Whatever happened to...

[crcormier]

Doug Henning?

Next?

(Oh, and feel free to fill in if you do know what happened to someone...)

 

[AmazingGrace]

He passed away.

What ever happened to Shaun Cassidy???

 

[transparant]

Oooh...thats a good one!

Shaun Cassidy

Shaun Cassidy--the son of Hollywood and Broadway stars Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy, and the half-brother of TV actor David Cassidy--was originally a popular teen singer and heart-throb (with eight albums to his credit) and then the star of two TV series, The Hardy Boys and Breaking Away. But at age 23, with a wife and stepdaughter to support, he switched careers and became a television writer and producer. Since then, Cassidy has written, created and/or produced a half-dozen network series in recent years, including American Gothic (1995), Roar (1997), Players (1997) and Cover Me (2000)--but none of them reached a second season until CBS's critically acclaimed 2001 CIA drama The Agency

What ever happened to the actress that played "Mary Ingols"?

 

[FINFAN]

I've wondered about Rich Little...the impersonator

 

[AmazingGrace]

oops one post too many!!

 

[AmazingGrace]

Melissa Sue Anderson graced the small screen as Mary Ingalls in TV's beloved "Little House on the Prairie" for 8 years. Now all grown up, you can still catch this famous child star at the movies and on TV.


Melissa Sue Anderson was born in Berkeley, California, September 26, 1962. A self-proclaimed "quiet, shy girl," she loved reading books, writing and spending quiet afternoons at home alone. On the advice of a dance teacher, Anderson's parents went in search of an agent for their talented daughter in the late 1960s. Told by the teacher that she had a natural beauty and talent, Anderson began auditioning for minor commercial roles in California. Within her first year, with several commercials under her belt, the cute blonde haired, blue-eyed beauty was in demand.



Bitten by the acting bug, Anderson began auditioning in Hollywood for small television roles. In 1973, she got her wish as she was cast as Millicent in an episode of "The Brady Bunch" entitled "Never Too Young." Now known professionally as "the girl who gave Bobby his first on-screen kiss," Anderson sought new roles, enjoying the ever increasing attention. The following year, she won a bit part in the movie "Shaft."


At 12 years old, Melissa auditioned for Michael Landon with the hope of winning a role on a new television series. Beating out hundreds of competitors, Anderson accepted an offer to play Mary Ingalls on Landon's "Little House on the Prairie," a role that would change her life and cast her into the spotlight forever. Filming began in 1974 and for the next 8 years, Anderson would literally grow up in front of the camera, playing a character she deemed " like myself." During summer breaks and over long holiday hiatuses, Anderson made guest appearances and took on other roles. Determined not to be typecast, she guest starred on the wildly popular television series, "The Love Boat," playing her first ever adult role.


As the popular series came to an end in 1980, 20 year old Anderson continued to enhance her resume, picking up bit parts in in shows like "The Equalizer, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," and "Murder, She Wrote." She also auditioned for and won many title roles in television feature films, such as "The Loneliest Runner," and "Advice to the Lovelorn."


Today, Melissa Sue Anderson acts whenever she can. In 1998, she played a title role in the television movie "Earthquake in New York," and she continues to audition and act on a regular basis. Anderson remains in close contact with several former cast members from "Little House on the Prairie."

Whatever happened to peter macnicol?

 

[phillybeth]

What ever happened to the actress that played "Mary Ingols"?

Melissa Sue Anderson

Many actresses are not like the characters they play, but Melissa Sue Anderson wasn't one of them. Melissa was born September 26, 1962 in Berkeley, California. In real life, she was very much the same as Mary Ingalls--a quiet, slightly shy girl who would rather read a book than climb a tree. Her show business career got under way when a dance teacher urged her parents to find an agent for her. She began doing TV commercials, and the blond, blue-eyed beauty was in great demand for many roles, and starred in television movies and such shows as "The Brady Bunch" (1969) and "Shaft" (1973). Melissa Sue Anderson played Mary Ingalls throughout the entire series of "Little House on the Prairie" (1974). She continues to persue an active acting career.

 

[JayCT]

I believe Rich Little is playing in Las Vegas still. I think I saw an interview recently on one of the news shows.

 

[FINFAN]

cool Thanks!

 

[Charade]

I've wondered about Rich Little...the impersonator

He's coming to a local theater up here in Easton PA next month.

 

[crcormier]

Whatever happened to Peter Macnicol?

