Mickey Rooney

Was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Sugar Babies."

Helen Mirren

According to an article in People Weekly (November 3, 1980) her tattoo is an American Indian symbol meaning "equal but opposite".

Cady McClain

Started going by "Cady McClain" in the 1980s because her agent like the way it looked better than "Katie McClain".

Sting

Winner of several Grammy Awards beginning with: "Reggatta De Blanc" (Best Rock Instrumental Performance / The Police) ; "Behind My Camel" (Best Rock Instrumental Performance / The Police) ; "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal / The Police) ; "Brimstone and Treacle" (Best Rock Instrumental Performance / solo) ; "Synchronicity" (Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal / The Police) ; "Every Breath You Take" (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal / Song of the Year / The Police) ; "Bring On the Night" (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male / solo) ; "Soul Cages" (Best Rock Song / solo) ; "Ten Summoner's Tales" (Best Music Video-Long Form / solo) ; "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male / solo) ; "Brand New Day" (Best Pop Album / Best Male Pop Vocal Performance / solo) ; "She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)" (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance / solo) ; "Whenever I Say Your Name" (Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals / with Mary J. Blige)

Sting appeared in Threepenny Opera in Washington, D.C. in the 1980s.

Dolly Parton

Her Oscar nominated song "9 To 5" from Nine to Five was ranked #78 while her song writing contribution, "I Will Always Love You", from The Bodyguard came in at #65 on The American Film Institute's list of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (TV).

There's a Dolly Parton look-alike contest in Gilley's bar in Urban Cowboy .

Carl Reiner

Is the 1980 recipient of the prestigious Connor Award given by the brothers of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an honorary brother of the fraternity.

Sissy Spacek

She won an Oscar for playing Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter , making her one of thirteen actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony (as of 2007). The other twelve actors and their respective performances are: Spencer Tracy for playing Father Edward Flanagan in Boys Town , Gary Cooper for playing Alvin C. York in Sergeant York , Patty Duke for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker , Jason Robards for playing Benjamin Bradlee in All the President's Men , Robert De Niro for playing Jake La Motta in Raging Bull , Jeremy Irons for playing Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune , Susan Sarandon for playing Sister Helen Prejean in Dead Man Walking , Geoffrey Rush for playing David Helfgott in Shine , Julia Roberts for playing Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich , Jim Broadbent for playing John Bayley in Iris , Jennifer Connelly for playing Alicia Nash (née Alicia López-Harrison de Lardé) in A Beautiful Mind and most recently Helen Mirren for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen .

Not only did she win an Oscar for her performance in Coal Miner's Daughter , but she was nominated for a Grammy for her rendition of the title song in the category Best Country Vocal Performance, Female.

Frequently works with Tommy Lee Jones, having appeared with him in Coal Miner's Daughter , JFK , and The Good Old Boys (TV). Separately, they have also each appeared in films in the Lonesome Dove series. Jones appeared in the original "Lonesome Dove" , while Spacek appeared in "Streets of Laredo" .

Frank Oz

Though Yoda only appears in two episodes of the original Star Wars trilogy, Oz managed to make three movies with Carrie Fisher by appearing with her in The Blues Brothers , the same year that Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back was released. Then, in addition to working with Leia's on-screen mother, Natalie Portman in all three prequels, he also directed Carrie Fisher's real-life mother, Debbie Reynolds, in In & Out .

Was replaced by John Lithgow in the radio adaptations of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi . Lithgow also appeared in the Broadway musical based on Dirty Rotten Scoundrels .

Michael Jackson

The Elephant Man was one of his favorite movies.

In the 1980s, Jackson and Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury became close friends and recorded three songs together - "Victory", "State of Shock" (later recorded by Mick Jagger) and "There Must Be More To Life Than This". All are demos and have never been officially released.

Roy Rogers

Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers.

Dan Aykroyd

Said that his original finished script for The Blues Brothers was over 300 pages long, roughly the size of a phone book. He even sent it to director John Landis in the guise of a phone book as a joke.

As an avid blues fan, he hosted a nationally syndicated radio show "House of Blues" as his The Blues Brothers character Elwood Blues.

Jennifer Lopez

One of her first dancing gigs was dancing for an opening number by the New Kids on the Block for their performance on the American Music Awards in the late 1980s. She can be clearly seen dancing with her hair in a ponytail and wearing a cap in the middle of the dance troupe.

Bill Murray

His performance as Carl Spackler in Caddyshack is ranked #18 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.