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1980s Celebrities by Picture #2

Can you identify these mostly-American celebrities from the 1980s?
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First submittedNovember 19, 2016
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73 Comments
Packerswin14
+6
Level 85
Nov 19, 2016
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.
Tyacke
+7
Level 60
Nov 15, 2020
George Best, Franz Beckenbauer and Johann Cruyff all played for US football clubs in the 80's.
3nchiladas
+8
Level 70
Jan 12, 2022
And no one knows who any of those people are (at least in the USA)
plattitude
+1
Level 95
Jul 21, 2022
I, currently living in the USA, know who 2 of the 3 are. Though in the 80s I only knew one of them.
Deru
+2
Level 37
Sep 19, 2022
Football is soccer in the USA and had no following in the 80e lol!
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 91
Dec 29, 2020
In the '80s? You mean there has been a celebrity soccer player in the U.S. at some point?
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Feb 28, 2022
Pele, Beckham, Donovan, Solo, Hamm, Rapinoe... that's about it.
Deru
+1
Level 37
Sep 19, 2022
Pelé is not from the USA.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Sep 20, 2022
I didn't say he was. You don't have to be from somewhere to be famous there. Beckham is also not from the USA.
blizzrd33
+12
Level 80
Jul 1, 2022
When did the USA ever have a monopoly on celebrity?
Deru
+12
Level 37
Sep 19, 2022
Never they just think they do. Nothing exists outside their consumerist bubble.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Sep 20, 2022
jesus. Speaking of projection...
burntofferings4all
+2
Level 53
Sep 24, 2022
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.

Ferbin
+2
Level 78
Sep 26, 2024
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.
CRey
+11
Level 80
Nov 21, 2016
So glad you accepted 'Herman'
AlejandroAP
+1
Level 83
Nov 21, 2016
Very interesting quiz!
carinellie
+1
Level 53
Dec 29, 2016
100% with 3:03 left.......... too much time on my hands in the 80's
LadyMary
+4
Level 37
Jan 20, 2017
Kim Basinger is sooooooooooooo beautiful!
Yanni47
+4
Level 79
Oct 7, 2017
*Was.
Westlund
+1
Level 80
Oct 8, 2017
Have you seen her lately? LadyMary was right to say "is".
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Oct 8, 2017
Have seen her lately. Have to side with Yanni.
Carry
+3
Level 63
Aug 2, 2018
I must say she aged gracefully. Then came the plastic surgery.
martay
+3
Level 70
Oct 25, 2018
The plastic surgeon that agreed to work on her should lose their medical license and be thrown in jail for malpractice and gross negligence.
hirsutebodkin
+4
Level 58
Oct 25, 2018
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
ctleng76
+3
Level 65
Oct 25, 2018
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.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Oct 25, 2018
If you were talking about the appearance of men nobody would ever come along and try to say that this was sexist, irrelevant, or "1980s attitudes"
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Oct 25, 2018
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.
JudgeRudy
+1
Level 67
Sep 19, 2022
After 'Baysinger' was not accepted, I tried Hannah. Then tried it again with the 'y' incredulously, then the spelling finally came to me.
Deru
+1
Level 37
Sep 19, 2022
I think she has a long face like a horse. Never thought she was pretty. Good makeup though but not a true beauty.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Sep 20, 2022
Your account says it's 2 months old. Are you gunning to becoming the most obnoxious user on the site in record time?
jajaco2017
+1
Level 57
Mar 18, 2017
thought Julia was Princess Diana
jennywren21
+2
Level 63
Oct 7, 2017
OMG I thought River Phoenix was Nicole Kidman!
LadyQuizling
+1
Level 56
Oct 10, 2017
Never heard of Paul Reubens
cyninoregon
+1
Level 36
Oct 18, 2017
Paul Reubens is PeeWee Herman. I never heard of the sports guy.
hirsutebodkin
+3
Level 58
Oct 25, 2018
Who is PeeWee Herman?
ander217
+2
Level 75
Oct 25, 2018
He hosted Pee Wee's Playhouse, a children's show in the US, then got arrested on a porn charge in an adult theater.
Djilas
+4
Level 85
Nov 28, 2018
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).
PumpkintheNerd
+1
Level 40
Sep 19, 2022
@ander217

He looks terrifying, how can kids have liked him?!

