Penelope Singh articles

It’s pretty close to impossible to find a hero more beloved than Bruce Willis as John McClane in Die Hard. But things were often different behind the scenes. Willis was notoriously hard to work with, and there’s a long list of folks who would rather not repeat the process. On the other hand, Willis proved to be a regular pussycat when it came to his family life.

Donna Pescow moved from one of the 70s most challenging movie roles to one of TV's most reliable performers.

Fred Ward's unpredictable character roles made him one of the most recognizable faces of 1980s and 1990s movies.

Madonna’s $5 million Pepsi deal collapsed after the controversial “Like a Prayer” video sparked backlash, but the song still soared to No. 1 and became one of her biggest hits.

Brandon deWilde was a child star in the 1950s before growing into a steady career in Hollywood, then tragedy struck.

Joanna Moore was a 60s TV regular until her life began to unravel in the 1970s.

Turn on the radio in 1977 and you could hear songs that became impossible to escape. Yet today, only boomers remember them

As a boxer, Tony Danza had no carefully planned route into acting. Then one chance encounter in a New York gym sent him straight toward Taxi and a completely different kind of fame.

Discover how Kirstie Alley overcame cast fears after Shelley Long left Cheers, transforming Rebecca Howe into a beloved character and helping the classic NBC sitcom remain a television ratings powerhouse.