Dave Franco is taking a trip down memory lane!
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Dee Booher was a legendary wrestler known as “Matilda the Hun” and “Queen Kong” who starred on the 1980s TV show ‘GLOW’ (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling). Dee Booher was a legendary wrestler known as “Matilda the Hun” and “Queen Kong” who starred as a villain on the pioneering 1980s TV show ‘GLOW’ (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.) The innovative show featured wrestling matches along with backstory, comedy skits, and music. Booher left GLOW after one season to be a star of the all-women’s promotion Powerful Women of Wrestling which focused more on wrestling than gimmicks.
She also acted, appearing in the Mel Brooks movie “Spaceballs” and on the TV shows ‘Night Court’ and ‘My Two Dads.’“I know how to play the heart strings … It’s always the babyface and the heel. I can play either one, though I usually play the heel. I play the brutish, nasty, spoiled, egotistical bully.
The audience love to boo me. But inside the heel I like to be dramatic and sexy. I love to be spoiled. – 1983 interview with the Guardian I learned of Dee Booher, who we all knew affectionately as Matilda the Hun and/or Queen Kong passing.
There was never any bigger personality than Queenie. She broke down so many barriers and brought so much fun and laughter to so many people. What a talent, from roller derby, pic.twitter.com/TV5hZYY1fVRIP to Dee Booher, aka Matilda the Hun from the original GLOW.
Booher was one of the most recognizable wrestlers of the ‘80s thanks not only to GLOW, but her successful acting career and her talent for self-promotion.Saddened to hear about the passing of @GLOWwrestling superstar and TV/movie actress #DeeBooher aka #MatildaTheHun. She was a trailblazer for women's wrestling. In the ring she was a beast but outside of it she
.Dave Franco is taking a trip down memory lane!
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as a guest co-host, but don't expect her to be a permanent fixture on the daytime talk show.The 48-year-old journalist, who co-hosted from 1999 to 2002, was a guest on Monday, and recalled what it was like to return to the panel of ladies, and how it differed from when she was on the program.«You really have to express your opinion so vociferously on that show, and in the age of social media, you're just scrutinized so severely,» Ling explained.She told Kimmel that on her first day back on, she got into a heated argument when she said that President Joe Biden «should apologize to the American people» for calling Fox News' Peter Doocy a «stupid son of a b**ch» on a hot mic.Ling said the «little debate» was written up as she was «causing chaos» on the show.«I get along great with the women,» she told Kimmel, before adding, «Although, during a commercial break, Joy [Behar] did tell me that I was talking too much.»Kimmel said he thought they may have too many people on the panel, to which Ling responded, «It is really difficult to get a word in edgewise. I did a little better this time.
Vachik Mangassarian was a character actor known for appearances on “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and “NCIS.”A native of Iran, Mangassarian had his earliest credits with mid-1980s TV appearances including “The Fall Guy,” “The A-Team,” and “Remington Steele.” He continued to work actively for decades, with his most prominent roles coming on “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” as Qasim Zaghlul and on “NCIS” as a fake Iranian president. Mangassarian’s other TV appearances include episodes of “Murder, She Wrote,” “In Living Color,” “NYPD Blue,” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” He also appeared in such movies as “The Stoning of Soraya M.” and the upcoming “Moving On.”Truly saddened to hear about the passing of my friend, legendary actor #VachikMangassarian Here's a photo pre-covid with myself, Vachik and two other legends, acclaimed actor #NavidNegahban and renowned musician #AndyMadadian.
On the mend. Brie Bella said that her sister Nikki Bella‘s fiancé, Artem Chigvintsev, is recovering after taking a break from the Dancing With the Stars tour for his health.
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Zack Sharf Howard Stern has slammed Joe Rogan in the past for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, but that doesn’t mean Stern wants to see the controversial Spotify radio host shunned in public opinion. Speaking on his Sirius XM radio show this week, Stern said he doesn’t believe in censorship and expressed a level of admiration for Rogan’s podcast empire.“I don’t listen to Joe Rogan. I know Joe from 100 years ago,” Stern said this week (via Mediaite).
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Thierry Mugler was a French fashion designer known for his avant garde haute couture, who created designs for celebrities including Beyonce and Madonna.Mugler launched his fashion house in 1974, with his early notable clients including David Bowie (1947–2016) and Grace Jones. By the 1980s, he was a star of the fashion world, and his aggressively shouldered designs helped shape the decade’s aesthetic. Mugler’s flamboyant collections took inspiration from science fiction, 1940s glamour, Africa, and many other elements.