Mike Lookinland was famous as Bobby on The Brady Bunch, but when the show ended he faced serious choices about his future.

The 1970s made overnight stars out of unknown actors, but for some performers, that first big movie breakthrough turned out to be difficult to top.

Max Gail turned Wojo from Barney Miller’s big, bumbling cop into the sitcom’s emotional heart, then found new acclaim on General Hospital.

Ron Glass brought style, wit, and quiet dignity to Barney Miller before finding a devoted new generation of fans aboard Firefly.

Not many celebrities come from roots as humble as Dolly Parton. Her family home had one bedroom, and she played music with a homemade guitar. As she rose to fame, Parton did everything she could to stand out from the others—including undergoing extensive plastic surgery. But she’s never made a secret of this. What is in fact secret is the story behind her bizarre and furtive relationship with her husband. And sadly, it seemed as though the way she pushed herself in her final years had devastating consequences.

While the group of singers and actors known as the Rat Pack knew how to party it up, there was a dark side to this group of hard-drinking and swinging men. Frank Sinatra was the unofficial chairman of the board, and he ruled over the others with an iron fist. Sometimes it was his way or the highway. And then, as the five men got older, each had to pay for their many sins with twists of fate that none of them saw coming.