tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366766452024-03-14T22:21:42.769-07:00Washed Up CelebritiesA blog focused on washed up celebrities desperately trying to stay in the public eye long after their time in the limelight has passed.Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-52422495615009170452014-09-21T16:19:00.003-07:002018-06-20T02:50:22.812-07:00Val KilmerVal Kilmer is a
Hollywood actor who starred in a number of big movies throughout the
1980s and 1990s until his career hit the skids as he allegedly feuded
with movie producers and started gorging on fatty foods.
Kilmer
was born in Los Angeles, California on December 31, 1959. Kilmer had a
passion for acting in his youth and was accepted into the Juilliard
School's Drama Division Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-431374589609036412014-02-15T19:00:00.000-08:002014-02-17T00:23:03.580-08:00Wesley SnipesWesley Snipes is a Hollywood actor best known for his various starring roles in action flicks in the 1990s. Snipes was one of the most bankable black actors up until several years ago. Unfortunately, Snipes's ego eventually got the better of him as he apparently came to believe that "his shit didn't stink" and thought he shouldn't have to pay federal income taxes on the millions of dollars of Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-20919876462338544552013-09-21T20:30:00.000-07:002013-10-21T22:51:20.826-07:00Erin MoranErin Moran is a former child star best known for her role on the hit 1970s-1980s sitcom, Happy Days. Moran went from one of the hottest young TV stars in the early 1980s until Happy Days was cancelled, at which point her career completely derailed until she attempted an-ill advised comeback on Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp nearly 25 years later. [Summaries of the Celebrity Fit Club: Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com85tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-56775287466151184322013-05-17T20:30:00.000-07:002013-05-18T22:33:54.286-07:00Dustin Diamond (2008 Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp Appearance - Episode VIII)Episode VIII - April 27, 2008
I apologize for the belatedness of this recap for the season finale of Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp. I missed the episode when it originally aired on VH1 in April and have not yet seen it in a re-run. Luckily, however, VH1 posted video of this episode on its website.
The season finale of Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp began with 7 of the 8 contestants riding on Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-11402894440628507962013-05-10T21:00:00.000-07:002014-02-17T18:43:49.174-08:00David GarrisonDavid Garrison is an actor best know for co-starring during the first four seasons of the FOX sitcom Married ... With Children from 1987-1990. Garrison's hubris, however, apparently got the better of him, as he left the show thinking he move move on to bigger and better things, yet his career practically plummeted off the face of the earth.
Garrison was born on June 30, 1952 in Long Branch, Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-80137694110028506742012-12-08T19:30:00.000-08:002012-12-09T11:53:16.683-08:00Chris KleinChris Klein is an actor who is best know for his role as "Oz" in American Pie and several of its sequels. Klein was on the verge of becoming a breakout star after the release of the popular American Pie in 1999, but he never lived up to his potential, eventually becoming a c-list actor desperate for roles, famously lost his fiancee to Tom Cruise, and wasted precious years as an alcoholic, Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-12495394916145617012012-07-27T18:30:00.000-07:002015-06-21T23:38:47.696-07:00Jake LloydJake Lloyd is a former child star best known for his role as the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Star Wars fans generally disliked The Phantom Menace and cast much of the blame on Lloyd, effectively killing Lloyd's acting career and causing him to grow up to become incredibility bitter young man.
Lloyd was born March 5, 1989 in Fort Collins, Colorado and broke Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-17836153839656323872012-02-04T19:06:00.001-08:002014-02-17T18:45:17.465-08:00Richard GriecoRichard Grieco was a rising star in Hollywood in the late 1980s starring in 21 Jump Street and a spin-off show, Booker, until his career suddenly derailed and began a rapid descent into obscurity.Grieco was born on March 23, 1965 in Waterton, New York to an Italian father and Irish mother. He was an athlete during his youth and played football for Central Connecticut State University. As a Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com115tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-57184050074030959572011-09-04T14:07:00.000-07:002011-09-04T14:22:37.714-07:00Philip Michael ThomasPhilip Michael Thomas is an actor best known for his role as Detective Ricardo Tubbs in the mid mid-late 1980s TV show, Miami Vice. Although Thomas was a well-known actor at the height of popularity for Miami Vice, his career essentially ended with the show's cancellation in 1990 and he has not had any notable roles in the last two decades.
