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These Were The 80s: Showbiz. Wish We Were Back?

Dana Prohovnik
Published 2 months ago

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher on the beach Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, USA
Carrie Fisher
(Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis via Getty Images)

FAME!

The Kids from 'Fame' performing one of three stage shows they gave at Wembley Arena, London, 8th-9th April 1983. The group features cast members from the US TV series 'Fame'. Debbie Allen is at centre (in yellow) and Gene Anthony Ray is at far left (in yellow top).
FAME!
(Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Michelle Pfeiffer

No wonder she appears in so many songs... she's amazing.
American actress Michelle Pfeiffer promoting her film 'Into the Night' in London, England, 10th April 1985. The film is directed by John Landis.
Michelle Pfeiffer
(Photo by William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lionel Ritchie

Do you remember this portrait session? LOS ANGELES - CIRCA 1980: Singer Lionel Ritchie poses for a portrait circa 1980 in Los Angeles, California
Lionel Ritchie
(Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)

Iron Miaden

UK heavy metal band Iron Miaden, photo shoot backstage before appearing at Nakano-Sun-Plaza, Tokyo, Japan, 14 April 1985. L-R Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Nicko McBrain.
Iron Miaden
(Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music via Getty Images)

Aretha Franklin

From 1980.
American singer, songwriter, and pianist Aretha Franklin surrounded by actor John Belushi and Canadian actor and screenwriter Dan Aykroyd on the set of The Blues Brothers directed by John Landis.
Aretha Franklin
(Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

Miss World 1983 Contestants

Miss World 1983 contestants, left to right, unknown, Nancy Lalleman Heynis (Miss Holland), Eva Liza Tornquist (Miss Sweden) and Carolina Cerruti Duijm (Miss Venezuela) during the 33rd Miss World pageant, at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 17th November 1983. Miss World 1983 marked the first Miss World event that included an intelligence test for contestants.
Miss World 1983 Contestants
(Photo by Bryn Colton/Getty Images)

Mary Lou Retton

Fairmont, West Virginia, December 1984: Mary Lou Retton's success has brought her a new set of wheels. This 16 year old has a calendar that reads Macy's Thanksginving Day Parade, Bob Hope Christmas special and a cover on Seventeen magazine to name a few.
Mary Lou Retton
(Photo by Joe McNally/Getty Images)

Brooke Shields

A makeup artist applies makeup to actress Brooke Shields before the filming of a television commercial for Wella Balsam shampoo.
Brooke Shields
(Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Tom Selleck

American actor Tom Selleck, wearing a blue blazer over a knitted waistcoat and white shirt with a blue patterned tie, filming his series 'Magnum PI' in London, England, 2nd May 1985. Selleck is filming 'Deja Vu,' an episode of the series in which he plays private investigator Thomas Magnum.
Tom Selleck
(Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Julia Roberts

1989. "Miss Firecracker" New York City Premiere. Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
(Photo by S. Granitz/WireImage)

Rick James

American musician and composer Rick James (1948 - 2004), circa 1983.
Rick James
(Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)

​Julia Child

Julia Child in her kitchen
​Julia Child
(Photo by © Aaron Rapoport/CORBIS OUTLINE/Corbis via Getty Images)

​Lady Diana Spencer

Lady Diana Spencer (1961 - 1997, fiancee to the Prince of Wales, leaving her flat at Coleherne Court in Earl's Court, London, 12th November 1980.
​Lady Diana Spencer
(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bananarama

British singers Keren Woodward, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey of pop vocal group Bananarama in Paris, France, 1989.
Bananarama
(Photo by Tim Roney/Getty Images)

Sammy Davis Jr

American singer, musician, dancer, actor, vaudevillian and comedian Sammy Davis Jr with cup of tea, circa 1985.
Sammy Davis Jr
(Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)

Jack Nicholson

American actor Jack Nicholson relaxing during an event organised by Guess, circa 1985.
Jack Nicholson
(Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)

Bob Hope

Actor and comedian Bob Hope (1903 - 2003) takes part in the Bob Hope British Classic at Moor Park Golf Club in Hertfordshire, England, September 1981.
Bob Hope
(Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys before Eminem made white rappers cool. Portrait of members of American Rap groups Beastie Boys and Run-DMC, 1987. Pictured are Ad-Rock (born Adam Horovitz) (left), MCA (born Adam Yauch, 1964 - 2012) (center), Mike D (born Michael Diamond) (third right), and DJ Hurricane (born Wendell Fite) (right), all of Beastie Boys, and DMC (born Darryl McDaniels) (second left), Run (born Joseph Simmons) (third left), and Jam Master Jay (born Jason Mizell, 1965 - 2002) (second right), all of Run-DMC.
Beastie Boys
(Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'

