Michael Jackson: Thriller 1983 premiere
by nightopeningfan | created - 23 Feb 2020 | updated - 24 Feb 2020 | PublicMonday November 14th, Crest Theatre 1262 Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024
1. Michael Jackson
Soundtrack | Michael Jackson: Thriller
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson (no relation to Joe Jackson, also a musician), had been a guitarist, but was forced to give up his musical ambitions following his marriage to Michael's ...
2. Ola Ray
Actress | 48 Hrs.
Ola Ray is internationally known as Michael Jackson's girlfriend in the Grammy Award winning short film video ''Thriller." Her work in 'Thriller' brought her worldwide recognition and made her a household name.
Ola was born in St. Louis ,Missouri, where she spent the early part of her childhood with...
3. Vincent Price
Actor | The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Actor, raconteur, art collector and connoisseur of haute cuisine are just some of the attributes associated with Vincent Price. He was born Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. in St. Louis, Missouri, to Marguerite Cobb "Daisy" (Wilcox) and Vincent Leonard Price, who was President of the National Candy ...
4. John Landis
Director | The Blues Brothers
John Landis began his career in the mail room of 20th Century-Fox. A high-school dropout, 18-year-old Landis made his way to Yugoslavia to work as a production assistant on Kelly's Heroes (1970). Remaining in Europe, Landis found work as an actor, extra and stuntman in many of the Spanish/Italian "...
5. George Folsey Jr.
Editor | The Blues Brothers
George Folsey Jr. is known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Clue (1985) and Coming to America (1988).
6. Rod Temperton
Soundtrack | The Color Purple
Rod Temperton was born on October 9, 1949 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Color Purple (1985), Running Scared (1986) and Boiler Room (2000). He was married to Kathy. He died on September 25, 2016 in London, England, UK.
7. Robert Paynter
Cinematographer | Little Shop of Horrors
Robert Paynter was born on March 12, 1928 in South London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Superman II (1980) and Superman III (1983). He was married to Marjorie Mona Paynter. He died on October 20, 2010 in Isle of Wight, England, UK.
8. Malcolm Campbell
Editorial_department | The Blues Brothers
Malcolm Campbell is known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Nothing to Lose (1997) and Coming to America (1988).
9. Michael Peters
Michael Peters was born on August 6, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983) and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993). He died on August 29, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
10. Deborah Nadoolman
Costume_designer | Raiders of the Lost Ark
Deborah Nadoolman grew up in New York city standing in the back of the house at Broadway shows after her high school day was finished. She was awarded the first grant for Costume Design from the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States. After graduating from UCLA with an M.A. in Costume...
11. Rick Baker
Make_up_department | Planet of the Apes
Rick Baker was born on December 8, 1950 in Binghamton, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Planet of the Apes (2001), Men in Black (1997) and The Wolfman (2010). He has been married to Silvia Abascal since November 8, 1987. They have two children. He was previously married to Elaine Alexander.
12. Marlon Brando
Actor | Apocalypse Now
Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. Unlike Olivier, who preferred the stage to the screen, Brando concentrated his talents on movies after bidding the Broadway stage adieu in ...
13. Fred Astaire
Actor | The Towering Inferno
Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Johanna (Geilus) and Fritz Austerlitz, a brewer. Fred entered show business at age 5. He was successful both in vaudeville and on Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele Astaire. After Adele retired to marry in 1932, Astaire headed to Hollywood. ...
14. Rock Hudson
Actor | Giant
Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. in Winnetka, Illinois, to Katherine (Wood), a telephone operator, and Roy Harold Scherer, an auto mechanic. He was of German, Swiss-German, English, and Irish descent. His parents divorced when he was eight years old. He failed to obtain parts in school ...
15. Jacqueline Kennedy
Self | A Tour of the White House
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929 in Southampton, New York, to Janet Norton (Lee) and John Vernou "Blackjack" Bouvier III, a stockbroker. Her sister Caroline Lee (aka Lee Radziwill) was born four years after her. Her mother was of Irish descent and her father had French, English, ...
16. Diana Ross
Soundtrack | The Wiz
Best known as the the lead singer of the popular 1960s singing group The Supremes, Diana Ernestine Earle Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, the second of six children of African-American parents Ernestine Lillian (Moten), a schoolteacher, and Fred Earl Ross, who served in the ...
17. Warren Beatty
Actor | Heaven Can Wait
Since starring in his first film, Splendor in the Grass (1961), Warren Beatty has been said to have demonstrated a greater longevity in movies than any actor of his generation. Few people have taken so many responsibilities for all phases of the production of films as producer, director, writer, ...
18. Prince
Soundtrack | Under the Cherry Moon
Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Mattie Shaw, a jazz singer and social worker, and John L. Nelson, a lyricist and pianist. His father's stage name was "Prince Rogers". His parents were both from African-American families from Louisiana. They separated during his youth, ...
19. Eddie Murphy
Actor | The Nutty Professor
Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian Lynch (born: Lillian Laney), a telephone operator, and Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer who was also an amateur comedian and actor. After his father died, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a ...
20. Quincy Jones
Producer | The Color Purple
Considered to be one of the greatest minds in music and television history, Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. was born on March 14, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Sarah Frances (Wells), a bank executive, and Quincy Delight Jones, Sr., a carpenter.
Jones found his love for music while he was ...
21. Paul McCartney
Soundtrack | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sir Paul McCartney is a key figure in contemporary culture as a singer, composer, poet, writer, artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, and holder of more than 3 thousand copyrights. He is in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for most records sold, most #1s (shared), most covered song, "Yesterday," ...
22. Edward Van Halen
Soundtrack | Twister
Edward Van Halen was a musician who along with his brother Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth, formed the band Van Halen in the early '70s, with Eddie on guitar, Alex on drums, Michael on bass and David on vocals. The band had different members over the years, but the core (...
23. John Branca
Producer | Michael Jackson Live at Wembley July 16, 1988
John G. Branca is recognized as one of the nation's preeminent music industry entertainment and corporate attorneys. He also serves as Co-Executor of The Estate of Michael Jackson, jointly managing what the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes" described as "the most remarkable financial and image ...
24. Walter Yetnikoff
Producer | Ruthless People
Walter Yetnikoff was born on August 11, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Ruthless People (1986), Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) and Bad 25 (2012). He was married to Lynda Kady, June May Horowitz and Cynthia Slamar. He died on...
25. Frank DiLeo
Actor | Goodfellas
Frank DiLeo was born on October 23, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Goodfellas (1990), Moonwalker (1988) and Wayne's World 2 (1993). He was married to Linda DiLeo. He died on August 24, 2011 in North Lima, Ohio, USA.
26. Larry Stessel
Producer | Michael Jackson: Liberian Girl
Larry Stessel is known for Michael Jackson: Liberian Girl (1989), Michael Jackson: Man in the Mirror (1988) and Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns (1987).
27. Les Garland
Producer | 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards
Les Garland is known for 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1984), The Reggae Movie (1995) and Biography: I Want My MTV (2019).
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