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Lynda Wiesmeier
Lynda Ann Wiesmeier (pronounced WEES-myer, May 30, 1963 – December 16, 2012) was an American model and actress. She made her film debut in ''American Pop''. Wiesmeier was selected as both cover model and Playmate of the Month for the July 1982 issue of ''Playboy'' magazine, and her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley. Wiesmeier also appeared in several ''Playboy'' newsstand special editions and videos, and worked steadily for ''Playboy'' for more than five years after she graced the magazine's fold-out page, first as a nude glamour and pin-up model, and then as a promotional model and a feature reporter for the Playboy Channel. She died at age 49 in December 2012 due to a brain tumor. Appearances in ''Playboy'' videos *''Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates'' (2004) – archival footage *''Playboy: Video Centerfold Tawnni Cable'' (1991) *''Playboy: Playmates At Play'' (1990) *''Playboy: Wet & Wild'' (1989) *''Playboy: Playmate Playoffs'' (1986) *''Playboy: Video P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playboy Channel
Playboy TV (originally The Playboy Channel) is a pay television channel based in the United States. History The channel first launched on December 9, 1980, as Escapade by AMC Networks, Rainbow Programing Services (a joint-venture of four cable companies, led by Cablevision). At launch, Escapade aired mostly R rating (Motion Picture Association of America), R rated B movies. The channel aired five nights a week from 9 PM to 4 or 6 AM, Tuesday through Saturday. Sunday and Monday nights were reserved for Rainbow's other new channel Bravo (American TV network), Bravo. The satellite time the two networks used was subleased from National Christian Network. By July 1981, the service expanded to seven nights a week. In August 1981, Playboy Enterprises became half-owner of Escapade and announced a plan to produce original programming that reflected the contents of Playboy magazine beginning in early 1982. On January 21, 1982, the Playboy Channel on Escapade debuted as a four-hour prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Playboy Playmates Of 1982
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1982. ''Playboy'' magazine names its Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Kimberly McArthur (born September 16, 1962) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month for its January 1982 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag. After her appearance in ''Playboy'', McArthur had guest starring roles on episodes of ''Magnum, P.I.'' and ''Highway to Heaven''. She was the first of three actresses to replace Robin Wright in the role of Kelly Capwell on the NBC daytime soap ''Santa Barbara (TV series), Santa Barbara''. She also played a role in ''Case Closed (film), Case Closed'' and ''Easy Money (1983 film), Easy Money''. February Anne Marie Fox (born September 28, 1962) was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month for February 1982. March Karen Rachel Witter (born December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People In Playboy 1980–1989
This list of people in ''Playboy'' 1980–1989 is a catalog of women and men who appeared in ''Playboy'' magazine in the years 1980 through 1989. Not all of the people featured in the magazine are pictured in the nude. Entries in indicate that the issue marks the original appearance of that year's Playmate of the Year (PMOY). 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 See also * List of people in Playboy 1953–1959 * List of people in Playboy 1960–1969 * List of people in Playboy 1970–1979 * List of people in Playboy 1990–1999 * List of people in Playboy 2000–2009 * List of people in Playboy 2010–2020 References {{DEFAULTSORT:People in Playboy 1980-1989 Playboy 1980-1989 Playboy 1980-1989 Playboy lists Playboy 1980-1989 Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joysticks (film)
''Joysticks'' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Greydon Clark. Plot Jefferson Bailey (Scott McGinnis) runs the most popular video arcade in town, much to the chagrin of local businessman Joseph Rutter (Joe Don Baker). With his two bumbling nephews, Rutter aims to frame Bailey and have his business shut down. Bailey, however, is wise to Rutter's plan and teams with best friends Eugene Groebe (Leif Green) and McDorfus (Jim Greenleaf) to stop this scheme, which also involves a video game duel with punker King Vidiot (Jon Gries). Cast * Joe Don Baker as Joseph Rutter * Leif Green as Eugene Groebe * Jim Greenleaf as Jonathan Andrew McDorfus * Scott McGinnis as Jefferson Bailey * Jon Gries as King Vidiot (credited as Jonathan Gries) * Corinne Bohrer as Patsy Rutter * John Diehl as Arnie * John Voldstad as Max * Reid Cruickshanks as Coach Straight * Morgan Lofting as Mrs. Rutter * Kym Malin as Lola * Kim G. Michel as Alva * Jacqulin Cole as Alexis Wheeler * Logan Ramsey as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private School (film)
''Private School'' (also titled ''Private School ... for Girls'') is a 1983 American teen sex comedy film, directed by Noel Black. Starring Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, and Matthew Modine, it follows a teenaged couple attempting to have sex for the first time, while their friends engage in sexually minded practical jokes. Plot Christine "Chris" Ramsey (Phoebe Cates) lies in bed narrating a trashy romance novel to Betsy (Kathleen Wilhoite), her roommate at the Cherryvale Academy for Girls in Northern California. Meanwhile, three students of the nearby Freemount Academy for Men, including Jim Green (Matthew Modine) and his overweight, slobbish friend Bubba Beauregard (Michael Zorek), sneak into Cherryvale to peek on the girls. Jordan Leigh-Jensen (Betsy Russell), showering at the time, sees that the boys are peering at her and enlists Chris and Betsy's help to drive them away; the three boys fall off the side of the building. In response to being disturbed, the roommates light a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preppies (film)
