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Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall was an English actor with a huge filmography in movies and television. He starred in many notable films such as the original Planet of the Apes movies, The Poseidon Adventure, The Legend of Hell House, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, That Darn Cat!, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, Overboard, Fright Night [...]
Strickland was an actor who is probably best known for his role of Todd Stites on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan. Strickland’s early career consisted of roles on Dave’s World, Roseanne, Sister, Sister, and Mad About You. He also co-starred in the box office dud, Forces of Nature (which starred Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock). The film [...]
Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (more commonly known as Raul Julia) was a Puerto Rican Actor who appeared in a number of American films. Notable films included Tequila Sunrise, Presumed Innocent, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Mack the Knife, the Adams Family, and Addams Family values. His last film before the aforementioned Down Came the Blackbird, was [...]
William Seward Burroughs II was a writer of novels and essays as well as a painter and a spoken word performance artist. He also did a little acting including performances in Gus Van Sant films. He graduated from Harvard University after losing his virginity to a female prostitute. He then went to the Army just after [...]
Jeni was a stand up comedian and actor. Jeni gained recognition through his many stand-up specials and appearances on The Tonight Show. HBO picked up his stand-up special in 1992 which was called “Richard Jeni: Platypus Man”. He also appeared in numerous movies such as The Mask, The Aristocrats, National Lampoon’s Dads Week Off, Burn, Hollywood Burn, [...]
Biggs is probably best known for his roles on Days of Our Lives and Babylon 5. He attended the University of Southern California on a scholarship, studying theatre. After he graduated he landed the role of Dr. Marcus Hunter on Days of Our Lives, a character he would play from 1987 – 1992. Two years later Biggs [...]
There is no question that Roy Richard Scheider was most famous for his role as Martin Brody in the mega-hit Steven Spielberg film Jaws. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in All That Jazz, and his other most famous role was Captain Nathan Bridger on the Emmy-Winning TV Show SeaQuest DSV, which [...]
Gibb was a teen idol the youngest brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice…more commonly known as the Bee Gees. Gibb became the first male solo artist to have three consecutive number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The first of his hits was the song “I Just Want to Be Your Everything”. The pressures of the [...]
Mervyn Edward “Merv” Griffin, Jr. is probably best known for his talk show, The Merv Griffin Show that ran for 21 years winning 11 Emmy awards. Griffin was also a singer in his younger days, and even appeared on broadway and in movies. He had his share of business ventures as well investing in real estate, hotels, [...]
Thomas is best known for founding the fast food chain Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers. Thomas never graduated from high school, he dropped out when he was only 15 so he could focus on his job as busboy at the Hobby House restaurant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It’s at that same restaurant he would meet his future [...]
John Ritter was an American actor and comedian most famous for his role as Jack Tripper on the sitcom Three’s Company. He had also appeared in a number of movies such as Sling Blade, Stay Tuned, Problem Child, Bride of Chucky, and the TV Movie of Stephen King’s IT (which also featured the late Jonathan Brandis) [...]
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was a professional basketball player who played for the Warriors, the 76ers, the Lakers, and even the Harlem Globetrotters. At 7 foot 1 inch, many consider him to be one of the best basketball players in history. After basketball, he became sort of a jack-of-all-trades. He played Volleyball and was even a board member [...]
Allen was the second tallest living woman according to Guinness World Records at 7’ 7 ¼ inches. Her abnormal stature was a result of a tumor in her pituitary gland that caused the uncontrollable release of the growth hormone. At the age of 22 she underwent surgery to stop the excessive growing. Without the surgery she [...]
Fred McFeely Rogers will forever be known as the beloved sweater-wearing, shoe-changing Mr. Rogers from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. He dazzled children for decades with his land of make believe - a kingdom of talking puppets that you were transported to via a small red trolley. The show ran new episodes from 1968 to 2001, and it is [...]
Gregory Peck was an American actor and won an Academy Award in 1962 for his portrayal of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, which was based on the book by Harper Lee. He was also honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an award that had once been won by E.B. White. Other notable films [...]
