saturday, but her co-star, Ashton Kutcher, delivered a hand-written note from the actress.

Diaz’s dad, Emilio, died at the age of 58 from post-influenza MRSA pneumonia on April 15.

The actress’ note read: “First of all I want to thank all of you for your support over the years.

“So many films, so many weekends discussing films. I was really looking forward to this weekend getting to talk to my friends about a film that I am so proud of.

“Due to the loss of my father I have chosen to be with my family this weekend. But it was important for me to convey to all of you how much I love this film.

“We really did have the best time, most fun and laughs making it. I know that the stories Ashton, Rob [Corddry] and [Director] Tom [Vaughan] share with you will illustrate that point.

“I was fortunate to work with a group of truly gifted individuals that share the common denominator of a generous heart and wickedly sick sense of humor.

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