Alex Summers articles

When Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory premiered in 1971, audiences met Peter Ostrum as the kindhearted Charlie Bucket. The role became one of the most beloved child performances in movie history. Surprisingly, it also became the only film role Ostrum ever accepted.

These legendary singers all came within inches of quitting before one final twist changed music history forever.

Long before prestige dramas and binge-watching took over, television was built around families. Some families were wholesome, some were chaotic, and some were downright bizarre, but all of them became unforgettable parts of television history.

William Conrad was already familiar to millions as a radio actor and narrator before becoming the star of TV's Cannon.

A relatively small core of reliable supporting actors formed the backbone of the TV Western during its Golden Age in the 50s and 60s.

Some of TV's biggest surprised everyone by leaving the shows that brought them their biggest success.

Mission: Impossible star Martin Landau built one of Hollywood's greatest, and most unusual careers.

Before there was Rudolph Valentino, there was Sessue Hayakawa. Women raved over him, men wanted to be him, and the camera adored him. But behind his sensational allure, the Japanese silent film star hid more than a few Hollywood demons. From his wild personal life to his dark past, the secrets of this forgotten legend are finally out.

Val Kilmer is a lot more complicated than the action star we know from the screen—his life behind the scenes was somehow even more fast-paced. Born into a relatively normal family, his youth was anything but. Because of his bizarre behavior and his shocking affairs, this now-ailing star is a modern-day Casanova. An action film could easily be made from his memoirs. Continue reading to discover his rollercoaster ride of a life.