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Clara Peller

Clara Peller was a retired manicurist in 1984 when American viewers watched her demand Where’s the Beef?! in Wendy’s fast-food commercials. Born on August 4, 1902, the firey octogenarian was an overnight success, inspiring millions of dollars of revenue in subsequent sales of T-shirts and underwear bearing the famous phrase. Even Presidential candidate Walter Mondale [...]

the voice of the Jolly Green Giant

Dresslar was an entertainer and singer for nearly six decades. But his voice rang through millions of households when he sang the simple refrain, Ho, Ho, Ho in an ad jingle for Green Giant Foods. 

JD

First male supermodel for Calvin Klein and played JD on Baywatch. Huge success as a male model for many designers in the 1990′s. Famed photographer, John Falocco, was the first to photograph Michael, and those images are now worth a fortune.  

Miss Cleo

Spokeswoman for the now-defunct Psychic Readers Network. Appeared as Miss Cleo in late-night TV infomercials, claiming to be a Jamaican born-and-raised shaman priestess and psychic. Her catchphrase, “Call me now for your free readin’!”, delivered in a Jamaican accent, became a pop-culture icon. 

Afghan Girl

She was the unknown, unnamed subject of one of the most riveting National Geographic photos ever. Taken in 1986, this teenage refugee was photographed at a refugee camp in Pakistan and known only as the “Afghan girl”.  

Fabio

Remember Fabio, the male model, who used to grace the cover of millions of romance novels? In the early 1990′s, Fabio rose to great popularity as a male model and was well known for his long blonde locks and large physique. Fabio was born on March 15, 1959, in Milan, Italy. His father always wanted [...]

Morton Downey, Jr.

One of the protypical “shock jocks” of talk radio and front running right-wing loon, Morton Downey, Jr. made the transition to television with The Morton Downey Jr. Show in 1987. After an incident allegedly involving “neo nazis” who cut his hair and spray-painted a swastika on his face, the show was yanked. (It was never [...]

The Barbi Twins

Identical twin sisters who became pin-up and calendar girl sensations in the mid-90′s after appearing on two best-selling covers of Playboy Magazine.  

Robin Leach

Hosted the show Lifestyles of The Rich & Famous where he basically cooed and fawned over the jet set and wished all his simpleton viewers “champagne wishes and caviar dreams”.  

Karen Ann Quinlan

This tragic case of an accidental overdose resulted in the national controversy regarding the “right to die”. In 1974 the New Jersey Supreme Court tackled this issue under the eyes of a nation. All the while young Karen Ann Quinlan lay comatose on a respirator while her distraught parents fought the law and tabloid sensationalism [...]