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John Anthony Bailey, got his big break when he landed the role of Sticks Downey, the black man Fonzie hires as a drummer for Richie Cunningham’s band. Baker received such a positive response that he was brought back to reprise the role. The Happy Days appearance also led to his being cast in Wonderbug, one […]
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on: December, 12 2019
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Laneuville appeared in a number of small roles on both television and in films before hitting it big on St. Elsewhere as the orderly who aspired to become a paramedic, Luther Hawkins. Laneuville had the wits to aspire to directing while on this most creative of televisions shows, directing several episodes and in the process […]
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on: January, 01 2020
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Japanese-born singer/nightclub entertainer came to america in the 1950s. Making her mark in the broadway & film versions of Flower Drum Song and became hollywood’s first asian oscar winner (best supporting actress) for 1957s Sayonara. She later became popular with 1970s TV viewers for her role as housekeeper Mrs Livingston in the Courtship of Eddie’s […]
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on: December, 12 2019
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Quick quiz: Which of these artists won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1977? The Cars, Elvis Costello, Toto or A Taste of Honey? Since you’re here, you probably already know A Taste of Honey won. A Taste of Honey was one of those here this morning, gone this afternoon acts that disco […]
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on: December, 12 2019
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Emo Philips briefly attained a certain level of stardom in the 80s with the explosion of comedy clubs across America. Emo’s bizarre, high-pitched delivery, Prince Valiant haircut, and often anti-joke style put him more in company with Andy Kaufman and Pee Wee Herman than Jerry Seinfeld. In fact, if his routine can be compared to […]
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on: January, 01 2020
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Claim to fame: Emo Philips briefly attained a certain level of stardom in the 80s with the explosion of comedy clubs across America. Emo’s bizarre, high-pitched delivery, Prince Valiant haircut, and often anti-joke style put him more in company with Andy Kaufman and Pee Wee Herman than Jerry Seinfeld. In fact, if his routine can be […]
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on: January, 01 2020
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Bob Keeshan was best known as the host of Captain Kangaroofor thirty years beginning in 1955. He also worked to improve health and child-care issues for children of large corporations. Keeshan won the title of Broadcaster of the Year in 1979 by the International Radio and Television Society and was inducted into the National Association […]
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on: January, 01 2020
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Everyone remembers him as the grinning, squinty-eyed lovable vampire, Grandpa Munster, in The Munsters. Al Lewis was born in New York City as Albert Meister, on April 30, 1910. In the late 1920s, Lewis earned a living as a circus performer, including his own travelling medicine show. He achieved a Ph.D.in child psychology from Columbia […]
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on: January, 01 2020
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Tall, good-looking Kevin Smith with his muscular body was a natural for the part of Ares, the God of War on Xena: Warrior Princess. Smith not only had the physicality to hold his own against Xena, but his quick wit and sly delivery made him a favorite of fans. He also appeared as Ares on […]
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on: January, 01 2020
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Glover rode into the public consciousness as Michael J. Fox’s father in Back to the Future, successfully playing the character as both a defeated middle-aged man and a goofy teen. It was his scary/hilarious role in River’s Edge, however, that led many to point to Glover as a possible Gen X successor to the DeNirokind […]
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