Thomas was born on May 26, 1949 and broke into acting Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com168tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-78134299688632140822011-05-27T18:51:00.000-07:002014-09-21T16:31:59.385-07:00Carrie FisherCarrie Fisher is an actress who achieved incredible fame with her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. Known as one of the most beautiful actresses of her day, Fisher has completely let herself go in recent years, packing on close to 100 lbs and losing her femininity in the process.Carrie Fisher was born on October 21, 1956 in Beverly Hills, California. Fisher grew up Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-26728849683109132982011-02-20T19:55:00.000-08:002015-10-12T22:00:25.339-07:00Randy QuaidRandy Quaid is an actor perhaps best known for portraying quirky characters such as "Cousin Eddie" in the Vacation movies. There is no doubt that Quaid's entertainment career has been a tremendous success - he has appeared in more than 90 movies since the 1970s. However, Quaid is undoubtedly a washed-up celebrity because his personal life is in shambles, resulting in the recent decision of he Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-5143465478873275532010-07-24T20:16:00.000-07:002010-07-25T12:21:18.476-07:00Pete RosePete Rose is a former star major league baseball player who is the all-time leader in base hits. However, Rose threw everything away by gambling on baseball (and lying about it), thereby destroying his legacy and barring him from enshrinement in the prestigious Hall of Fame. Rose was born on April 14, 1941 in Cincinnati, OH. Sports were an important part of Rose's life during his youth. He Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-12318915136596786892010-04-24T20:18:00.000-07:002014-02-18T13:00:39.984-08:00Leif GarrettLeif Garrett is a former singer and child star who achieved tremendous success as a teenager before turning to drugs and becoming a pathetic excuse for a human being. Garrett's birth name is Leif Per Nervik. He was born on November 8, 1961 in Hollywood, CA. Garret broke into acting at a young age and had an uncredited role in the 1969 swingers film, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. He also had Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com142tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-17127646423696501062010-02-06T20:00:00.000-08:002011-04-10T21:50:06.853-07:00Richard HatchRichard Hatch is a celebrity unlike any other celebrity I have profiled here. He became famous as the $1,000,000 grand prize winner of the first installment of the hit reality show, Survivor back in 2000. He went from parading around discussing his Survivor victory and hosting a $300k+ radio show host gig after Survivor to serving a prison sentence for tax evasion and spouting conspiracy Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-71805679782148547682009-10-30T19:35:00.000-07:002009-10-31T01:03:35.971-07:00Tara ReidTara Reid is an actress best known for her role in American Pie and her wild partying and plastic surgery nightmare. Reid was born on November 8, 1975 in Wyckoff, New Jersey and began her acting career at a young age. Reid’s first broke into the entertainment business in 1982 when she became a regular on a children's game show called "Child's Play". Reid subsequently appeared in over 100 Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-20136088093110224242009-08-21T19:13:00.000-07:002009-08-22T12:50:22.736-07:00Andrew Dice ClayAndrew Dice Clay is a stand-up comedian and actor best known for his raunchy stand-up comedy routine during the late-1980s. Clay was very successful for several years until the public quickly tired of his highly profane shtick.Clay's birth name is Andrew Clay Silverstein and he was born on September 29, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York. Clay began his stand-up career in the late 1970s, at age 20. Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-3054887837297145562009-06-28T22:31:00.000-07:002012-08-14T14:31:26.912-07:00Ron PalilloRon Palillo is an actor best known for his role as "Horshack" on the hit 1970s sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter.
Palillo was born on April 2, 1949, in Cheshire, Connecticut. Palillo was interested in acting from an early age. At the tender age of 14, he started his own summer theater in his hometown. Surprisingly, his summer theatre actually made money.
