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Lynda Carter will always and forever be remembered as Wonder Woman, being the first actress to take up the lasso and bracers for the small screen in the seventies. Giving Diana Prince that boost of femininity and strength needed to bring America around to a female-led superhero show at the time.
You may remember Nicolette Scorsese from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989), which was her most notable role. Is she still acting? What ever happened to her? Read on for answers to these questions and more, as we’ll cover everything about Nicolette Scorsese, from her early days and her career breakthrough to what she’s been up to most recently.
Catherine Bach was one of the most alluring stars of a prior generation. She was known for her stunning beauty and leading role in the Dukes Of Hazzard TV series, which aired from 1979-1985. It was a fast-paced, entertaining show that kept the audience laughing and coming back for more.
Jonathan Lipnicki is most remembered for the breakout performance that stole the hearts of the world in Jerry Maguire. But what has he been doing since that role?
He was born in October of 1990 in Westlake Village, California to Joseph Lipnicki and Rhonda Rosen. They’re a proud Jewish family, and Jonathan is still very active in speaking out against antisemitism today.
Now here’s a story about a kid named Bobby. Bobby Brady to be exact, the youngest of the bunch! Mike Lookinland, who played little Bobby Brady during the original series run had an early jump on fame and every chance to capitalize on it but seemingly disappeared for the most part.
Barbara Eden probably isn’t a well-known name these days, at least she doesn’t show up too often. Back in the 70s and 80s though, the actress was all over television and film, wowing audiences with humor and somewhat revealing clothing at the time. So what happened for Barbara to go back into the genie bottle?
As the eldest Brady son, Barry Williams’ character epitomized the popular high school kid. Gifted in school, talented in sports, and known as the "the Casanova of Clinton Avenue," Greg could have let these things go to his head. But he didn’t, relentlessly doing the right thing, especially if his siblings were involved.
It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since Mara Wilson charmed audiences as Robin Williams’ precocious young daughter Natalie in the 1993 hit comedy Mrs. Doubtfire.
With her adorable smile and sharp comic timing, Wilson was one of the most popular child actors of the 1990s. But where has she been for the past couple decades?
Everyone agrees that Veruca Salt should have been given some of the Fizzy Lifting Drinks and set free like a drifting balloon, right? It’s impressive just how much of a terror Julia Dawn Cole made the character in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, especially considering how kind the actress is in real life. With acting chops like that, where did she go?
Aliens is one of the greatest movies of all time, full stop, and one of the parts that makes everything flow together is Carrie Henn’s performance as the scared, lone child survivor Newt. Henn made the character feel real as if she was a real survivor of the terrible xenomorph slaughter. So with Aliens as a strong debut, where did Henn go?
The Brady Bunch may not be much of a popular name anymore, being mostly relegated to memes about Marsha and Jan, but there’s no denying it had some hardcore pull in the 70s. Enough pull that former star Christopher Knight has been able to coast along on the popularity fairly comfortably since, at least.
All you need to hear is the first three seconds of the opening theme song and the The Brady Bunch tune is stuck in your head. Though the show first aired decades ago, it’s still a staple in homes today thanks to networks like TBS, TV Land, and Nick at Nite.