There were no celebrity soccer players in the U.S. in the 1980's (except perhaps if they stopped in to shop or visit friends). Way to throw a bone to the rest of the world.
It's not that the U.S. has a monopoly on celebrity, it's just that if you want to be a celebrity, the spot to do it is the U.S., that's why even if they were not born in the U.S., their biggest fame comes from getting there.
The Beatles, Ozzy Osbourne, Liam Neeson, Sean Connery, and the list goes on and on, not from the U.S., but very few people would even know who they were if they didn't become famous there.
Poor examples. None of those you mentioned became famous from being in the US, they were already famous before going to or having anything to do with the US. For example, Beatlemania was a thing before the Beatles landed in the US, even if this increased their fame significnatly. And Ozzy became famous for being in Black Sabbath, a british band. And the James Bond movies were made by mostly british people. Liam Neeson is debatable, as he starred in british movies before, but he did have his worldwide breakthrough in Hollywood.
She's an actor not a model so I'm not sure what the relevance of all these comments about her appearance are. Time to leave your 1980s attitudes behind boys
The plastic surgery has taken away what made her recognizable as "her". I will never understand the obsession with this. They always use the excuse that they can't get work unless they stay looking young. That may be part of it, but I think it is more of an addiction for some. It really is a shame. I don't see how looking like a creature from another world is better than growing old gracefully.
And before you incorrectly but passionately assert that this doesn't happen, maybe ask yourself how many times you've seen or overheard conversations about Michael Jackson's plastic surgery, Prince Charle's ears, or how sexy Tom Cruise or Mel Gibson is or is not.
Quite ridiculous, from what I read the effect on his work was worse than after Polanski's arrest, while Reubens was doing the same as most of the porn theatre audience (in Europe).
I thought Pee-wee was awesome when as a kid. I had the VHS of his Christmas special and used to watch it over and over. That said, I won't deny that I was a weird nerdy kid.
Didn't think the 6th most featured character in LA Law would qualify him for this quiz in the 80s, but his multiple emmy noms for best supporting actor say otherwise, I suppose.
He was also in Sons of Anarchy, I believe he may have been in ER as well or one of the other million hospital shows that were on in the 90's, he was also on one of the more famous soap operas, I have no idea which one it was. Also, just for a funny little tidbit, he was on an episode of Pee Wee's playhouse starring Paul Reubens, Jimmy Smits played a robot repairman in an episode.
Any other picture of Jimmy Smits, and I may have got him. I don't believe there weren't any better pics of him from the 80s, though I suppose my opinion on his pic here is all subjective.
On a different note: I always forget how gorgeous River Phoenix was.
Ugh. One wrong - I knew that was Maradona, but I couldn't spell it correctly. I even tried just Diego M, but it obviously wasn't enough. I kept putting two ns in it.
My quest for a perfect score was almost foiled by Jimmy Smits (I knew it was Jimmy something, but couldn't remember the last name) until it finally came to me when my cerebral flatulence subsided.
The Beatles, Ozzy Osbourne, Liam Neeson, Sean Connery, and the list goes on and on, not from the U.S., but very few people would even know who they were if they didn't become famous there.
He looks terrifying, how can kids have liked him?!
Rick Robie awarded me my free throw prize - an autographed 'record ' of the Celt's '86 season.
I'm afraid nobody remembers him but me.
On a different note: I always forget how gorgeous River Phoenix was.