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Rubinstein was an actress and human rights activist, she is probably most known for her role of Tangina Barrons in the 1982 movie Poltergeist. Some of Rubinstein’s other films included: Sixteen Candles, Cages, Teen Witch, The Wildcard, Southland Tales and National Lampoon’s Last Resort. Zelda Rubinstein stood only 4 feet 3 inches due to a deficiency in [...]
Spencer (born John Speshock) was an American actor, best known for his role as Leo McGarry on the series The West Wing. Spencer grew up in New Jersey, the son of working class parents, and trained alongside Liza Minneli at Manhatten’s Professional Children’s School. As a teenager he had a role on The Patty Duke Show [...]
Smith (born William Lane Smith III) was an American actor, known for his role as newspaper editor Perry White in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Richard Nixon in The Final Days. Smith was born in Memphis, Tennessee and long had an interest in acting. He studied drama, before joining the army for [...]
Robets was an actor and singer who is probably best known for his role of Adam Cartwright, Ben Cartwright’s eldest son, on the popular television western series Bonanza. He was also the star of Trapper John, M.D. in which he played the title role of chief surgeon, Dr. John MacIntyre. Despite the success of Bonanza, Roberts [...]
Lyon was a previous competitor on the popular reality show Survivor Palau, which aired in 2005. Lyon came in fourth place overall. In 2005, Lyon was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer at the young age of 33. She opted for a bilateral mastectomy coupled with chemotherapy. At that time, the cancer had went into remission. [...]
He was a musician, singer and actor more commonly known as “The King of Rock n’ Roll” or just simply “The King”. Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee Elvis would go to the local record stores that had juke boxes or listening booths and just play records for hours. The area also had a strong blues music [...]
Murphy was a famous actress who had starred in such movies as Clueless, 8 Mile, Sin City and Riding in Cars with Boys.
Oral Roberts was a renowned televangelist and claimed Jesus had appeared to him numerous times asking him to undertake various tasks. Under the order of Jesus, Roberts opened his own university in 1963.
Sales was a very famous comedian, actor and on air personality. He is probably best known for his children’s television show “Lunch with Soupy Sales”. The show was a series of comedy sketches with almost every skit ending with the classic pie in the face, which became Sales’ trademark.
Albano was a professional wrestler, actor and manager. During his prestigious wrestling career, Albano helped 15 different tag teams, and 4 singles, to championships. After his wrestling success Albano began to transition over to television and film projects. During the 1980’s you could see him featured on Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling, Miami Vice, Wise Guys, [...]
Swayze was a dancer, singer-songwriter and an iconic actor with numerous cinematic greats on his resume. Some of his best films include The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Point Break, Ghost, Dirty Dancing and of course Road House. Swayze got his start as a dancer for Disney on parade. Soon after, he got the part of Danny Zuko [...]
Hughes was a writer, director and producer of some of the most popular movies from the 80’s & 90’s. Some of his work includes The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Home Alone, National Lampoon’s Vacation, among others.
Malden was an Academy winning actor that had a career that spanned over 70 years. He is probably best remembered for his roles in classic films such as: A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront and One-Eyed Jacks. You may remember him from his famed role of Mike Stone on the 1970s crime drama, The [...]
Travalena was a comedian who specialized in impersonations and was commonly known as “The Man of a Thousand Faces”. He began his career on “The ABC Comedy Hour” and the “Dean Martin Roasts”. Travalena also lent his voice talents to several cartoons during the 1970s. Travalena appeared at casino theaters in Las Vegas, Reno and Atlantic City. [...]
Storm was an American actress and singer who is probably best remembered for her stints on “My Little Margie” ad “The Gale Storm Show”. When Storm was 17 two of her teachers urged her to enter the “Gateway to Hollywood” contest, broadcasting on the CBS Radio studios. First prize was a one-year contract with a movie [...]
Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana to a working class family on August 29, 1958. His father, Joseph, was a steel mill employee and often performed in various R&B groups. His mother was a stay at home mom and a devout Jehovah’s Witness. Michael was the seventh of nine children; his siblings include Rebbie, Jackie, [...]
Fawcett was an actress and a pop culture icon. At the height of her career, she was a sex symbol to millions of young men and a fashion icon for young women… most notably being her famed hairstyle. Fawcett began her career doing commercials in the late 1960s and early 1970s for Wella Balsam Shampoo. Around [...]
McMahon was a game show host, comedian, television personality, and probably best known as the announcer on the Tonight Show. McMahon got his start calling various bingo games in Maine when he was just 15 years old. He even put himself through college being a pitchman for vegetable slicers on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Johnny Carson and [...]
Carradine was an actor best known for his role of Kwai Chang Caine in the 1970s television series Kung Fu. Eventhough he was known as David, he was actually born John Arthur Carradine in Hollywood, California in 1936. He had one brother, Bruce Carradine, and two half-brothers Keith and Robert Carradine. Caradine got his big break in the [...]
Carroll was an actor and one of the last surviving munchkins from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. He began taking dance lessons at the age of 7 at the Fox Theater in St. Louis, Missouri. It was there that he met Jack Haley (who would later play the the Tin Man) and the two [...]
Cohn was a talent agent at International Creative Management, an agency he helped create. He was described by Time magazine as “the first superagent of the modern age”. Some of his A-List clientele was Paul Newman, Woody Allen Meryl Streep, LIza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, Jackie Gleason, Robert Altman and E.L. Doctorow. He began his career in the [...]
DeLuise was an actor, comedian, director, producer and chef. He began his career as a regular performer on the television show The Entertainers in 1964. Later, he was hired by TV producer Greg Garrison to appear periodically on the Dean Martin Show. DeLUise would go on as “Dominick the Great”, a magic act gone horribly wrong. [...]
Gans was a singer, comedian and impressionist who found success with his Las Vegas Strip performances. He had even been named Entertainer of the Year, and his show had been awarded Show of the Year. Before Gans made his way to Las Vegas, he was a professional baseball player. His knowledge of the game helped him [...]
Arthur was a comedian, singer and actress who is probably best known for her roles in the widely popular television shows Maude and The Golden Girls. In 1972 Arthur was cast as the title character in the series entitled Maude. In the series, Maude lived in the community of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York with her [...]
Chambers was a pornographic actress who is best known for her 1972 hardcore film “Behind the Green Door”. Chambers was trying to find work as an actress, when she answered an advertisement for a casting call. Upon her arrival, she found out that it wasn’t for a normal gig… it was for a porno film. She [...]
Richardson was a fairly well known stage & cinema actress and wife of Liam Neeson. Richardson began her career at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, England. In 1984 she began her film career with Every Picture Tells a Story, followed by a CBS miniseries, Ellis Island. Some of her other works include Nell, The Parent Trap [...]
Silver was an actor, director, producer and political activist. He made his acting debut in 1976 with the film Tunnel Vision. Silver had a very diverse career, some of his work consisted of Timecop, Mr. Saturday Night, Ali, and the recurring role as political adviser Bruno Gianelli on The West Wing. Though he was a democrat, Silver [...]
Livingston was a businessman, songwriter, producer, and probably best known for creating Bozo the Clown. While working at Capitol Records, Livingston was given the task of creating a children’s record. After some deliberation he came up with “Bozo the Clown”. The first Bozo album, entitled Bozo at the Circus, was released in 1946. The concept of [...]
Boyd was a singer, songwriter, musician and actor who is probably best known for his Holiday classic “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”, which he recorded at the age of 12. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus became an instant sensation, selling over two and a half million copies in its first week of release. Initially the [...]
Foote was an award winning playwright and screenwriter, who is probably best known for his screenplay for the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird which starred Gregory Peck. Some of Footes other notable works include Baby the Rain Must Fall, The Trip to Bountiful, The Midnight Caller, Of Mice and Men, The Young Man from Atlanta, [...]