Maila Nurmi is best known as Vampira, the TV horror movie host from the 1950s. She has been imitated over the years, most notably by “Elvira - Mistress of the Dark”, and perhaps even the cryptkeeper from Tales from the Crypt, because Vampira was known for her “witty” graveyard humor and puns. Aside from her hosting, she [...]
Béla Lugosi was a Hungarian actor who starred in a variety of old horror films, some classic, some not so classic. In his prime, he of course played the legendary Count Dracula (a character based on a combination of Vlad the Impaler and the Countess Elizabeth Bathory from a book by Bram Stoker) and though the [...]
Burgess Meredith was an actor from Cleveland who not only appeared in the Rocky movies with Sylvester Stallone, but like Cesar Romero, was a villain to Adam West’s Batman. He was the Penguin, and although his performance was perhaps not as critically acclaimed as that of Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, he is remembered [...]
Jeter was a very talented actor who mainly had supporting small roles, though very memorable. Tommy Tune cast Jeter in the Off-Broadway Cloud 9, and the Broadway role in the musical Grand Hotel, which he would win a Tony Award for in 1990. Most of his early television and movie acting had him playing “wimpy” characters, mainly [...]
Hank was a recurring character on The Howard Stern Show and a member of the Wack Pack. His first appearance was on August 16, 1996. As you can probably gather from his nickname, Hank was almost always inebriated during his radio appearances. This led to his constant obscene outbursts while on the air. Hank was born Henry [...]
Cass was a well-known singer and member of the pop quartet “The Mamas & the Papas”. After the group broke up, she went on to have a successful singing career. Though she is simply known as Mama Cass, her real name was Ellen Naomi Cohen. She adopted the name “Cass” in high school… borrowing it from [...]
Hayes was a multi-talented funk and soul musician, record producer, composer, arranger, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for his theme song for the film Shaft and the voice actor for the character Chef on South Park. Hayes was raised in Covington, Tennessee by his grandparents. He started singing at the age of five at [...]
Mac got his start as a stand-up comedian in Chicago’s Cotton Pickin’ Club. At the age of 32 he won the Miller Lite Comedy Search, this is when he started to develop a fan base. He started acting when he was offered the role of Pastor Clever in Ice Cube’s 1995 film Friday. Following his breakout [...]
Robert Urich was an actor who usually played private investigators and similar roles. His shows included: Spenser: For Hire, Vega$, S.W.A.T., Soap, and The Lazarus Man. He played a combination of leading roles and supporting roles on as many as 19 TV series and miniseries.
Dana Plato will forever be known as Kimberly on the show Diff’rent Strokes, the sister to Arnold and Willis, played by Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges respectively. After Diff’rent strokes went off the air, Plato’s career sunk to playing roles in B-movies, some of which bordering on soft-core porn. She had experienced drug and alcohol problems [...]
DeShaun Dupree Holton (aka Proof) was a member of the rap group D-12 (Dirty Dozen), which was made famous by rapper Eminem. He also had some solo work, but he is best-known for his D-12 membership, whose greatest hit was the song Purple Pill (retitled Purple Hills for the radio). He also appeared in movies like 8 [...]
Jim Henson was a beloved puppeteer responsible for the creation of The Muppets, Sesame Street Muppets, and Fraggle Rock to name a few. He directed movies as well, such as Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. His legacy lives on through the Jim Henson Company, which continues to create creatures for television shows and movies.
Cranshaw was a movie and television actor. He is probably best remembered for his role of Joseph “Blue” Palasky, a frat brother in the comedy Old School. He worked in such films as Bonnie and Clyde, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, The Hudsucker Proxy, Everyone Says I Love You, Broken Vessels, Best [...]
Shari Lewis was a ventriloquist/puppeteer who is most famous for her puppet Lamb Chop, a Lamb that she used as the basis of her children’s show. Before having her own show, she and Lamb Chop appeared on Captain Kangaroo. Lewis was something of a renaissance woman, as she played piano and violin, danced, and acted in addition [...]
Taylor was a producer, actor, and a director of television shows. He directed episodes of quite a few different TV programs from the sixties through 2004, including: Dr. Kildare, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Star Trek, Mannix, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He also acted on The Fugitive and Gunsmoke, as well as in The Great [...]