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Dave Coulier played Uncle Joey on the feel good family sitcom Full House, which ran for 8 seasons, from 1987-1995. Born in Detroit, MI on Sept 21, 1959, he started out doing voice-over work at Hanna-Barera studios. He worked on the syndicated version of The Jetsons and moved on to Jim Henson Studios, providing voices […]
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National attention focused on Los Angeles Children’s Hospitalin Nov 1970 following the discovery of a tiny, mute, 13-year-old girl who’d been kept in isolation by her elderly, abusive father for over 11 years. Tied to a small “potty-chair” during the day and locked into a “chicken-coop” crib by night. The emaciated,diapered girl became the focus […]
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Paul Zaloom played the irreverent, wacky, brilliant Beakman on the science-oriented kids show Beakman’s World in the 90s. Zaloom’s bizarre appearance and brilliant comic timing turned each episode into an amazing learning experience that combined equal parts Albert Einstein and Groucho Marx. Zaloom occasionally reprises his Beakman role in a touring demontration called Beakman Live!
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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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Gang of Four was a postpunk band that wedded Marxist theory in their lyrics to James Brown-inspired funk mixed with punk attitude. Their debut album Entertainment! consistently ranks among the top five punk albums of all time and the top one-hundred rock albums of all time. After two original members left and various other personnel […]
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on: December 12, 2005
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Haircut 100 was one of the new wave bands who regularly appeared on MTV in the early 80s when MTV actually used to show music videos. Fronted by terminally cute Nick Heyward, the band’s signature sound was light, peppy, jangly guitar that offered inoffensive lyrics and a fun, happy-go-lucky ambience characterized by their biggest hit […]
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on: December 12, 2005
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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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on: December 12, 2005
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A character actor who was so convincing playing a the foreign-born Guido Panzini on The Jack Paar Show that the Immigration Service once inquired of NBC requesting his paperwork from the port of entry, Harrington is most fondly remembered for playing Schneider, the wacky building super in the 70s sitcom One Day at a Time. […]
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Drawing on his own experience as a teacher, Gabe Kaplan, a stand-up comedian and writer created and starred in the hit comedy sitcom Welcome Back Kotter which ran from 1975 to 1979.
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Butrick’s claim to fame rests primarily on his hilarious performance as the New Waver Johnny Slash in the early 80s sitcom Square Pegs. The rest of his fame rests in playing the son of Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn. He also appeared as a different character in the […]
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