So I’m watching Saturday Night Live and I’m wondering to myself, Whatever happened to E. Whitney Brown? Or, for that matter, those ex-cast members who didn’t go on to fame and fortune.
This sets off a whole string of “Whatever happened to?” thoughts. “Mikey” who liked LIFE cereal. “Where’s the beef?” lady. Webster. Debbie Gibson. The cast of The Cosby show. Cliff from “Cheers”.
And many more. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. And sorry if I’m posting something which already exists, I’m fairly new at this.
Debbie Gibson changed her name to Deborah and has mixed her (successful) career on Broadway with her (unsuccessful) career as a respectable recording artist.
BTW, regarding her career on Broadway: she was Eponine for a while in Les Miz and brought the house down with On My Own night after night. I believe she was also Belle in Beauty and the Beast for a while.
That’s A. Whitney Brown. After a stint on The Daily Show (he left along with Kilborn), he kind of dropped off my radar, which is too bad, because I think he’s the coolest thing since sliced bread. His webpage is here.
I would like to add the Clara “Where’s the beef?” Peller also had a small, but memorable, role in the 1985 classic “Moving Violations,” starring John “Bill’s little brother” Murray.
She played the sister of Nedra Volz, who had a great line of her own in that flick when she said “Let’s cut his nuts off!”
I found myself wondering today if any of the Mini-Pops went on to have careers in music. I never owned any of their albums (even as a six-year-old I had good taste in music) so I don’t know their names.
I don’t have a cite for this, but I saw a thing about this [VH1 pops to mind] sometime in the last year. They used the same characters, but different actors. Guess they thought the orinal wasn’t as cute all grown up.