1985 - Rocky IV Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Sylvester Stallone
Fun Fact!
Rocky IV Was The 3rd Highest Grossing Movie From 1985
#1 Back to the Future
#2 Rambo: First Blood Part II (Also Starring Sylvester Stallone)
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Fun TV Facts!
(Emmy Award For Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series)
1980 - Ed Asner
Lou Grant
1981 - Daniel J. Travanti
Hill Street Blues
1982 - Daniel J. Travanti
Hill Street Blues
1983 - Ed Flanders
St. Elsewhere
1984 - Tom Selleck
Magnum, P.I
1985 - William Daniels
St. Elsewhere
1986 - William Daniels
St. Elsewhere
1987 - Bruce Willis
Moonlighting
1988 - Richard Kiley
A Year in the Life
1989 - Carroll O'Connor
In the Heat of the Night
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1951 - Kathryn Bigelow (Director) Near Dark, Point Break
Birthplace: San Carlos, CA
1953 - Curtis Armstrong (Actor) Revenge of the Nerds “Booger”
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
1958 - Mike Scioscia (Baseball)
Birthplace: Upper Darby Township, PA
1959 - Charlie Burchill (Scottish Guitarist) Simple Minds
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
1960 - Ken O’Brien (Football)
Birthplace: Rockville Centre, NY
1962 - Mike Bordin (Drummer) Faith No More
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
1963 - Fisher Stevens (Actor) Short Circuit (Ben)
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
1964 - Robin Givens (Actress) Head of the Class
Birthplace: New York City
1976 - Jaleel White (Actor) Family Matters “Urkel”
Birthplace: Culver City, CA
Fun Fact!
In 2010 Kathryn Bigelow Became the First Female to Win an Academy Award For Best Director
Movie: Hurt Locker
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(November 27th)
1980 - Bosom Buddies Premiered on ABC
* Ran 2 Seasons with 37 Episodes
Starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari
Fun Fact!
Bosom Buddies Characters, Kip and Henry Were Named After Bars in Berkeley, California
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#1 Songs in America
(November 27th)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Truly"
Lionel Richie
11/27 - 12/10
1983 - "All Night Long"
Lionel Richie
11/12 - 12/9
1984 - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Wham!
11/17 - 12/7
1985 - "We Built This City"
Starship
11/16 - 11/29
1986 - "Human"
Human League
11/22 - 11/28
1987 - "Mony Mony"
Billy Idol
11/21 - 11/27
1988 - "Bad Medicine"
Bon Jovi
11/19 - 12/2
1989 - "Blame It on the Rain"
Milli Vanilli
11/25 - 12/8
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1968 - Penny Ann Early Became the First Woman to Play in a Professional Basketball Game
* Played For the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA Game Against the Los Angeles Stars
1978 - Harvey Milk and George Moscone were Murdered in San Francisco by Former Supervisor Dan White
* White Committed Suicide in 1985 by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (2 Years After Prison Release)
November 27th in 80s History
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Other Notable Birthdays
Bruce Lee (Actor and Martial Artist)
November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Passed Away at Age 32 From Cerebral Edema From a Reaction to Compounds Present in the Combination Medication Equagesic
The 1973 Movie, Enter the Dragon Was Bruce Lee's Last Film
Eddie Rabbit (Singer)
November 27, 1941 - May 7, 1998
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 56 From Lung Cancer
Best Known For the 1980 Hit, “I Love a Rainy Night”
James Avery (Actor)
November 27, 1945 - December 31, 2013
Birthplace: Suffolk, VA
Passed Away at Age 68 Following Complications From Open Heart Surgery
Played Uncle Phil on the TV Series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Davey Boy Smith (Wrestler)
November 27, 1962 - May 18, 2002
Birthplace: Golborne, Lancashire, England
Passed Away at Age 39 From a Heart Attack
One of the British Bulldogs
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Harvey Milk (Politician)
May 22, 1930 - November 27, 1978
Birthplace: Woodmere, NY
Passed Away at Age 48 From Gunshot Wounds
First Openly Gay Politician
George Moscone (Politician)
November 24, 1929 - November 27, 1978
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Passed Away at Age From Gunshot Wounds
San Francisco Mayor of San Francisco From 1976 to His Death in 1978
John Carradine (Actor)
February 5, 1906 - November 27, 1988
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 82 From Heart and Kidney Failure
Considered One of the Best Character Actors in Cinema History
* Best Known For the 1940's Dracula Movies
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - Rocky IV
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen and Dolph Lundgren
Budget: $28 Million
Box Office: $300.4 Million
1985 - Santa Claus: The Movie
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Starring: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Judy Cornwell and Burgess Meredith
Budget: $40 Million
Box Office: $23.7 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Bosom Buddies Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 37
1981 - Darkroom Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Hosted by James Coburn
1988 - Almost Grown Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #22
* #5 in the UK
Featuring “Tainted Love”
1981 - Ten Out of 10
10cc (8th Album)
* Reached #15 in Australia
1982 - Speak of the Devil/Talk of the Devil (Live Album)
Ozzy Osbourne
Billboard Charts: #14
1985 - Welcome to the Real World
Mr. Mister (2nd Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Featuring “Broken Wings” and “Kyrie”
1987 - Live...In the Raw (Live Album)
W.A.S.P.
Billboard Charts: #77
1989 - Labour of Love II
UB40 (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #15
* Hit #1 in the UK, Netherlands and New Zealand
Featuring “Red Red Wine”
1989 - Ghost Nation
Hunter & Collectors (6th Album)
• Reached #10 in Australia
Singles Released
1981 - “Don’t You Want Me”
The Human League
#1 Song in America from July 3 - 23
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, New Zealand and Israel
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1983 - The Toronto Argonauts Beat the BC Lions 18 - 17 in the Canadian Football League's 71st Grey Cup
Offensive MVP: Joe Barnes
Defensive MVP: Carl Brazley
Location: BC State Stadium in Vancouver
Attendance: 59,345
1988 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers Beat the BC Lions 22 - 21 in the Canadian Football League's 76th Grey Cup
Offensive MVP: James Murphy
Defensive MVP: Michael Grey
Location: Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa
Attendance: 50,604
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 27th)
1924 - The First Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Was Held in New York City
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1982 - “Truly” by Lionel Richie Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from November 27 - December 10
Also Hit #1 in Canada
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Rocky IV Premiered In Theaters
1985 - Santa Claus: The Movie Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Dudley Moore and John Lithgow
Fun Fact!
The First Recorded Christmas Was Celebrated in Rome on December 25, AD 336
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