Celebrity Deaths
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I love his electric grills I use mine all the time. 76 is pretty good for a fighter, they got hit in the head too much.
The popularity of that grill was amazing. It seemed like every family had one at one point. Would you have enjoyed the Hulk Hogan grill just as much? The first call for sponsorship went to Hulk Hogan who missed the call and never returned it until after second choice George Foreman accepted.
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This is pretty much proven to be an urban legend created by the Hulkster himself. The Only people that corroborate it are his cronies like Eric Bischoff(another Con Man, Liar and victim of Convenient Amnesia) and other wrestlers who still mooch of Hogan's dwindling fame.
Hogan (born Terry Bollea) also has such incredible tall tales including, but not limited to:
1) He was offered the Gig as original Bass Player of Metallica
2) He Slammed Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania 3 in 1987 and Andre died just days later (Andre died in 1993)
3) He was Originally offered the Lead Role of Randy The Ram in the Critically Acclaimed movie, the Wrestler over Mickey Rourke! (Director Darren Aronofsky denied this and said he's never even spoken with Hogan)
4) Elvis Presley was a huge "Hulkamaniac"... despite dying Aug 16, 1977 and Bollea starting his Pro Wrestling career Aug 10 1977 and not using the name Hulk Hogan or the term Hulkamania until several years later!
Recently, he was lambasted by fans at a Super Market Autograph signing for Arriving Late and Leaving Early, deserting 200 fans who waited the entire afternoon.
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It's a HUGE stretch, but someone can become a HUGE fan of someone within 6 days. Elvis died 6 days before Terry's debut. I myself became a HUGE fan of Russell Brand the day I saw Get Him To The Greek movie. I didn't even KNOW who Russell Brand was before seeing Get Him To The Greek movie. 💡
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You completely Missed the Point. There was no "Hulk Hogan" or "Hulkamania" in 1977... So Elvis could not be a "Hulkamaniac" at any level.
And it's not semantics, it's facts Brotherrrrrrrrrrrr!
Regarding the point at hand, The Foreman Grill and whether or not Hogan was offered it in the 90's, listen to Solomonster's podcast done days ago regarding the Hogan/Bollea Family and within the 1st few minutes he debunks the Hogan Grill as also not being a plausible story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV3PvyB0-IQ
A guy like Val in a movie
A saint, a bat and a top gun
And what the heck- Jim Morrison!
Of course, I enjoyed him most in "Top Secret!" — from the guys who brought you "Airplane!"
And I got myself a beer
The future's uncertain
And the end is always near.
Quote: EvenBobHow come nobody ever talks about this Val Kilmer movie.
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Probably because it was no more a Kilmer film, than it was a Queer Director's Wet Dream disguised as a Jim Carrey Movie with solid actors like Tommy Lee Jones and Nicole Kidman hamming it up for 2 hours!
Quality Soundtrack though!
Also, Ninja Laundry FTW!
I can't remember what happened on a single episode, though I remember seeing some. Probably reruns.
Quote: rxwineHey Mr. Wilson. Jay North, original Dennis the Menace dies # 73
I can't remember what happened on a single episode, though I remember seeing some. Probably reruns.
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I was nine or thereabouts when he starred in the movie Maya and then the television series that followed. They were filmed in India, which was very unusual for the era.
He enlisted in the US Navy in his mid-20s when his acting career petered out.
RIP
Quote: WizardJay North, who played Denis the Menace, has died. I used to watch that show often as a child. Like many child actors, he had a hard time maintaining his fame as an adult.
Source.
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At least he lived to some kind of an age. Child actors tend to have rough and abbreviated lives. Not sure why.
The only one I can think of offhand who both had a great career as an adult, and was a class act all the way through, was Annette Funicello.
Quote: AutomaticMonkeyQuote: WizardJay North, who played Denis the Menace, has died. I used to watch that show often as a child. Like many child actors, he had a hard time maintaining his fame as an adult.
Source.
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At least he lived to some kind of an age. Child actors tend to have rough and abbreviated lives. Not sure why.
The only one I can think of offhand who both had a great career as an adult, and was a class act all the way through, was Annette Funicello.
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Ron Howard and Jodie Foster, to name two, have done well as adults.
Quote: AutomaticMonkeyQuote: WizardJay North, who played Denis the Menace, has died. I used to watch that show often as a child. Like many child actors, he had a hard time maintaining his fame as an adult.
Source.
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At least he lived to some kind of an age. Child actors tend to have rough and abbreviated lives. Not sure why.
The only one I can think of offhand who both had a great career as an adult, and was a class act all the way through, was Annette Funicello.
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Regina King is a Child Star that grew up to be normal,humble, respected, respectable, grounded, etc. She was asked why she never went down the destructive path that MANY Child Stars go down and she responded something like,"I was never interested in going down the destructive path that other that MANY Child Stars do." 😀 Smart answer. 😀
He and his family run a successful, low-key business and he does about a dozen or so conventions each year.
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Ron Howard and Jodie Foster, to name two, have done well as adults.
