Sammy Tran articles

When Peter Fonda hit the big screen riding a motorcycle in Easy Rider, he changed the way Americans looked at their heroes. He was irresponsible, immoral, and looked really good in sunglasses. But sustaining a bad boy image is hard, and Fonda soon lost himself in forgettable action movies. Then one film changed everything.

Some of the greatest live performers had to overcome terrible bouts of stage fright.

Before Shirley Jones became America’s beloved Shirley Partridge, she was already a major Hollywood star. But television became her greatest legacy.

For much of the 1970s and 1980s, Linda Ronstadt was one of the biggest stars in music. Yet one deeply personal decision would shape the rest of her life.

To millions of viewers, Robert Reed seemed perfectly cast as Mike Brady. But he also spent much of the show’s run frustrated with its creators.

Peter Bogdanovich was one of Hollywood's most respected directors, but his romances off the set sent his life spinning out of control.

Hollywood success stories often focus on glamorous premieres and huge paychecks. What gets overlooked is how many stars had rough starts.

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton were magic on "Islands in the Stream," but the song almost never happened.

With his rumpled raincoat, wandering questions, and deceptively casual manner, Peter Falk created one of television's most beloved characters.