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Better known by her stage name of Elvira, Cassandra Peterson is a horror icon that is ubiquitous beyond any of her works. The star began playing the character that made her famous in the 1980s. Elvira started out as a character that hosted syndicated horror movies on television, and she quickly became more popular than […] More

1976 was a truly historic year. It was the year that Jimmy Carter defeated incumbent president Gerald in the United States presidential election, Apple Computer and Microsoft incorporated, and the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Karen Ann Quinlan could be disconnected from her ventilator. Aside from landmark political and business milestones, 1976 was also […] More

Alyssa Milano is a television star that has featured in multiple hit programs over the course of her ongoing career, including Who’s the Boss?, Melrose Place, and Charmed. The actress got her start in the entertainment industry at a young age, when her babysitter brought the young girl to an audition for the role of […] More

Capucine was a French actress and model that remains best known to the world at large thanks to her roles in a few notable films, including 1963’s The Pink Panther. Despite the modest success that she received in the entertainment industry, Capucine was rarely found to be happy throughout her life and attempted suicide several […] More

Heather Locklear is perhaps best known for her role as Amanda Woodward on Fox’s Melrose Place. The primetime soap opera ran from July 1992 to May 1999 and was a huge hit with teens and young adults. That role earned Locklear four consecutive Golden Globe nods for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series. Previously, […] More

They say that what goes up must come down. Sure, we just started this video out with a warn-out cliché, but that’s just the way it is. Anyway, folk legend John Denver learned the hard way that his meteoric rise to fame in the 1970s wasn’t without it’s disadvantages. While his bank account no doubt […] More

The demand for Hollywood animal trainers is expected to grow by 11% from now to the end of the decade. Animation and CGI may be on the rise, but there’s something special about seeing a real animal on screen. Many of these lovable creatures have risen to fame. They come from all species, including dogs, […] More

The beautiful Linda Harrison will always be known as the beauty amongst the apes by fans of her generation. She made a lasting impression on audiences in the 1960s as the silent Nova in the science fiction classics Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), opposite Charlton Heston’s character, […] More

Annette Stroyberg was a mind-blowingly beautiful actress that sadly lived in the shadow of bigger star Brigitte Bardot during her professional career. Annette’s correlation with French bombshell Brigitte in the eyes of the public was no accident, as the actress was actually advertised as being her successor by Brigitte’s own former husband, who divorced Brigitte […] More

Did you grow up watching the A-Team? It was easily one of the most exciting shows of its time and one that’s still remembered fondly by fans today! The A-Team told the story of a group of former members the United States Army Special Forces Unit. They’re working as soldiers of fortune after an escape […] More

Stewart Granger was a British actor who rose to fame in the 1940s appearing in Gainsborough Melodramas. In case you’re not to familiar with what those are, Gainsborough Melodramas were a sequence of popular films produced by the British film studio Gainsborough Pictures from 1943 to 1947. While not technically a series, these films conformed […] More

All celebrities have to rise up through the ranks somehow, and that was certainly true for these celebrities who found their start on the game show Deal or No Deal. From Anchal Joseph to Meghan Markle, join Facts Verse as we take a look at celebrities who started as Deal or No Deal models. Anchal […] More