Deru
+1
Level 37
Sep 19, 2022
No kids liked him we thought he was an annoying weirdo. Maybe insulated weird nerdy kids but he gave off a pedo vibe like Mr. Rogers to me
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 90
Sep 26, 2024
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.
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Oct 10, 2017
Don't know Reubens or Smits, I suppose Maradona is famous for cheating and holding up his 'Hand of God'.
cyninoregon
+5
Level 36
Oct 18, 2017
Jimmy Smits starred in L.A. Law and Dexter. Dexter is the one to watch...several seasons in.
ScottDozenNo
+4
Level 56
Dec 28, 2017
And West Wing and 24 to name some others. Some major shows.
plattitude
+3
Level 95
Aug 1, 2018
And also in several Star Wars movies on the big screen.
burntofferings4all
+1
Level 53
Sep 24, 2022
Smits was also on "Pee Wee's playhouse" with Paul Reubens, he played a robot/computer repairman in at least one episode.
JudgeRudy
+1
Level 67
Jul 24, 2024
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.
Vaggaboned
+3
Level 46
Oct 20, 2018
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.
Djilas
+2
Level 85
Nov 28, 2018
Maradona was one of the best players ever, far from being famous just for cheating (or cocaine).
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 91
Aug 25, 2019
The quiz is too Eurocentric. Throwing in a soccer player keeps all the Americans from getting 100%.
selah13
+2
Level 44
Sep 19, 2022
Maradona was Argentinian
JudgeRudy
+1
Level 67
Sep 19, 2022
I tried Lou Diamond Phillips for Jimmy Smits. Epic fail.
travelfan
+3
Level 67
Jun 15, 2018
I thought Kim Basinger was Darryl Hannah...
cornflakesfu
+5
Level 88
Oct 25, 2018
Aww, I miss Leslie Nielsen. Can we bring him back, please?
ctleng76
+14
Level 65
Oct 25, 2018
Surely you can't be serious.
meemthedream
+14
Level 59
Oct 25, 2018
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.
mal
+2
Level 64
Oct 27, 2018
Lol :-D
DonTheLamplighter
+4
Level 86
Dec 6, 2019
Hey! It's Enrico Palazzo!!!
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Aug 18, 2021
I was just watching Risky Business the other day
Deru
+1
Level 37
Sep 20, 2022
Cool! "Just take those ol records off the shelf..."
Lemondance
+1
Level 68
Aug 15, 2022
I can't see that picture of Tom Cruise as being anyone other than MatPat lmao
Pookminstamum
+1
Level 64
Sep 13, 2022
Maradona is probably as well known by our sedentary youth as Bo Jackson.

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.

selah13
+1
Level 44
Sep 19, 2022
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.

nojik
+2
Level 67
Sep 19, 2022
i thought that geena davis chick was the sister of al pacino in scarface , no?
Jacktheguy
+3
Level 91
Sep 19, 2022
That would be Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. They look similar but they're not quite the same.
QuizApe
+2
Level 69
Sep 19, 2022
I thought for a second that Paul Reubens was Mr Bean
Deru
+1
Level 37
Sep 20, 2022
Lol!
CMC315
+2
Level 59
Sep 20, 2022
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.
QuizApe
+2
Level 69
Jul 31, 2023
RIP Paul Reubens
MDGhent
+1
Level 63
Jan 5, 2024
It is already king Charles, can you adjust?
ColinSutton
+1
Level 53
Sep 26, 2024
Couldn't remember Jimmy Smits' name, tried Bail Organa. Didn't work.
Spinshot5
+1
Level 70
Sep 26, 2024
Ok Maradona should definitely be on this list but Jimmy Smits?! Who the heck is that!?
DavidfromBA
+1
Level 70
Sep 26, 2024
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.
MindWax
+1
Level 86
Feb 6, 2025
I must have typed "Molly Ringwald" 100 times, I can't believe how much Geena Davis looks like her in this picture
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