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"Biography" (1987): :  -- Before becoming a star, Howie Mandel was a carpet salesman, and opened his own carpet business.
"Biography" (1987): :  -- Richard Bruce Cheney was born January 30, 1941, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Richard and Marjorie Cheney and had an idyllic childhood, playing little league baseball and earning money on a paper route.
"Biography" (1987): :  -- Meredith Vieira has managed something few other stars in television news have pulled off.  While going from local reporter to co-host of a number one-rated show, she has insisted on maintaining a personal life and time with her husband and kids.
"Biography" (1987): :  -- Though best known for portraying a family friendly dad on Full House, Bob Saget's raunchy standup routine has been bringing houses down for years.
"Biography" (1987): :  -- Part 1 of "biography: The Woolworths."

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6 April 1987 (USA) more
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First hosted by veteran actor Peter Graves, and later by Jack Perkins, this popular Arts and Entertainment... more
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 28 nominations more
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Jack Perkins ... Himself - Host / ... (109 episodes, 1994-2005)
Peter Graves ... Himself - Host / ... (58 episodes, 1994-2006)
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USA:60 min (including commercials) | Argentina:60 min
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6 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
When I was your age..., 26 May 2003
Author: Ann_Bowman_Invents from 90210, USA

A program on A&E, this show picks out some interesting modern symbols and provides decent life stories for them. But for the most part, each episode selects a dinosaur from the dusty vaults of 'classic' entertainment and paints a portrait of them so bland, that watching grass grow begins to look like a New Year's Eve party.

Ancient! That channel desperately needs some new blood. Shamelessly having it's own agenda. Abusing it's audience. Concentrating less on artist quality, and more on historical significance. If that's what YOU are looking for, there's a separate channel for you. If you'd rather know more, with less spam and more gusto, than watch The E! True Hollywood Story.

For a documentary, I give it a rotten tomato. It's time to seek youth in this department.

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