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1988 Kids' Choice Awards
The 2nd Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on April 18, 1988, from the The Adventures of Conan: A Sword and Sorcery Spectacular, Conan Sword and Sorcery Spectacular Arena at Universal Studios Hollywood. This was the first event held under this title, and first to feature a live audience, as well as celebrity hosts and attendees, while the first Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, ceremony occurred the previous year in 1987 as ''The Big Ballot'', and only featured taped segments linked together by its studio hosts. The show also featured the first "KCA trophy", which was created by original logo designers Tom Corey and Scott Nash. Performers * The Fat Boys ("Wipe Out (Surfaris song), Wipe Out") * Debbie Gibson ("Shake Your Love" and "Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson song), Out of the Blue") Presenters * Wil Wheaton and Staci Keanan - presented Favorite Movie Actor and Favorite Movie Actress * Tiffany Brissette and Danny Pintauro - presented Favorite Sports Team and Favori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Danza
Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for co-starring in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983) and '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards. In 1998, Danza won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series for his work on the 1997 sitcom '' The Tony Danza Show'' (not to be confused with his 2004–2006 daytime variety talk show of the same name). He has also appeared in films such as ''The Hollywood Knights'' (1980), ''Going Ape!'' (1981), '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1994), ''Crash'' (2004), and ''Don Jon'' (2013). Early life Danza was born on April 21, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York, to parents Anna Mary (née Camisa; 1925–1993) and Matthew Anthony "Matty" Iadanza (1920–1983).Stated on ''Finding Your Roots'', February 8, 2022 His mother was a bookkeeper and his father worked as a waste collector in Brooklyn. Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Brissette
Tiffany Michelle Brissette (born December 26, 1974) is an American nurse and former child actress. She is best known for her role as Vicki the Robot (also known as Vicki Lawson) on the syndicated American sitcom ''Small Wonder'', which aired from 1985 to 1989. Career Born in Paradise, California, Brissette first appeared in the 1983 film ''Heart Like a Wheel'' opposite Bonnie Bedelia and Beau Bridges. She then had a guest role on '' Webster'' before landing the role of V.I.C.I. the Robot in the syndicated series ''Small Wonder'' in 1985. After the series was canceled in 1989, Brissette continued acting, appearing in ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' as well as an unsold television pilot entitled ''Beanpole''. In 1990, she voiced Wrenifred Brown the bird in the two-dimensional computer animated video ''Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect'', which is based on the book of the same name and stars the voice talents of Jodi Benson, Tony Melendez, and Ray Benson. Her last professional acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bamba (film)
''La Bamba'' is a 1987 American biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of Mexican-American Chicano rock and roll star Ritchie Valens. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Valens, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck and Joe Pantoliano. The film also covers the effect that Valens' career had on the lives of his half-brother Bob Morales, his girlfriend Donna Ludwig, and the rest of his family. The film is titled after a Mexican folk song of the same name, which Valens would later transform the song by turning it into a rock and roll rendition in 1958. In 2017, ''La Bamba'' was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the US Library of Congress being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and recommended for preservation. Plot During the Summer of 1957 in Northern California, Richard "Richie" Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures In Babysitting
''Adventures in Babysitting'' (also known as ''A Night on the Town'' in certain countries) is a 1987 American teen comedy film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus in his directorial debut. It stars Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, and Maia Brewton, and features cameos by blues singer/guitarist Albert Collins and singer-songwriter Southside Johnny Lyon. Plot After her boyfriend Mike cancels their anniversary date, seventeen-year-old Chris Parker invites her friend Brenda over to her Oak Park, Illinois, house to cheer her up, but is convinced by her mother to babysit the Andersons' daughter, eight-year-old Sarah, while they attend a party in downtown Chicago. Sarah's fifteen-year-old brother Brad is supposed to spend the night at his friend Daryl Coopersmith's house, but he changes his mind when he discovers that Chris is the sitter. After receiving a frantic phone call from Brenda, who ran away to a downtown bus station, Chris plans to go alone to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Hills Cop II
''Beverly Hills Cop II'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Tony Scott, written by Larry Ferguson and Warren Skaaren, and starring Eddie Murphy. It is the sequel to the 1984 film ''Beverly Hills Cop'' and the second installment in the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' film series. Murphy returns as Detroit police detective Axel Foley, who reunites with Beverly Hills detectives Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to stop a robbery/gun-running gang after Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) is shot and seriously wounded. Despite it making less money than the first film and receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was still a box office success, grossing $276.5 million. Aside from box office success, the film was nominated for an Oscar and for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, for Bob Seger's "Shakedown". Plot Beverly Hills Police Captain Andrew Bogomil, Detective Billy Rosewood, and Sergeant John Taggart are trying to figure o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kids' Choice Award For Favorite Movie
