ERIK ESTRADA IS 62 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Henry Enrique "Erik" Estrada is best  known for his co-starring lead role in  
the 1977–1983 NBC television series CHiPs. The show followed the lives
of two motorcycle police officers of the California Highway Patrol. Erik has 
recently made appearances in reality TV shows and infomercials and is a  
regular voice on the Cartoon Network.

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Erik Estrada with co-star Larry Wilcox in CHiPs

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THE FIRST CBS-TV MORNING SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1954

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 The Morning Show on the CBS television network aired from 1954 until 1956 and was originally hosted by Walter Cronkite (above). It was very similar to NBC’s The Today Show and was on the air for two hours from 7-9 a.m. ET until being reduced to one
hour to accommodate the premiere of Captain Kangaroo in 1955. Additional hosts
over the years included Jack Paar, John Henry Faulk, and Dick Van Dyke.

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Walter Cronkite with the weather

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Jack Paar hosting The Morning Show

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IT’S BARBARA FELDON’S BIRTHDAY ~ 78 TODAY

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Barbara Feldon is a character actress of both stage and television who
is primarily known for the role of Agent 99 on the popular 1960s sitcom 
Get Smart on NBC and later CBS. Following her first work as a model,
Feldon’s break came in the form of a popular and much parodied TV
commercial (shown below) for "Top Brass," a hair pomade for men.

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Barbara Feldon with costar Don Adams in Get Smart

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TERRENCE HOWARD IS 42 TODAY

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Terrence Dashon Howard had his first  major film role in the 1995 filmed in 
Portland movie Mr. Holland’s Opus, which subsequently led to a number of roles 
in films. Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of well-reviewed TV 
and film roles between 2004 and 2006. His roles in other movies includes Ray in  
2004, the 2005 Best Picture Oscar winner Crash, and The Brave One in 2007. He
also co-starred in the mega hit  Iron Man in 2008. In 20010 Howard joined the cast 
of the new Law & Order: Los Angeles on NBC. 

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Richard Dreyfuss, left, and Terrence Howard in Mr. Holland’s Opus

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Terrence in Iron Man promotion photo

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Terrence Howard with Jodie Foster from The Brave One

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FIRST BROADWAY PRODUCTION ON TV ~ THIS DATE IN 1955

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NBC-TV presented Peter Pan live as part of Producers’ Showcase,with
the show’s original cast, as the first full-length Broadway production on 
color TV. The show attracted a record audience of 65-million viewers 
viewers. Mary Martin ( above) and Cyril Ritchard (below) had already  
won Tony Awards for their stage performances, and Martin won an  
Emmy Award for the television production.

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Cyril Ritchard

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