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Rue McClanahan is a famous actress most notable for her stint on Golden Girls and performances on Broadway, and Off-Broadway. McClanahan was born in Healdton, Oklahoma; the daughter of a beautician and building contractor. She would attend the University of Tulsa, graduating with honors with a degree in German and theater arts.
Gary Coleman, most famous for his role as Arnold Jackson on the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes had a dramatic and tumultuous life. He was born in Zion, Illinois and was adopted early in life. He suffered from a rare congenital kidney disease which stunted his growth, and provided a child like appearance.
Lena Horne is known mostly for her career in entertainment, and her role during the Civil Rights movement. She got her start singing, and performing for a variety of nightclubs in New York City. She also appeared in a couple of movies during the 30’s, where her singing was highlighted. Her big break would come during [...]
Redgrave was from a very well-known British family of actors. She made her theatrical debut in 1962. She won a New York Film Critics Award for her role in the 1966 film Georgy Girl, the role also landed her nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. In 1967 Redgrave left theatrical acting and [...]
Carter was an actress who is best-known for her role in the sitcom Designing Women, which ran from 1986 - 1993). She was also nominated for an Emmy for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” for Desperate Housewives in 2007.
John Forsythe was an actor who starred in three television series spanning four decades: Bachelor Father, Charlie’s Angels, and Dynasty. His role of Blake Carrington on the 1980s soap opera Dynasty is the role most people remember Forsythe for. Forsythe was also the announcer for Michelob beer commercials from the 1970s through 1985, most notably during [...]
Culp was an actor and scriptwriter, most known for his television work. He became internationally famous for his role of Kelly Robinson on I Spy, where he starred along side Bill Cosby. He also appeared in numerous other television shows including: Bonanza, The Golden Girls, The Nanny, The Girls Next Door and Wings. Most recently Culp [...]
Peter Graves was an actor who’s generally known for two performances; Jim Phelps on the hit TV show Mission Impossible, and Captain Oveur from the spoof Airplane. Grave’s big break came from a TV show called ‘Fury’. He starred as Jim Newton, and it lasted 116 episodes. His performances in the 60’s would eventually culminate [...]
Merlin Olsen is a man known for his football career, acting, broadcasting, and humanitarian efforts. He’s widely known for his legendary career with the Los Angeles Rams, and his stint as Jonathan Garvey on Little House on the Prairie.
Corey Haim was an actor, most notably being a teen idol during the 1980s. Some of his more popular roles include The Lost Boys, License to Drive, Dream a Little Dream and Lucas. Haim co-starred with Corey Feldman numerous times during his career, the pair even garnered the nickname “The Two Coreys”. Coincidentally this was also [...]
Koenig was a character actor, film director, editor and writer. He was the son of Walter Koenig, Pavel Chekov in Star Trek. Between 1985 to 1989 Koenig had a recurring role on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains. On the show he played Kirk Cameron’s character Mike Seaver’s best friend, Richard “Boner” Stabone.
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 [...]