Ranking Our Favorite Stars From the ‘80s
This article appeared in urbanaunty.com and has been published here with permission.Christina Applegate
If you grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, there were tons of great TV shows. But one of the most popular and quintessential shows was Married… With Children. The show was one of the longest-running shows, getting a generous 10 seasons. And one of the main reasons this happened was because of Christina Applegate’s character.
Though she would step back for a little bit, eventually she found her way back in front of the camera. She played roles in films like Anchorman and Bad Moms. Recently she has been starring in her hit television show, Dead To Me.
C. Thomas Howell
C. Thomas Howell made his debut early in the ’80s in one of the decade’s biggest films and one of Hollywood’s most classic films of all time… E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. After that, he would go on to be one of the decade’s most in-demand young actors. The actor would go on to star in other iconic films like The Outsiders, Red Dawn, and The Hitcher.
He also would go on to star in a movie that built up quite a bit of controversy. This film was Soul Man. After that film, his career took a little bit of a downturn. But even still, he has continued acting to this day.
Ally Sheedy
There were a group of young actors in the ’80s that found themselves labeled as the Brat Pack. One of the members was the very talented Ally Sheedy. This group worked in many of the same movies, and they even partied together.
Many of them went on to star in several of the biggest films of the ’80s. Ally starred in movies like The Breakfast Club and ShortCircuit. She continues to act in both television and film. She even had a small role in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Robert MacNaughton
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial launched a lot of great careers. Robert MacNaughton was one of them. He was a pivotal part of the movie, but yet when all was said and done, he did very little else in Hollywood.
Instead, he went on to live an everyday life. He moved to Arizona and became a postal carrier. There he has raised a beautiful family and lives quietly.
Tempestt Bledsoe
Though TheCosby Show is a little tarnished now, in the ’80s, it was a show that almost everyone watched. One of the stars on that show was the middle child, Vanessa, played by Tempestt Bledsoe.
After the show ended, though, she struggled to find work no matter how much her star shone. This was something that a lot of young T.V. stars went through in the ’80s and ’90s.