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Yesterday, I showcased 12-year old Ally Sheedy making an appearance on the game show, To Tell the Truth, during the 1970s. Believe it or not, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper did the exact same thing when he was only nine years old. … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIM9bUCc9Hk In case you’re not familiar with the formula of the long-running game show, To Tell the Truth, it involves a panel of celebrities trying to guess the identity of someone who either has an unusual occupation or is responsible … Continue reading →

It seems if you were a well-known Canadian actor starting out in the late 1970s or early 1980s and your name just happened to be “Michael”, you had an obligation to guest star on an episode of The Littlest Hobo. This … Continue reading →

They say that one of the main reasons Corey Feldman turned to drugs was because of the enormous pressure he had to face as a child actor. By age 11, he already had a ton of acting credits under his … Continue reading →

One of my all-time favourite character actors is James Hong, whose career stretches all the way back to the 1950s. Hong is probably best known for his roles as Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China and the weird … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuCe62Qjy2Y This past weekend, Denzel Washington’s screen adaptation of The Equalizer was the #1 film at the box office. The original 1980s television series was notable for having a lot of famous people guest star on it before they were … Continue reading →

This past week has been a huge one for Major League Baseball fans as legendary New York Yankees shortstop played the final games of his long and illustrious career and even managed to get the game-winning hit in his last … Continue reading →

What actress could make a commercial for motor oil sound erotic? Marilyn Monroe, that’s who! Here’s a gig she took while she was a struggling actress in this 1950 ad for Union Oil.