Janet Jackson

Eloped with singer James DeBarge, in 1984 and lived in the Jackson's Encino ranch for several months before she had the marriage annulled.

Graduated from Valley Professional School, an institution where most children were entertainers or actors. Class of 1984.

Sting

The Police ended their last tour in early 1984 and only regrouped to play a few benefit dates in 1986. Their last performance to date was March 10, 2003 at their Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction. They have never announced an official breakup.

He was a member of Band Aid .

Peter Weller

In a jazz band with actor Jeff Goldblum (they were also in a band together in the movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ) - they perform at local clubs in LA.

Rock Hudson

Hudson was diagnosed with AIDS on 5 June 1984 but when the signs of illness became apparent, his publicity staff and doctors told the public that he had liver cancer.

Following his diagnosis of AIDS in 1984, Hudson told his doctor that he hoped he would die from a heart attack (he had undergone an emergency quintuple heart bypass in 1981) before the public could find out the truth.

He stayed at the White House in May 1984 as a guest of then President Ronald Reagan. First Lady Nancy Davis wrote to Hudson saying how glad she and her husband were to see him looking well following his operation.

Underwent emergency quintuple heart bypass surgery to relieve severely clogged coronary arteries in November 1981 after suffering chest pains, and began smoking again at the hospital immediately after the operation. Consequently he was very frail during the filming of The Ambassador , and did not get along with his co- star Robert Mitchum.

Michael Jackson

An Andy Warhol head-and-shoulders portrait of Jackson made the cover of Time magazine on March 19, 1984.

Diagnosed with lupus in 1984.

Winner of the British Phonographic Industry Award for International Solo Artist in 1984.

President Ronald Reagan wanted to award a special White House medal to Jackson, Bob Hope and the late John Wayne in 1984. However, future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts advised against the proposal, saying the award was too much for a pop singer.

Received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from President Ronald Reagan at the White House in May 1984, in recognition of Jackson's contribution to the government's campaign against drunk driving. "Beat It" was used in television advertisements.

Dan Aykroyd

He used to refer to the green Slimer ghost from Ghost Busters as "the ghost of John Belushi", as Slimer's party animal personality reminded him very much of his friend.

His original idea for Ghost Busters was set in the future, where an army of Ghostbusters fought hordes of ghosts.

Bill Murray

Murray and Dan Aykroyd reprised their Ghost Busters characters to visit a terminally ill child who was a fan of the film and wanted to meet them.

Shares two characters with the late Lorenzo Music. He played Peter Venkman in the film Ghost Busters , while Lorenzo played Venkman in the animated series, "The Real Ghost Busters" . Lorenzo was also the voice of Garfield in numerous cartoons, while Bill provides Garfield's voice in Garfield .

His role in Ghost Busters was originally intended for fellow SNL star John Belushi.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Love Hewitt's first job was on "Kids Incorporated" . Little did she know that one of the guest stars would turn out to be her future co-worker on "Party of Five" , Scott Wolf.