About: Matthew Rettenmund

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Sexiest ’70s & ’80s Poster Boys

Sexiest ’70s & ’80s Poster Boys
As time has marched on, we have lost various art forms — the art of the album cover is nearly lost (since there is no reason to create an image to fit on a physical cover anymore — though this IG account helps preserve it), and the art of the cheesy beefcake poster is ...…
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Ricky Schroder Goes Full White Supremacy, Meryl Streep Raps & More!

Ricky Schroder Goes Full White Supremacy, Meryl Streep Raps & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: White powerless (Image via Twitter) THE WRAP: Former child star Ricky Schroder, 50, contributed "significantly" to a fund to raise $2M to bond accused Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, out of prison. Rittenhouse crossed state lines with an assault weapon to try to restore order to a city…
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Will Smith & Janet Hubert Bury the ‘Fresh Prince’ Hatchet

Will Smith & Janet Hubert Bury the ‘Fresh Prince’ Hatchet
When Janet Hubert exited The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1993 after 73 episodes as the Will Smith character's Aunt Viv, it was not of her own free will. The Two Mrs. Bankses (Image via HBO Max) Nor was she fired, as was widely reported. In a new HBO Max Fresh Prince reunion special, Hubert…
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Rock Hudson: First Famous Face of AIDS

Rock Hudson: First Famous Face of AIDS
Before Rock Hudson, 59, was outed as suffering from AIDS in July of 1985, other well-known figures had contracted HIV and even died of the resulting syndrome, but no household names of Hudson's caliber — and certainly no icons of masculinity and wholesomeness. Rock in his heyday (Image via movie still) By July of 1985, Hudson…
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‘People’s’ Sexiest Men Alive — All 36 Of ‘Em!

‘People’s’ Sexiest Men Alive — All 36 Of ‘Em!
Gr8erDays is mostly focused on actors with careers in the '80s and before, but since People Magazine's tradition of honoring one famous guy per year as its Sexiest Man Alive dates to 1985, I thought maybe we were due for a refresher course on who's hot right ... then. Lots of interesting raw data here…
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‘Family Ties’ Cast Reunites for Charity

‘Family Ties’ Cast Reunites for Charity
The main cast of Family Ties (minus Justin Bateman) were brought together Tuesday, November 10, for a Stars in the House charity event hosted by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley in support of The Actors Fund. It was a warm chat between Michael J. Fox (b. 1961), Michael Gross (b. 1947), Meredith Baxter (b. 1947)…
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Remembering Mr. Trebek, Ivana This To Be Over, Ferrigno’s 69 & More!

Remembering Mr. Trebek, Ivana This To Be Over, Ferrigno’s 69 & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: The man with all the ... questions. (Image via video still) EXTRATV: Friends remember Alex Trebek, who died at 80 on Saturday, including some warm words from 90-year-old Ed Asner. https://youtu.be/BogIUakQOl4 CBS THIS MORNING: Could 85-year-old Sophia Loren be heading toward another Oscar?! Still loving her ... (Image…
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‘Jeopardy!’ Star Alex Trebek Dies @ 80

‘Jeopardy!’ Star Alex Trebek Dies @ 80
Alex Trebek, the charmingly matter-of-fact host of the cerebral game show Jeopardy! for 36 years, has died following his highly publicized battle with pancreatic cancer. (Image via GIPHY) He was 80. The show's Instagram account confirmed his death Sunday, posting simply, "Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning,…
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