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LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN, Helen Slater, Christian Slater, 1985

7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About ‘The Legend of Billie Jean’

The cult classic is most famous for providing Christian Slater with his film debut.

James Brolin in Marcus Welby and in 2025

5 Things You Never Knew About James Brolin

The star, now 85, is still keeping busy.

KICKIN IT OLD SKOOL, David Hasselhoff, 2007

5 Things You Never Knew About David Hasselhoff for His 73rd Birthday

A sea creature is nicknamed after him.

SWING TIME, Ginger Rogers, 1936

The Shocking Story From Ginger Rogers’ Childhood That Almost No One Knows

Plus: more facts about the screen icon for her 114th birthday.

McLINTOCK!, from left, Patrick Wayne, John Wayne, 1963

5 Things You Never Knew About the John Wayne’s Son, Patrick Wayne

He turns 86 today!

ANNA AND THE KING, Yul Brynner, 1972. graphic

5 Things You Never Knew About Yul Brynner for His 105th Birthday

He inspired a famous comic book character.

Fred Gwynne Collage

It’s Fred Gwynne’s 99th Birthday! 5 Things You Never Knew About the ‘Munsters’ Star

You remember him as a TV icon … but did you know he also wrote children’s books?

Donkey Kong video Came cabinet composite

5 Things You Never Knew About Donkey Kong for Its 44th Anniversary

Mario was once called “Jumpman.”

Tom Hanks, Bosom Buddies

Tom Hanks Once Kicked Fonzie in the Face — and 5 Other Things You Didn’t Know About His Career

Before he was an Oscar-winning dramatic actor, he donned a wig for two seasons on ABC.

Kevin Bacon in Footloose and Now

Kevin Bacon is 67! 6 Things You Never Knew About the ‘Footloose’ Star

He actually met Kyra Sedgwick years before they got together … and it did not go well.

BEWITCHED, Dick Sargent, 1964-1972

5 Things You Never Knew About Dick Sargent

He opened up about his private life a few years before he died, in hopes of inspiring others.

Ringo Starr now and 1963

Happy 85th Birthday, Ringo Starr! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Beatles Drummer

From his days with the Fab Four to a long and prolific solo career that’s still rolling, we pay tribute to the legendary performer.

THE BIONIC WOMAN, l-r: Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, 1976-78

7 Things You Never Knew About ‘The Bionic Woman’

There’s a reason the show packed a little less punch in its final season.

Buck Rogers Space Vampire episode

The UNTOLD Truth About Buck Rogers’ ‘Space Vampire’

What do Buck Rogers and Jerry Seinfeld have in common? You’re about to find out!

Lawrence Welk, July 1960.

5 Things You Never Knew About ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’

When the network moved to cancel the show, fans stepped in.

THE JEFFERSONS, Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, 1975-85

6 Things You Never Knew About ‘The Jeffersons’

The show aired its final episode 40 years ago today.

SANFORD AND SON, Demond Wilson, Redd Foxx, 1972-1977

6 Things You Never Knew About ‘Sanford and Son’

Redd Foxx paid for something on the show out of his own pocket!

THE DUKES OF HAZZARD: HAZZARD IN HOLLYWOOD, (l-r): Rick Hurst, James Best, Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach, John Schneider, Ben Jones, 2000

4 Things You Never Knew About ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star Rick Hurst

He recently passed away at the age of 79.

Rollerball movie collage with James Caan

‘Rollerball’ Turns 50! 7 Things You Didn’t Know About James Caan’s Dystopian Sports Film

The cast and crew played the game for fun when the camera weren’t rolling … and Caan walked away with a few injured ribs.

Twilight Zone the movie collage

6 Things You Never Knew About ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’

The film’s legacy is tainted by one of the worst on-set accidents in film history.

RETURN TO OZ, from left: Cowardly Lion, Tin Man, Dorothy (Fairuza Balk), Bellina the hen, Jack Pumpkinhead, Scarecrow & Tik Tok, 1985.

5 Things You Never Knew About 1985’s ‘Return to Oz’

The fantasy film was very different from ‘The Wizard of Oz.’

CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC, The Village People, Steve Guttenberg, 1980

5 Funky Facts about 1980’s ‘Can’t Stop the Music‘

This Village People biopic actually led to the birth of the Razzies.

Grease Summer Blockbuster

7 Fun Facts About the 1978 Summer Blockbuster Musical ‘Grease’

Did you know Elvis was offered the role of Teen Angel?

Psycho Collage

7 Things You Didn’t Know About 1960’s ‘Psycho’

It was the movie that made us all scared to take a shower.

THE STUFF, US poster art, 1985.

‘The Stuff’ Turns 40: 6 Surprising Facts About the Cult Classic Film

Star Garrett Morris said the film’s popularity made him “question the taste of a lot of these American moviegoers.”

THE DIRTY DOZEN, Lee Marvin, 1967

 6 Things You Never Knew About Lee Marvin’s ‘The Dirty Dozen’

More than half of the dozen were World War II vets themselves.

THE JEFFERSONS, Sherman Hemsley, 1975-85

5 Things You Never Knew About ‘The Jeffersons’ Star Sherman Hemsley

Did you know he was a big fan of the band YES?

Redd Foxx, 1975.

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Redd Foxx

The actor was only 49 when he took on the role of senior citizen Fred Sanford.

Robert Young of Father Knows Best graphic

6 Things You Never Knew About Robert Young, Star of ‘Father Knows Best’ & ‘Marcus Welby, M.D.’

Though he was known for playing idealized characters, he did not have a picture-perfect life offscreen.

Hugh Beaumont Leave it to Beaver TV Dad graphic

7 Fun Facts About ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Star Hugh Beaumont

Before he was Ward Cleaver, he was a wartime medic, ad pitchman and Methodist minister.