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Mickey Rooney lived to be almost 100. At one time he was the biggest box office star in the world as he would often remind you in his later years. His most impressive accomplishment to me was marrying Ava Gardner when she was young and hot. Of course his child star friend Judy Garland didn't turn out so well. Jerry Mathers is still around. Robert Blake lived a while but he had other problems.
Quote: billryanDonnie and Marie Osmond grew up in front of cameras and turned out fine.
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Music is a bit different. Stevie Wonder can play the same songs he did when he was a child prodigy musician, if he chooses. Macaulay Culkin cannot play the same roles he did as a child.
That might be it. A child who is a musician isn't going to forget how to sing and play his instrument when he grows up. But a child actor playing the roles of a child might have no appeal at all as an adult actor. Then what is he going to do? He probably doesn't know how to do anything else.
This hypothesis holds true in the porn world where the performers tend not to fare very well over time. Pro athletes also sacrifice their bodies to make money, but when they're done they can coach, teach, announce, run training camps and all those roles adjacent to actually playing the sport. No clue what Ron Jeremy could teach anyone, except as a negative example.
Quote: billryanDonnie and Marie Osmond grew up in front of cameras and turned out fine.
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Wholesome Mormon upbringing. As opposed to crazy Mormon upbringing. I think that was their secret.
Whereas the Jackson’s maybe kind of survived their father who definitely gave them discipline, and pushed them hard into music. ( a bit too much discipline to the point of abusive) Mother may have been okay.
Other Hollywood kid failures were just not prepared for the built-in hazards of fame/money I suspect. And some just grew out of their childhood appeal.
Joseph-Gordon Leavitt
Scarlett Johansen
Ryan Reynolds
Ron Howard
Lacey Chabert
Natalie Portman
Drew Barrymore
These are the exceptions, but acting is one of the most difficult fields to be successful in and the vast majority of actors of all kinds don't do well. So the fact that Jay North and many other child actors don't prosper as adults should be unsurprising.
Quote: AutomaticMonkeyQuote: billryanDonnie and Marie Osmond grew up in front of cameras and turned out fine.
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Music is a bit different. Stevie Wonder can play the same songs he did when he was a child prodigy musician, if he chooses. Macaulay Culkin cannot play the same roles he did as a child.
That might be it. A child who is a musician isn't going to forget how to sing and play his instrument when he grows up. But a child actor playing the roles of a child might have no appeal at all as an adult actor. Then what is he going to do? He probably doesn't know how to do anything else.
This hypothesis holds true in the porn world where the performers tend not to fare very well over time. Pro athletes also sacrifice their bodies to make money, but when they're done they can coach, teach, announce, run training camps and all those roles adjacent to actually playing the sport. No clue what Ron Jeremy could teach anyone, except as a negative example.
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AutomaticMonkey,
Sometimes singers performing their old songs can border on the downright creepy. In 1961 at the age of 22 Neil Sedaka released his hit single "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" where he sings:
Tonight's the night I've waited for
Because you're not a baby anymore
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
Happy birthday, sweet sixteen
What happened to that funny face
My little tomboy now wears satins and lace
I can't believe my eyes, you're just a teenage dream
Happy birthday, sweet sixteen
First of all, would you want a 22-year-old singing this to your 16-year-old daughter?
Now imagine how much creepier it sounds when sung by the now-86-year-old Sedaka.
Dog Hand
P.S. Don't get me wrong: I love this song and I sing it at full volume when it comes on Sirius XM's 50's Gold channel while I'm driving.
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Sometimes singers performing their old songs can border on the downright creepy. In 1961 at the age of 22 Neil Sedaka released his hit single "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" where he sings:
Tonight's the night I've waited for
Because you're not a baby anymore
You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen
Happy birthday, sweet sixteen
What happened to that funny face
My little tomboy now wears satins and lace
I can't believe my eyes, you're just a teenage dream
Happy birthday, sweet sixteen
First of all, would you want a 22-year-old singing this to your 16-year-old daughter?
Now imagine how much creepier it sounds when sung by the now-86-year-old Sedaka.
Dog Hand
P.S. Don't get me wrong: I love this song and I sing it at full volume when it comes on Sirius XM's 50's Gold channel while I'm driving.
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No I'd rather have Gary Glitter singing it to her. Got to admire a man who practices what he preaches!
No seriously, that Sedaka song is from the perspective of a father to his daughter. Not creepy.
Music is kind of a Neverland, really no such thing as "too old" for those guys. (Or "too young," in the case of Gary.) Daltrey is 80 and he's still singing his songs of young male angst, getting drunk and fighting, and no one seems too upset about that.
Dotel was a young fireballer when he came up with the Mets, but his career was derailed with injuries. He spent 13 years in the Majors but almost half of that was on the injured list. As a 19 year old rookie, his ear to ear grin captivated the NY sports scene, but his constant injuries wore out his welcome. When he pitched for the Yankees, a decade later, he was a different pitcher, but once again, he was injured and a fixture at Latin nightclubs around the city. He was pulled from the wreckage of the dancefloor but died on the way to a hospital.
RIP
Quote: AZDuffmanElaine Wynn, 82
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From what I understand, she was a strong #2 to Steve Wynn. At my kid's private school, the two of them were big donors, as evidenced by the largest sized plaque in the theater. I can't say that I feel any personal connection other than to respect the big name she had in Vegas.