For a guy who originally wanted to become a paleontologist and
study the fossilized remains of bones, it is ironic that Peter
MacNicol eventually chose a career as vibrantly alive as acting.
Nonetheless, MacNicol has demonstrated an exceedingly wide
range of talent in theater, television, and film.

Currently, MacNicol can be seen starring on CBS' "Chicago Hope"
as Alan Birch, the hospital's embattled legal representative. In a
drastic departure from his television role, MacNicol will be seen this
December starring as 'Renfield' in Mel Brooks' satirical film,
"Dracula: Dead and Loving It" for Castle Rock Entertainment.

MacNicol's past work demonstrates the broad dramatic and
comedic spectrum of his talent. On film, he has appeared as the
naive Southern writer who fell in love with Meryl Streep in
"Sophie's Choice;" the villainous museum curator in "Ghostbusters
II;" and the summer camp director in "Addam's Family Values."
Other film credits include "Housesitter" and "American Blue Note."

On television, he was a series regular as John Forsythe's press
secretary on "The Powers that Be." Guest starring credits include
"Cheers" and "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd." Additionally, he
was featured in such telefilms as "Johnny Bull," "HBO's By the
Dawn's Early Light," Faerie Tale Theatre's "The Boy Who Left
Home" and "Roswell." He is probably best known as quirky John Cage on "Ally McBeal" and was most recently seen on the short lived CBS drama "Numb3rs".

MacNicol began his career studying at the University of Minnesota.
While there, he performed in two seasons at the Guthrie Theater.
A New York talent agent spotted him and told him make a move to
Manhattan. Shortly thereafter, he was cast in the off-Broadway
play, "Crimes of the Heart." The production eventually moved to
Broadway, and MacNicol garnered the Theater World Award. It was
also during this production that a casting agent noticed him and
called him in to read for his eventual role in "Sophie's Choice."

Among his other stage credits is the Broadway production of
"White Liars/Black Comedy." MacNicol also has further extensive
classical repertory theater background, including the New York
Shakespeare Festival in which he played title roles in "Richard II"
and "Romeo and Juliet," and appeared in "Twelfth Night," "Rum
and Coke" and "Found a Peanut."

Born and raised in Texas, MacNicol was the youngest of five
children. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife of eight
years, Marsue Cumming. And true to his tremendously
multi-talented persona, Peter MacNicol spends a great deal of his
free time playing... the bagpipes!

Whatever happened to Gil Gerard aka Buck Rodgers?

 

[monkeyboy]

Currently Gil is preparing to star with Burt Reynolds and Billy Bob Thornton in a feature film set in 1961 America just prior to the Bay of Pigs fiasco. Filming is set to begin in late September or early October. He is also collaborating with his former "Sidekicks" and "E.A.R.T.H. Force" writer-producers in developing a new series for syndication, which will reunite him with former co-star Ernie Reyes, Jr., as well as developing various properties for himself and others in the area of independent film production

Whatever happened to...
Ernest Thomas (Roger "Raj" Thomas) from What's Happening

 

[snoopy]

I was watching Fried Green Tomatos the other day and got to wondering about Mary Stuart Masterson. I wonder what ever happened to her?

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Whatever happened to Yahoo Serious????

 

[SeeDisney]

OK, I have one.

Whatever happened to Little Wednesday and Pugsley on the Addams Family?

Sorry, I don't remember their real names.

 

[Charade]

I was watching Fried Green Tomatos the other day and got to wondering about Mary Stuart Masterson. I wonder what ever happened to her?

She was recently in "Something the Lord made" and has a couple of movies coming up.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000524/

 

[snoopy]

She was recently in "Something the Lord made" and has a couple of movies coming up.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000524/

I just did a search and saw that! Considering it stars my long-time hearthrob, Alan Rickman, I think I'll have to check that out!

 

[lewdyan1]

As I sit here watching reruns of Match Game, what ever happened to Gene Rayburn, Brett Somers and gang? Am I showing my age?

 

[crcormier]

Whatever happened to...
Ernest Thomas (Roger "Raj" Thomas) from What's Happening

Apparently he's still around and kicking, doing TV roles and small movie appearances here and there. Most recent one I found was in "All About the Andersons" playing "Mr. Johnson" in episode: "Get Out of Dodge...Ball" (2004).

 

[RickinNYC]

I've got two! Whatever happened to Shields and Yarnell? And what about that group, Momenshans (sp?)?