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C3PO

Anthony Daniels is a British actor most famous for his portrayal of the android C3PO in all six Star Wars films. He delivers the first line in Star Wars episode IV (the first released Star Wars film) and the last line in Star Wars episode III (the last released Star Wars film).

R2D2

Kenny Baker is British actor and musician that is best known as the person inside the android R2D2 in the Star Wars series. Aside from Anthony Daniels (C3PO) he is the only other person that appears in all six episodes of the Star Wars series.

Cree Summer

During the 1980s and early 1990s, Summer’s voice was among the most heard on television, mostly on Saturday mornings. From Penny on Inspector Gadget to Elmyra on Tiny Toons to Susie on Rugrats, Summer was usually cast as the sassy black girl or the impish child. Couch potatoes finally got to match the voice to [...]

Jane Withers

Making her first film appearance in 1932, Withers acheived stardom in 1934 playing Shirley Temple‘s arch enemy in the film Bright Eyes. Soon after, 20th Century Fox put the Atlanta native in a series of b-movies that made her Temple’s equal at the box office. After Temple left the studio in 1940, Withers became the [...]

Michael Schoeffling

In only his second film, Schoeffling was cemented in teen movie history as hunky Jake Ryan, the object of Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald)’s affection in Sixteen Candles. 

Lola Falana

Sexy and oh so elegant, Falana became a staple of 1970s variety shows and Las Vegas nightclubs, earning her the nickname Queen of Las Vegas. Discovered by Sammy Davis Jr. after appearing in his Broadway show Golden Boyin 1964, the two had an on again/off again fling, leading to a record contract for Lola with [...]

Lorna Luft

Second daughter of Judy Garland, who got her start singing in Vegas clubs and on variety shows. Always in her sister Liza Minnelli‘s shadow, she headed to Broadway in the early 1970s where she appeared in Promises Promises, They’re Playing Our Song, Extremities, and many other touring companies of hit musicals. In 1982, Lorna appeared [...]

Tony Rosato

A Canadian born actor, Tony was studying chiropractic at the University of Toronto when he began to perform improv comedy at Second City. In the fall of 1980 he joined the cast of SCTV. His best known SCTV character was Marcello Sebastiano, a drunk TV chef. He was part of the Saturday Night Live cast [...]

Nancy McKeon

Most famous for the tough girl Joe on the Facts of Life from 1980 – 1988. Apparently was considered for the role of Monica on friends.

Christopher Atkins

His first role was his most famous – He played Richard in The Blue Lagoon opposite Brooke Shields(1980). He was nominated for a Golden Globe for best new actor for this role. In 1982 his song How Can I Live Without Her reached #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart which appeared in the [...]