Wink Martindale (December 4, 1933 – April 15, 2025)
I have been a game show enthusiast going back to the 1970's. One of my favorites was Tic Tac Dough, hosted by Wink. When I was in college I auditioned for the show, but sadly didn't make it past the weed-out test. That was a blow to my self esteem.
I see Wink made it to 91. Not bad. He was also born the same month and year as my mother. He was 25 days older.
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Wink Martindale (December 4, 1933 – April 15, 2025)
I have been a game show enthusiast going back to the 1970's. One of my favorites was Tic Tac Dough, hosted by Wink. When I was in college I auditioned for the show, but sadly didn't make it past the weed-out test. That was a blow to my self esteem.
I see Wink made it to 91. Not bad. He was also born the same month and year as my mother. He was 25 days older.
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You were doing heavy amounts of weed in your college days and they tested for that on game shows? Snicker
he was definitely a legend. He will be missed. I watched the new tic tac dough which premiered Monday and I was not impressed.like many others,the old show was far superior.Quote: Wizard
Wink Martindale (December 4, 1933 – April 15, 2025)
I have been a game show enthusiast going back to the 1970's. One of my favorites was Tic Tac Dough, hosted by Wink. When I was in college I auditioned for the show, but sadly didn't make it past the weed-out test. That was a blow to my self esteem.
I see Wink made it to 91. Not bad. He was also born the same month and year as my mother. He was 25 days older.
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Wink Martindale (December 4, 1933 – April 15, 2025)
I have been a game show enthusiast going back to the 1970's. One of my favorites was Tic Tac Dough, hosted by Wink. When I was in college I auditioned for the show, but sadly didn't make it past the weed-out test. That was a blow to my self esteem.
I see Wink made it to 91. Not bad. He was also born the same month and year as my mother. He was 25 days older.
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I don't know a lot about him, but in the 1980s, when answering machines first became popular, you could get a personal Wink Martingale message for about $100
Quote:“When I was a kid in Jackson, Tenn., one of my playmates, Jimmy McCord, couldn't say 'Winston,' which is my given name, and he had a speech impediment, and it came out sounding like 'Winky,'” Mr. Martindale told ABC News in 2014. “
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Wink Martindale (December 4, 1933 – April 15, 2025)
I have been a game show enthusiast going back to the 1970's. One of my favorites was Tic Tac Dough, hosted by Wink. When I was in college I auditioned for the show, but sadly didn't make it past the weed-out test. That was a blow to my self esteem.
I see Wink made it to 91. Not bad. He was also born the same month and year as my mother. He was 25 days older.
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Las Vegas connection: he was the host of NBC's Las Vegas Gambit (a revival of the CBS show Gambit, which premiered immediately after the premiere of what is now called The Price is Right, and which he also hosted), which was recorded at the Tropicana.
do you still have the recorded message he did for you,? Can you upload it for the forum?Quote: billryanQuote: Wizard
Wink Martindale (December 4, 1933 – April 15, 2025)
I have been a game show enthusiast going back to the 1970's. One of my favorites was Tic Tac Dough, hosted by Wink. When I was in college I auditioned for the show, but sadly didn't make it past the weed-out test. That was a blow to my self esteem.
I see Wink made it to 91. Not bad. He was also born the same month and year as my mother. He was 25 days older.
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I don't know a lot about him, but in the 1980s, when answering machines first became popular, you could get a personal Wink Martingale message for about $100
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Quote: avianrandydo you still have the recorded message he did for you,? Can you upload it for the forum?Quote: billryanQuote: Wizard
Wink Martindale (December 4, 1933 – April 15, 2025)
I have been a game show enthusiast going back to the 1970's. One of my favorites was Tic Tac Dough, hosted by Wink. When I was in college I auditioned for the show, but sadly didn't make it past the weed-out test. That was a blow to my self esteem.
I see Wink made it to 91. Not bad. He was also born the same month and year as my mother. He was 25 days older.
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I don't know a lot about him, but in the 1980s, when answering machines first became popular, you could get a personal Wink Martingale message for about $100
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I never got one myself. $100 was a lot of money to me in those days; my rent was $350 a month, and I was struggling to get my comic shop off the ground.. My friends who were early in their Wall Street careers had them. It would be interesting to see if any survived. The guy who played Danny Partridge also made custom answering tapes.
Quote: rxwineKind of tells the story.
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What a cluttered, disgusting , and nasty mess! 😵💫😳😱😬🤢🤮 Reminds me of Hoarders Show! 😵💫😳😱😬🤢🤮
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What a cluttered, disgusting , and nasty mess! 😵💫😳😱😬🤢🤮 Reminds me of Hoarders Show! 😵💫😳😱😬🤢🤮
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It might be closer to Dirty Jobs. They say the house was full of rats.
Pet food is a common culprit in attracting vermin and I see dog cages.
Francis at peace.
Quote: AZDuffmanThe Pope dies at Easter. Once again making one think if people can mentally hold off death for short periods until the important event has happened.
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Pope Francis died today a few hours ago, not on Easter. 💡