Film director Steven Spielberg, right, poses for a photograph with, left to right, executive producer George Lucas, actress Kate Capshaw, and actor Jonathan Ke Quan, to promote their new film 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom', ahead of the Royal European Charity Premiere in London, UK, 11th June 1984.
'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
(Photo by Bryn Colton/Getty Images)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

American actor Arnold Schwarzenegger attends Filmex Opening Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, US, 13th April 1983.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
(Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)

Elton John

Yes. Now we know better. And so does Elton.
British pop star Elton John marries sound engineer Renate Blauel in Sydney, 14th February 1984.
Elton John
(Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Beth Boozer

SANDWICH,UNITED KINGDOM - CIRCA 1980: LPGA US professional golfer Beth Boozer plays out of the 4th tee Royal St Georges Gold Course circa 1980 in Sandwich,England.
Beth Boozer
(Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Nicolas Cage & Johnny Depp

Nicolas Cage & Johnny Depp at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles, California
Nicolas Cage & Johnny Depp
(Photo by Barry King/WireImage)

'Empire of the Sun'

Some of the stars of the Steven Spielberg film 'Empire of the Sun' attend the film's premiere, UK, 20th March 1988. From left to right, Miranda Richardson, Christian Bale and Nigel Havers.
'Empire of the Sun'
(Photo by Georges De Keerle/Getty Images)

'Allo 'Allo!

Cast of the television sitcom series 'Allo 'Allo! pictured together on location in Mundford, Norfolk on 22nd April 1986. From left to right: Guy Siner as Lieutenant Gruber, Kim Hartman as Helga, Richard Gibson as Herr Flick, Vicki Michelle as Yvette, Arthur Bostrom as Officer Crabtree, Francesca Gonshaw as Maria, Carmen Silvera as Edith Artois, Gordon Kaye as Rene Artois, Rose Hill as Fanny and Jack Haig as Monsieur Roger LeClerc.
'Allo 'Allo!
(Photo by Larry Ellis Collection/Getty Images)

​Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev, Russia's President, during his news conference following the weekend summit with US President Ronald Reagan in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Sunday, October 12, 1986.
​Mikhail Gorbachev
(Photo by Bryn Colton/Getty Images)

Whitney Houston

American R&B, Soul, Gospel, and Pop singer Whitney Houston (1963 - 2012), Dorchester Hotel, London, 3/15/1988.
Whitney Houston
(Photo by Steve Rapport/Getty Images)

Kiss

Kiss, group portrait, without make up, London, August 1983, L-R Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Vinnie Vincent, Eric Carr.
Kiss
(Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

​Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman, American actor and star of soap opera 'Dallas', in October 1983.
​Larry Hagman
(Photo by Harris/Express/Getty Images)

Bill Gates

REDMOND, WASHINGTON - 1986: Microsoft owner and founder Bill Gates poses outdoors with Microsoft's first laptop in 1986 at the new 40-acre corpororate campus in Redmond, Washington. In March, Microsoft held an initial public offering of 2.5 million shares. By the end of the year, Gates became a billionaire at the age of 31. Microsoft was the first company to dominate the personal computer market with it's MS-DOS system and subsequently the Windows platform.
Bill Gates
(Photo by Joe McNally/Getty Images)

Florence Griffith-Joyner

World and Olympic athletics champion Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United States (1959 - 1998) poses for a portrait training with weights on 4th April 1988 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Florence Griffith-Joyner
(Photo by Tony Duffy/Allsport/Getty Images)

Kenneth Branagh & Emma Thompson

British actors Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson, who star together in the BBC Television drama series Fortunes of War, pictured together in London in 1987.
Kenneth Branagh & Emma Thompson
(Photo by Larry Ellis Collection/Getty Images)

Edson Arantes Do Nascimento

The greatest soccer player ever, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as "Pelé", Brazil's three-time World Cup winner (1958, 1962, 1970), poses 08 August 1987 in Paris with two extras while he performs for an advertising movie for French Loto company. AFP PHOTO MICHEL CLEMENT (Photo by MICHEL CLEMENT / AFP)
Edson Arantes Do Nascimento
(Photo by MICHEL CLEMENT/AFP via Getty Images)

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