Careers

TLDR: George Michael Dolenz Jr. was born March 8, 1945, in Hollywood, cast as the drummer on The Monkees despite having never touched a drum … Read more

TLDR: Archie Campbell played the cigar-chomping barber and the quack country doctor on Hee Haw, but behind the sketches he was one of the show’s … Read more

TLDR: Peter Halsten Thorkelson was born February 13, 1942, in Washington, D.C., trained classically on piano starting at age nine, and became the most technically … Read more

TLDR: Junior Samples was born Alvin Monroe Samples Jr. in Cumming, Georgia in 1926, dropped out of school in sixth grade, and spent his first … Read more

TLDR: The Dean Martin Show ran on NBC for nine seasons from 1965 to 1974, consistently landing in the Nielsen top ten despite its star … Read more

TLDR: Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor was born July 12, 1951, in Huron, South Dakota, initially turned down the role of replacing Farrah Fawcett on Charlie’s Angels, … Read more

TLDR: Charlie’s Angels ran on ABC from 1976 to 1981 and made instant household names of its leading women. Farrah Fawcett left after one season … Read more

TLDR: Robert Michael Nesmith was born December 30, 1942, in Houston, and wore his signature green wool hat for the practical reason of keeping his … Read more

TLDR: Jacquelyn Ellen Smith was born October 26, 1945, in Houston, Texas, was the only original cast member to remain on Charlie’s Angels for all … Read more

TLDR: David Thomas Jones was born December 30, 1945, in Openshaw, Manchester, played the Artful Dodger on Broadway before he was twenty, and beat out … Read more

TLDR: Dino Paul Crocetti was born June 7, 1917, in Steubenville, Ohio, to Italian immigrant parents, dropped out of school at fifteen, worked as a … Read more

TLDR: Susan Hallock Dey was born December 10, 1952, in Pekin, Illinois, became Laurie Partridge at seventeen with no professional acting experience, developed unrequited romantic … Read more

TLDR: Lucy Kate Jackson was born October 29, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama, co-created the concept and name of Charlie’s Angels, played Sabrina Duncan for three … Read more

TLDR: Aaron Spelling was born April 22, 1923, in Dallas, Texas, to Jewish immigrant parents, and was bullied so severely as a child that he … Read more

TLDR: The Wrecking Crew was an informal group of Los Angeles session musicians who played the actual instruments on an enormous share of American pop … Read more

TLDR: Mary Ferrah Leni Fawcett was born February 2, 1947, in Corpus Christi, Texas, became the most famous face in America through a $1,000 poster … Read more