Did The Partridge Family Actually Sing Their Own Songs? Here Is the Real Answer
TLDR: Only two cast members of The Partridge Family contributed real vocals to the recordings: David Cassidy sang all lead vocals, and Shirley Jones sang … 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
Why “Hee Haw” Was Cancelled by CBS, and How It Survived for 26 More Years Anyway
TLDR: CBS cancelled Hee Haw in July 1971 when it was the 16th most-watched program in the United States, pulling more than 21% of all … 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
Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, the Friendship That Was Never What It Seemed
TLDR: Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were not the inseparable brothers the Sands stage suggested. Their friendship was built on deep professional loyalty and mutual … 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
Dave Booth on “Alone” Season 13, the Principal Without Fire
TLDR: Dave Booth, 54, spent 23 years as a marine fishing guide operating Alaska Sea King out of Wasilla in Prince William Sound, and 28 … Read more
David Young on “Alone” Season 13, the Bowmaker Gone by Day 3
TLDR: David Young, 31, from Spokane, Washington, is a former wildlife biologist turned project manager and the founder of Big Rock Bows, a traditional bowmaking … Read more
Andrew Price on “Alone” Season 13, From the BBC to the Boreal
TLDR: Andrew Price, 51, from the Gower Peninsula in Wales, graduated with a media degree, worked briefly in BBC and independent television production in London, … Read more
Clementino Pedrosa on “Alone” Season 13, the Man Called Sinistro
TLDR: Clementino Mendes Pedrosa, 41, is a Sergeant-Adjutant in the Portuguese Army with 22 years of continuous service, including time in the Paratroopers, a Kosovo … Read more
Jacks Genega on “Alone” Season 13, From Cannes Lion to Arctic
TLDR: Jaclyn “Jacks” Genega, 40, from New Jersey, spent fifteen years as an award-winning commercial film editor, winning a Cannes Lion, an MTV VMA, and … Read more
Aaron Barnard on “Alone” Season 13, Hunting for a Friend He Lost
TLDR: Aaron Barnard, 40, was born in Haida Gwaii and raised on a hobby farm near Prince George, British Columbia, where his father mentored him … Read more
Žiga Ogorelec on “Alone” Season 13, the PhD Who Left His Ferro Rod Behind
TLDR: Dr. Žiga Ogorelec, 35, is a post-doctoral biologist from Kočevje, Slovenia, who co-founded Gozdovništvo bushcraft school in 2014 and had logged more than 80 … Read more