Mr. T Legally Changed His Name Before Anyone Knew Who He Was
TLDR: Mr. T was already Mr. T years before The A-Team or Rocky III ever made him famous. He built the name, and the persona … Read more
The A-Team Cast a Character Before He Actually Existed
The A-Team is one of the rare shows where the casting happened backwards.
A Real Mummy Was Discovered on the Set of The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man turned a fictional rebuilt astronaut into a genuine 1970s phenomenon.
The Bionic Woman Only Exists Because Lindsay Wagner’s Character Died First
The Bionic Woman almost never existed at all. Its title character was written to die in her very first appearance.
Linda Evans Only Landed Dynasty Because Her Marriage Fell Apart on Christmas
Linda Evans has said plainly that she’d never have taken the role of Krystle Carrington on Dynasty if her marriage hadn’t fallen apart first.
Pamela Sue Martin Walked Away From Two Hit Shows for the Exact Same Reason
Pamela Sue Martin had a habit most actors don’t: walking away from hit shows the moment she stopped believing in them.
John Forsythe Met Joan Collins Decades Before They Were Ever Cast Together
John Forsythe spent decades building relationships that eventually shaped Dynasty before the show even existed.
George Peppard Got Fired From Dynasty for Comparing His Own Character to Dallas
George Peppard was supposed to be Blake Carrington.
The Woman Actually Throwing Those Punches on Dynasty Wasn’t Linda Evans
Every time Krystle Carrington and Alexis Colby tore into each other on Dynasty, there’s a real chance you weren’t watching Linda Evans at all.
Al Corley Quit Dynasty Because They’d Only Let His Character Shake Hands
Al Corley signed up to play one of American television’s first openly gay lead characters.
Diahann Carroll Thought Dynasty Was Just a Hoot, Then Made TV History Twice
Diahann Carroll had already changed television once by the time Dynasty came calling.
Catherine Oxenberg Spent Years Fighting to Get Her Own Daughter Out of a Cult
Catherine Oxenberg played the picture-perfect Amanda Carrington on Dynasty.
Joan Collins Says Dynasty Saved Her Life During Her Third Marriage
Joan Collins had already spent three decades in Hollywood, mostly in B-movies and pin-up shoots, before Dynasty turned her into one of television’s most iconic villains.
Dynasty’s Most Famous Feud Never Actually Happened
TLDR: Dynasty was built as ABC’s direct answer to Dallas, and it eventually beat its rival to the number one spot, despite nearly losing its … Read more
Amen’s Minister Was a Real One Before He Ever Got the Part
TLDR: Amen brought Sherman Hemsley back to network television just one year after leaving The Jeffersons, this time set in his own real hometown. His … Read more
Jayne Walton Sang in Spanish on Lawrence Welk Long Before Anacani Did
TLDR: Jayne Walton was singing with Lawrence Welk more than a decade before The Lawrence Welk Show ever aired on television, and she recorded a … Read more