Aaron Spelling, the Bedridden Kid From Dallas Who Built a $500 Million Television Empire
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
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The Wrecking Crew, America’s Most Famous Unknown Band
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
Farrah Fawcett on “Charlie’s Angels,” the Poster Girl Who Wanted to Be Taken Seriously
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
David Cassidy on The Partridge Family, the Teen Idol Who Said “So Much Wasted Time”
TLDR: David Bruce Cassidy was born April 12, 1950, in New York City, became the defining teen idol of the early 1970s as Keith Partridge … Read more
Buck Owens on “Hee Haw,” the Man Who Hated the Show That Made Him Famous
TLDR: Buck Owens was born Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. in Sherman, Texas in 1929, pioneered the Bakersfield Sound, scored 21 consecutive number-one country singles in … Read more
The Partridge Family Cast: Where Are They Now, and What Really Happened
TLDR: The Partridge Family ran on ABC from 1970 to 1974 and made David Cassidy the biggest teen idol in the world. What happened afterward … Read more
Roy Clark on “Hee Haw,” the Greatest Guitarist Nobody Talked About
TLDR: Roy Clark was born Roy Linwood Clark in Meherrin, Virginia in 1933, won the National Country Music Banjo Championship at age 14, and became … Read more
The “Hee Haw” Cast: Where Are They Now
TLDR: Hee Haw ran from 1969 to 1997 across CBS and 26 years of syndication, producing 655 episodes and making household names of its cast. … Read more
Will Longley on “Alone” Season 13, the Iñupiaq Hunter From Nome
TLDR: Will Longley, 37, known by his Iñupiaq name Panikġruaq, grew up in a traditional subsistence camp near Nome, Alaska, and now lives in Kotzebue … Read more
Poldi Waldmann-Moloney on “Alone” Season 13, the Bowman Who Tapped Out at 24
TLDR: Poldi Waldmann-Moloney, 24, from Hokitika on New Zealand’s West Coast, is a whitewater kayak instructor and self-taught traditional bowhunter who has harvested over 100 … Read more
Nero Buys on “Alone” Season 13, the SASR-Attached Soldier Who Chose Eight Years of Fatherhood
TLDR: Nero Buys, 40, from regional New South Wales, served seven years in the Australian Army as a Fitter Machinist and Armourer attached to the … Read more
Carolyn Jones Played Morticia Addams, and Her Real Life Deserves to Be Known
TLDR: Carolyn Jones was an Academy Award-nominated actress and a genuine Hollywood star before she played Morticia Addams in 1964. She married Aaron Spelling before … Read more
Mary McDonnell Took Over “The Closer” and Made “Major Crimes” Her Own
TLDR: Mary McDonnell began on The Closer as Sharon Raydor, Brenda Leigh Johnson’s bureaucratic antagonist, then took over as the lead of the spinoff Major … Read more
Kyra Sedgwick Played Brenda Leigh Johnson, and Her Real Life Is Just as Interesting
TLDR: Kyra Sedgwick played Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on TNT’s The Closer for seven seasons, winning an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a SAG … Read more
The Closer Cast Where Are They Now, From Brenda Leigh Johnson to Major Crimes
TLDR: The Closer ended in 2012 after seven seasons on TNT, immediately spinning off into Major Crimes with much of the supporting cast intact. Kyra … Read more
Who Turned Down Steve McGarrett Before Jack Lord Got the Role
TLDR: Richard Boone was the first choice for McGarrett and turned it down to stay on the mainland. Gregory Peck was considered but deemed too … Read more