Ventriloquist Paul Winchell (center) along with dummies
         Jerry Mahoney (left) and Knucklehead Smiff  (right) were
         seen on Winchell – Mahoney Time, a syndicated children’s
         TV show that aired from 1965 to 1968. Paul’s then wife, 
         actress Nina Russel who was the shows writer.

Jamie Foxx and co-star Garcelle Beauvais . The TV sitcom was
seen on the WB Network from 1996 to 2001. Jamie chose his
stage name as a tribute to comedian Redd Foxx, shown below.

Redd Foxx was a co-star on the NBC sitcom Sanford
and Son from 1972 to 1977. 
“Elizabeth, I’m coming to join ya, honey!”

Michael Dorn as Klingon Worf in the Star Trek: Next
Generation and Deep Space Nine TV series.

Michael Dorn was a regular on the NBC TV series “CHiPs”
which aired from 1977 to 1983. His first movie role  was in
ROCKY (1976).

Dick Van Patten played Tom Bradford, the father on
the ABC-TV sitcom EIGHT IS ENOUGH (1977 – 1981).

Van Patten co-founded a pet food company in 1989.

Don Meredith was a former Dallas Cowboys
football star and one of  the original members
of the MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL broadcast
team on ABC-TV. He reportedly died Sunday
after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Don was 72.