Timelines for year 1989
Macaulay Culkin
Had a small part in the Oliver Stone movie Born on the Fourth of July , but his scenes were cut.
Michael Jackson
Presented with an "Artist of the decade" award by Elizabeth Taylor in 1989, proclaiming him "the true king of pop, rock and soul".
Winner of the Brit Award for International Male in 1989.
Was asked to write and perform the songs for Batman , but had to turn it down due to his concert commitments.
Dan Aykroyd
Daughters with Donna Dixon; Danielle Alexandra (Danielle Aykroyd) (born November 18, 1989) and Belle Kingston (born June 9, 1993).
Vivica A. Fox
Appeared at age 25 in the pilot episode for "Living Dolls" , a spin-off of "Who's the Boss?" . When the show was picked up, her character was rewritten and recast with 21 year-old Halle Berry.
Britney Spears
Was best friends with Christina Aguilera when they performed together on "The All New Mickey Mouse Club" .
Ended up as the youngest cast member of "The All New Mickey Mouse Club" ; during the initial audition, she won the part after Jessica Simpson freaked out at the final question during the initial audition.
Bill Murray
Was considered for the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in the 1989 Batman film when it was set to be identical to the 1960s TV Series before Tim Burton came along.
River Phoenix
Harrison Ford personally recommended him for the part of the young Indy in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade after working with him on The Mosquito Coast . Ford stated that of all the young actors who were working at the time, River was the one who looked the most like himself when he was that age.
Two of his nephews have been posthumously named for him. His sister Liberty Phoenix gave birth to a son named Rio Everest Phoenix. Rio is Spanish for River. His other sister Summer Phoenix gave birth to a son, Indiana Affleck. River played Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade .
Melissa Joan Hart
Performed in an off-Broadway play titled "Beside Herself" with William Hurt and Calista Flockhart in 1989.
John Cusack
Beat out Christian Slater for the role of "Lloyd" in Say Anything... .
His performance as "Lloyd Dobler" in Say Anything... is ranked #72 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
During the famous "boom box serenade" scene in Say Anything... , he is actually playing his favorite Fishbone tape on the boom box, while Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" is played in the movie. (source: Cameron Crowe commentary on the DVD).