Too Close For Comfort Premiered on ABC
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Other Notable Birthdays
Kurt Vonnegut (Writer)
November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana
Passed Away at Age 84 of Brain Injuries
* Incurred From a Fall In His New York City Home
Made a Cameo in the 1985 Film Back to School
Jonathan Winters (Actor and C0median)
November 11, 1925 - April 11, 2013
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 87 From Natural Causes
Grammy Nomination: 11 (Won 2)
Won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1991 For His Role as Gunny Davis in Davis Rules
Kim Peek (American Savant)
November 11, 1951 - December 19, 2009
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah
Passed Away at Age 58 From a Heart Attack
* Died in His Murray, Utah Home
Kim Peek Was the Real Life Rain Man That Dustin Hoffman Played and Won an Academy Award For in 1988 For the Film Rain Man
Carl “The Truth” Williams (Boxer)
November 11, 1959 - April 7, 2013
Birthplace: Belle Glade, Florida
Passed Away at Age 53 From Esophageal Cancer
Wns: 41
KO: 21
Losses: 10
Fighting Career Lasted From 1982 to 1997
Philip McKeon (Actor)
November 11, 1964 - December 10, 2019
Birthplace: Westbury, New York
Passed Away at Age 55 After Battling a Long Illness
* The Brother to Nancy McKeon (The Facts of Life)
Best Known For Playing Tommy on the Sitcom Alice
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Herb Score (Baseball)
June 7, 1933 - November 11, 2008
Birthplace: Rosedale, New York
Passed Away at Age 75 After Battling a Lengthy Illness
MLB Seasons: 8
Position: Pitcher
Career Wins: 55
Losses: 46
ERA: 3.36
All Star: 2
AL Rookie of the Year: 1955
Broadcaster For the Cleveland Indians From 1964 to 1997
Gallagher (Comedian)
July 24, 1946 - November 11, 2022
Birthplace: Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Passed Away at Age 76 From Organ Failure
* Caused by Many Years of Heart Attacks
One of the Most Recognizable Comedians of the 1980s For His Observational Routine That Included the Signature Act of Smashing Watermelon on Stage With a Wooden Sledgehammer, Known as "Sledge-O-Matic"
Big Bank Hank (Rapper)
January 11, 1956 - November 11, 2014
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away November 11, 2014 at the Age 58 From Cancer
* Unknown Type of Cancer
Member of The Sugar Hill Gang
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1988 - Ernest Saves Christmas
Director: John R. Cherry III
Starring: Jim Varney
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $28.2 Million
1988 - Evil Angels
Director: Fred Schepisi
Starring: Meryl Streep and Sam Neill
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $6.9 Million
1988 - Distant Thunder
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Starring: John Lithgow and Ralph Macchio
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $156,000
1988 - Iron Eagle II
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Starring: Louis Gossett, Jr., Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin and Maury Chaykin
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $10.4 Million
1988 - Split Decisions
Director: David Drury
Starring: Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, Jennifer Beals, John McLiam and Gene Hackman
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $695,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Too Close for Comfort Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 129
1981 - Shannon Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
1987 - Final Episode of The Transformers (Animation)
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 98
1989 - Chris Evert Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Eurythmics
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits (Compilation Album)
Aerosmith
Billboard Charts:
Reached #43 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1981 - The Jacksons (Live Album)
The Jacksons
Billboard Charts:
Reached #30 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1981 - Adventures in Modern Recording
The Buggles (2nd and Final Album)
Billboard Charts:
Reached #161 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1983 - First Offense
Corey Hart (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts:
Reached #31 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Featuring “Sunglasses at Night”
1984 - So-Lo
Oingo Boingo (4th Album)
1985 - Catching Up with Depeche Mode (Compilation Album)
Depeche Mode
Billboard Charts:
Reached #113 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1985 - Songs to Learn & Sing (Compilation Album)
Echo & the Bunnymen
Billboard Charts:
Reached #158 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1985 - The Chronicle of the Black Sword
Hawkwind (14th Album)
* Reached #65 in the UK
1985 - White City: A Novel (Concept Album)
Pete Townshend
Billboard Charts:
Reached #26 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1985 - The Long Play
Sandra (Debut Album)
* Hit #1 in Finland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1987 - Roger Clemens (Red Sox) Won His 2nd Consecutive AL CY Young Award
Runner Up: Jimmy Key (Blue Jays)
Fun Fact!
Roger Clemens Holds the Major League Record With 7 Cy Young Awards
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 11th)
1750 - The First College Fraternity, The Flat Hat Club Was Formed in Williamsburg, Virginia
1889 - Washington Became the 42nd US State
* The Population Was 357,000
Now 7.7 Million
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1988 - Ernest Saves Christmas Premiered in Theaters
Director: John R. Cherry III
Starring: Jim Varney
On November 11, 1987 the Final Episode of Transformers Aired After 4 Seasons and 98 Episodes
On November 11, 1989 Tennis Star,Chris Evert Hosted Saturday Night Live
November 11th in 80s History
Saturday Night Live
1983 - Corey Hart Released His Debut Album (First Offense)
Title: First Offense
U.S. Billboard Charts: #31
Featuring “Sunglasses at Night”
Headlines
(November 11th)
1980 - Too Close for Comfort Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 129
Fun Fact!
The Too Close For Comfort House is Located on 171 - 173 Buena Vista St. in San Francisco
1989 - “When I See You Smile” by Bad English Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from November 11 - 24
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Fun Fact!
Bad English Was Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1987
On November 11, 1988 Iron Eagle II Premiered in Theaters
Happy 80s Birthdays
1950 - Jim Peterik (Musician) Survivor
Birthplace: Berwyn,, Illinois
1951 - Marc Summers (Game Show Host) Double Dare
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana
1951 - Fuzzy Zoeller (Golf)
Birthplace: New Albany, Indiana
1953 - Andy Partridge (English Singer) XTC
Birthplace: Mtarfa, Malta
1956 - Ian Craig Marsh (English Guitarist) Human League
Birthplace: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
1959 - Lee Haney (Bodybuilder)
Birthplace: Spartanburg, South Carolina
1960 - Stanley Tucci (Actor) Prizzi’s Honor, The Devil Wears Prada
Birthplace: Peekskill, New York
1962 - Demi Moore (Actress) St. Elmo’s Fire, About Last Night
Birthplace: Roswell, New Mexico
1966 - Alison Doody (Actress) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Fun Fact!
Lee Haney Won 8 Consecutive Mr. Olympia Competitions (1984 - 91)
Transformers
#1 Songs in America
(November 11th)
1980 - "Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
10/24 - 11/14
1981 - "Private Eyes"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
11/7 - 11/20
1982 - "Up Where We Belong"
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
11/6 - 11/26
1983 - "Islands in the Stream"
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
10/29 - 11/11
1984 - "Caribbean Queen"
Billy Ocean
11/3 - 11/16
1985 - "Miami Vice Theme"
Jan Hammer
11/9 - 11/15
1986 - "Amanda"
Boston
11/8 - 11/21
1987 - "I Think We're Alone Now"
Tiffany
11/7 - 11/20
1988 - "Kokomo"
The Beach Boys
11/5 - 11/11
1989 - "When I See You Smile"
Bad English
11/11 - 11/24
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Iron Eagle II
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