''Preppies'' is a 1984 comedy written and directed by Chuck Vincent. The film is ranked Number 45 in GamesRadar's ''50 Best Sex Comedies'', a list including "Annie Hall" and "The Graduate", and in 2013 ''Complex'' magazine rated it Number 42 in their ''50 Best Raunchy Teen Comedies'', above several better known major studio films. Premise Three sexy young women are hired to ensure that three college students don't pass their final exams, which would preclude one of them from inheriting a family fortune. Cast Filmed in Manhattan and nearby suburbs, the film has a cast of New York City based actors, several from Broadway with credits ranging from musicals ( William Hardy, Peter Brady Reardon), to Shakespeare ( Dennis Drake, Leslie Barrett), along with future screenwriter and director Katt Shea, the actress and model Lynda Wiesmeier, and Jerry Butler, an award-winner from earlier Vincent films, showing his versatility here in a comedic role. * Dennis Drake as Robert 'Chip' Thomps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malibu Express
''Malibu Express'' is a 1985 American action film starring Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning, Lori Sutton, and Art Metrano. It was directed, written, and produced by Andy Sidaris and is the first installment in the Triple-B series. The film features 1980s ''Playboy'' Playmates Kimberly McArthur, Barbara Edwards, Lorraine Michaels, and Lynda Wiesmeier in its cast, as well. In it, Danning "cinched her image as B-budget bad girl". Regis and Joy Philbin cameo as talk-show hosts. Plot A wealthy playboy/private investigator named Cody Abilene is hired by a government intelligence operative to investigate a lead into who is selling computer technology to the Russians. While investigating rich socialites, amorous naked vixens, and an ex-con with a penchant for blackmail, and keeping it all from his sexy lady cop friend Beverly Mcafee, Cody puts himself in the crosshairs of the traitorous tech spies who will gladly kill to stay in business. The scope of the conspiracy is revealed after Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenging Angel (1985 Film)
''Avenging Angel'' is a 1985 American action thriller film directed by Robert Vincent O'Neil and written by O'Neil and Joseph Michael Cala. It stars Betsy Russell, Rory Calhoun, Robert F. Lyons, Ossie Davis, and Susan Tyrrell. The film is a sequel to ''Angel'' (1984) and was followed by '' Angel III: The Final Chapter'' (1988) and '' Angel 4: Undercover'' (1993). Rory Calhoun claimed Donna Wilkes did not reprise the role she had originated because the producers refused to pay her the salary she wanted. Plot Molly Stewart ( Betsy Russell) is off the streets and studying to become a lawyer. Molly learns that Lt. Andrews ( Robert F. Lyons), the detective who helped her leave prostitution, was murdered. She returns to the streets as Angel to track down his killer and avenge his death. She enlists help from her old friends, Yoyo Charlie, Solly Mosler and Kit Carson and hunts for the sole witness, Johnny Glitter, to the crime. They break Kit out of the sanitarium and find Johnn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheels Of Fire (film)
''Wheels of Fire'' (Also known as ''Vindicator'' and ''Desert Warrior'' ) is a 1985 American film directed by Cirio H. Santiago. Plot In a post-apocalyptic future, the only semblance of order is an organized militia called "The Ownership" which seeks to peacefully convert scattered settlements to stable governments loyal to them, Trace is a wanderer who once worked for The Ownership, who is joined by his sister Arlie and her boyfriend, Bo; having saved them from a confrontation with a local gang. Trace, Arlie and Bo soon encounter a band led by a man called "Scourge" and split up, Trace defeats the bandits following him, but Bo and Arlie are captured by Scourge's men. Bo is allowed to join the bandits, Arlie is taken by Scourge to be his sex slave. Back on the road, Trace saves a Mercenary called 'Stinger' from Scourge's men and the two join forces and continue on. Stinger and Trace find a group of 'Sand People' and rescue a psychic captive called 'Spike' who also joins them. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Genius
''Real Genius'' is a 1985 American comic science fiction film directed by Martha Coolidge and written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft, and PJ Torokvei. Starring Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret, the film, set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a science and engineering university similar to Caltech, follows Chris Knight (Kilmer), a genius in his senior year, who is paired with a new student on campus, Mitch Taylor (Jarret), to work on a chemical laser. The film received positive reviews from critics, and it grossed $12 million at the North American box office. Plot The CIA has covertly hired Professor Jerry Hathaway at Pacific Technical University to develop the power source for "Crossbow": a laser weapon precise enough to commit illegal political assassinations from outer space. Hathaway uses his position to recruit brilliant students to do the work for him but, aside from his graduate student and toady Kent, does not tell them the reason for their research. Hathaway's latest prospe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