After high school, Palillo attended the Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-7067257890611251232009-05-15T19:55:00.000-07:002014-02-17T18:49:54.988-08:00Kirstie AlleyKirstie Alley is an actress best known for her role as "Rebecca Howe" on the hit mid-1980s-early 1990s sitcom Cheers. Kirstie Alley was born on January 12, 1951 in Wichita, Kansas. Alley attended Kansas State University and the University of Kansas for a short time, dropping out during her sophomore year to pursue an acting career. Her first TV appearances were on game shows - in 1979 she Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-82569570417052947612009-02-15T00:22:00.000-08:002013-09-22T01:49:44.936-07:00Danny CookseyDanny Cooksey is a former child star perhaps best known for his role as "Sam McKinney" on the popular mid-1980s TV sitcom, Diff'rent Strokes.
Cooksey was born on November 2, 1975 in Moore, Oklahoma. Cooksey's mother moved with him to Los Angeles in 1980 to allow him to pursue a career in country music. His first acting role was in an episode of Dukes of Hazzard in 1983. Cooksey was later Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-91530736010278018772009-01-24T19:46:00.000-08:002014-01-06T19:41:43.817-08:00Lillo BrancatoLillo Brancato is a former child star best known for his role as Calogero Anello in the successful 1993 movie, A Bronx Tale. Brancato went from being on the fast track for movie stardom in the early 1990s to being a real-life crackhead and eventually ended up sentenced to a 10-year sentence in prison for his participation in a 2005 burglary gone horribly wrong that resulted in a dead police Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-58472311920123060742009-01-16T21:25:00.000-08:002013-09-18T01:41:28.807-07:00Chuck BerryChuck Berry is a famous singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was one of the pioneers of rock and roll music and had a string of hits between the mid-1950s and the early-1970s. Although renowned for his musical abilities, Berry has tarnished his reputation over the years via frequent brushes with the law and deviant sexual behaviors.
I. Early Life
Berry was born on October 18, 1926 in St. Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-82302771831870635252008-10-17T19:53:00.000-07:002014-02-17T18:52:22.536-08:00Tiffany BrissetteTiffany Brissette is a former child star known for her role as Voice Input Child Identicant ("V.I.C.I.," pronounced "Vicki") the robot on the successful mid-1980s sitcom, Small Wonder. Brissette was born on December 26, 1974 in Paradise, California.
Brissette began her entertainment career in the late 1970s. Her mother was her biggest fan, entering her in many beauty pageants and talent Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com116tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-48564529808611240952008-09-12T20:50:00.000-07:002008-09-12T23:59:09.391-07:00Margot KidderMargot Kidder is an actress best known for her role as "Lois Lane" in the hit movie Superman and its sequels. Kidder was born on October 17, 1948 in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories of Canada.As a child Kidder's goal was to eventually become a movie star. However, she experienced constant mood swings, but wasn't sure why. She tried to commit suicide several times - the first time was Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-44213033170066844592008-07-27T08:00:00.000-07:002014-02-17T18:53:33.146-08:00Zachery Ty BryanZachery Ty Bryan is a former child star best known for his role as "Brad Taylor" for his role on the hit 1990s sitcom, Home Improvement.Bryan was born on October 9, 1981 in Aurora, Colorado. He began his entertainment career appearing in print and television advertising. He later moved to California and was cast in 1991 in his break-through role as Brad Taylor on Home Improvement. Bryan was Movie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36676645.post-8789793080775442382008-07-04T19:50:00.000-07:002008-07-06T20:01:50.896-07:00Tracey GoldTracey Gold (born Tracey Claire Fisher) is a former child star best known for her role as Carol Seaver on the hit 1980s sitcom, Growing Pains. Gold was born on May 16, 1969 in New York City and began acting at age four. Her first entertainment job was for a Pepsi print advertisement. Gold had a fairly prolific acting career in her youth, appearing with small non--recurring roles in many differentMovie Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00118782678355416506noreply@blogger.com33