Timelines for year 1988
Roxanne Hart
Has two sons with her husband: Alexander (b. 1988) and Macklin McKee Casnoff (b. November 29th 1992).
Ron Eldard
In 1988, he represented Gleason's Gym as a light heavyweight in the Golden Gloves Competition at Madison Square Garden, advancing to the finals and losing to Floyd Patterson's adopted son.
Peter Boyle
Portrayed his own father, Philadelphia TV personality Pete Boyle, in the movie The In Crowd (1988).
Chris Barnes
He was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Revue for "Channel This" at the Second City Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Rachel Ryan
Clean and Sober (1988) is the only non-adult film in which she starred, although she was naked during her scenes
Alicia Goranson
She left "Roseanne" (1988) to attend Vassar College, where she was an English major with a concentration in poetry.
Jack Palance
Father of Cody Palance (b. Dec. 1955, d. Jul. 15, 1998), with whom he starred in the film Young Guns (1988).
Vince McMahon
Both WrestleMania IV (1988) (V) and WrestleMania V (1989) (TV) were held in Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, NJ. When WrestleMania magazine asked 'Donald Trump' what the best part of the show was, he replied, "Getting to know Vince McMahon". At Madison Square Garden, when Trump was asked why he was sitting front row at a WWF house show, he replied, "Because I love the action and I'm a great friend of Vince's".
Emily McLaughlin
Honored with a caricature at the Brown Derby in Hollywood, 1988. She was the first daytime actress to receive the honor.
Seth Green
At 13-years-old he played Alyson Hannigan's boyfriend 'Fred' in My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988). Ten years later, at the age of 23, he played her boyfriend again when he landed the role of 'Oz' on the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).
Bill Maher
Bill played Bob on an episode of "Roseanne" (1988). Ten years prior to the start of that show, he played a character named Bob in the movie D.C. Cab (1983) when he was an up-and-coming comedian.
Lita Ford
Taking up the guitar at age 11, she joined the all-girl band "The Runaways". "Lita" (1988), her fourth solo album, went platinum, and Guitar magazine voted her Best Female Guitarist (1989).
Jerry Herman
His musical, "La Cages Aux Folles", at the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.