This is a list of the winners of, and nominees for, the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie, given at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. Winners and nominees References {{Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie Lists of films by award Awards for best film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finders Keepers (American Game Show)
''Finders Keepers'' is an American children's game show that debuted on Nickelodeon in 1987 and later aired in first-run syndication starting in 1988. The show featured two teams of two children attempting to find hidden objects in different rooms of a house. The Nickelodeon version premiered on November 2, 1987, and was hosted by Wesley Eure. Following this version's cancellation, Larry Toffler hosted a syndicated version that premiered on September 12, 1988. Gameplay Main Game The main game was played in two rounds, each with two halves. The first half of each round involved finding hidden pictures in a complex drawing, and the second half involved ransacking rooms in a large house built on-stage. Hidden Pictures round In the first half of each round, the object for the teams was to find hidden pictures drawn into a larger picture based on clues given by the host. On the Nickelodeon series, the picture was displayed on a telestrator and the team used a light pen to circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Barkley
Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "Chuck", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for three teams. Though shorter than the typical power forward, he used his strength and aggressiveness to become one of the NBA's most dominant rebounders. He was a versatile player who had the ability to score, create plays, and defend. Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star, an 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and the 1993 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams. An All-American power forward at Auburn University, Barkley was drafted as a junior by the Philadelphia 76ers with the fifth pick of the 1984 NBA draft. In his rookie season, Barkley was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1985. In the 1986–87 season, Barkley led the league with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Eure
Wesley Eure (born Wesley Eure Loper; August 17, 1951) is an American actor, singer, author, producer, director and educator. He is best known for appearing as Michael Horton on the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1974 to 1981, during which he also starred on the popular children's television series ''Land of the Lost''. He later hosted the popular children's game show ''Finders Keepers'' in 1987 and 1988, and co-created the children's educational television show ''Dragon Tales'' in 1999. He has also published several books, produced plays and been an organizer and fundraiser for several charities. Early life and education Eure was born Wesley Eure Loper in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 17, 1951. His father left the family when he was two years old, so his mother, Mary Jane Loper (February 6, 1927 - January 25, 2011), moved his sister Gai (born September 10, 1950) and him to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where Eure's grandmother lived. While Eure grew up in Mississ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Schneider
Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and actor. After appearing in mostly supporting roles in a number of 1980s and 1990s films and TV shows, Schneider devoted himself to behind-the-scenes work in production. He is the co-president of television production company Schneider's Bakery and made '' What I Like About You'' for The WB and ''All That'', ''The Amanda Show'', ''Drake & Josh'', ''Zoey 101'', ''iCarly'', ''Victorious'', ''Sam & Cat'', '' Henry Danger'', ''Game Shakers'', and ''The Adventures of Kid Danger'' for Nickelodeon. In March 2018, Nickelodeon announced that they had parted ways with Schneider. He was later accused of misconduct by some of his former employees, which he has partly denied. § In a 2021 interview with ''The New York Times'', Schneider announced that he had written and sold a new pilot to a different network. Early life Schneider was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, to Harry and Caro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenzie Astin
Mackenzie Alexander Astin (born May 12, 1973) is an American actor. Early and personal life Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. His brother is actor Sean Astin. He attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School and University High School in Los Angeles. He is married to Jennifer Abbott Astin (née Bautz). Career Astin made his acting debut at age 9 in the TV movie ''Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal'', but is probably best remembered for his television role as Andy Moffett over four seasons from 1985 to 1988 on the sitcom '' The Facts of Life''. He has had recurring roles on ''Scandal'', '' The Magicians'', and ''Homeland'', and has made guest appearances on ''LOST'', ''House'', ''Psych'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', and '' NCIS''. Astin has appeared in motion pictures including ''Iron Will'' with Kevin Spacey, ''Wyatt Earp'' with Kevin Costner, ''The Evening Star'' with Shirley MacLaine, and Whit Stillman's ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josie Davis
Josie Rebecca Davis (born January 16, 1973) is an American actress, screenwriter and producer, best known for her role as Sarah Powell in the television sitcom ''Charles in Charge'' from 1987 to 1990. Career Television work Born January 16, 1973 in California, Davis began her acting career at the age of three years. After nine years of acting, she received her first role on television as the character Sarah Powell on the sitcom ''Charles in Charge'' for 104 episodes across four seasons. Sarah Powell was a quiet, bookish character, and after ''Charles in Charge'' wrapped, Davis had a difficult time shedding that image and getting people to forget the character she created and to see her as outgoing. Beginning as a teenager, Davis studied acting with the Brooklyn-born Paul E. Richards—Lee Strasberg's "right-hand man" at the Actors Studio in the 1950s. At 24, she auditioned and became a member of Actors Studio. At the time, the judges were Martin Landau, Mark Rydell, and Shelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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