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American artist Tommy Heath shot to stardom in the early '80s after he laid down the vocals for his band Tommy Tutone's now-classic track, "867-5309/Jenny" ... which found its way onto the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts and caused a phone-calling frenzy in search of the mysterious woman in the jam, Jenny.

While Tommy Heath was taking center stage as the singer in Tommy Tutone ... he was joined in creating the rock band by Jim Keller as the lead guitarist going all the way back to 1978.

Los Angeles local Hope Sandoval burst onto the scene in the mid-'90s as the melancholy singer and founder of the indie dream pop band Mazzy Star ... they released their sophomore album So Tonight That I Might See on Capitol Records in 1993 and their track "Fade Into You" landed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

While Mazzy Star didn't have the same success with their follow-up albums Among My Swan and Seasons Of Your Day ... Hope still performs as a solo artist and collaborates with other high-profile indie artists like Massive Attack, Kurt Vile and Mercury Rev.

East Coast actor George James is best known for playing Jake in the wind-powered boarding house filled with wacky puppets and good vibes on the iconic '80s children's television show "Pinwheel."

While George James shared the small screen with some plush puppets including Aurelia, Plus and Minus, Ebenezer T. Squint, Molly O'Mole, Luigi O'Brien and many more ... he also was cast alongside other actors like Lindanell Rivera and C.C. Loveheart as the mime, Coco ... and of course Dale Engel and Betty Rozek as Smitty and Sal.

James went on to act on "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka."

Swedish songstress Anni-Frid Lyngstad (full name Princess Anni-Frid, Dowager Countess of Plauen) was in her 20s when she became an international sensation after she and her 3 harmonically-superior bandmates formed the iconic '70s band ABBA ... and released hits like 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!,' "The Winner Takes It All," "Mamma Mia," "Take A Chance On Me" ... and course the disco juggernaut "Dancing Queen."

Lyngstad was joined in the supergroup by the keys-tickling (and her husband at the time) Benny Andersson ... and blonde vocalist Agnetha Faltskog and her partner the guitar-strumming Björn Ulvaeus.

American artist Huey Lewis (real name Hugh Anthony Cregg III) shot to international fame in the mid-'80s after he and his band, Huey Lewis and the News, released their 3rd album "Sports" which included the rock and roll anthems "Heart and Soul," "If This Is It," "I Want A New Drug" and "The Heart Of Rock & Roll."

Huey Lewis and the News followed up their breakthrough record with the swinging single "The Power Of Love" that landed number 1 on the charts after it was featured on the iconic 1985 movie "Back to the Future."

Lewis continues to make music and even released the album "Weather" last year.

Los Angeles-native Sky Blu (real name Skyler Austen Gordy) shot to fame in 2009 when he teamed up with his uncle Redfoo (real name Stephen Gordy) to form the dance-anthem music group LMFAO and release the club cracking album "Party Rock" which included the songs "I'm In Miami B*tch" and "Shots" featuring Lil Jon.

Sky Blu and Redfoo went on to release a second album "Sorry For Party Rocking" in 2011 and perform in the halftime show at Super Bowl XLVI before calling it quits.

Fun Fact: Sky Blu is the grandson of Motown icon Berry Gordy.

New York City native Rachel Ticotin shot to stardom in in the early '90s after she took on the role of the martian-based sidekick, Melina -- who helps Douglas Quaid defeat Vilos Cohaagen from blowing up Mars -- in the 1990 spacey action film "Total Recall."

Rachel Ticotin starred in the high-budget film alongside Sharon Stone as the double-crossing wife, Lori Quaid, Ronny Cox as the evil governor, Vilos Cohaagen ... and, of course, Arnold Schwarzenegger as the butt-kicking, Douglas Quaid.

Ticotin can also be spotted in the 1997 film, "Con Air," and on the first season of "Law & Order: LA."

Los Angeles-based martial artist Taimak Guarriello (or better known as just Taimak) was in his early 20s when he took on the role of the quick-kicking Leroy Green aka Bruce Leeroy -- who takes on thugs with his bare hands and harnesses "The Glow" to defeat Sho'nuff -- in Berry Gordy's 1985 martial arts masterpiece "The Last Dragon."

Taimak was joined in the cult classic by actors like Denise Katherine Matthews (aka Vanity) as the rockin' star, Laura Charles, Christopher Murney as the evil arcade owner, Eddie Arkadian ... and of course Julius Carry as the meanest, the prettiest, the baddest mofo low down around this town, Sho'nuff.

Chicago-born signer and actor Tommy Sands first made a name for himself in the music industry in the late '50s with smash singles like "Teen-Age Crush" and "Going Steady" ... but it wasn't until after he took on the acting role of Tom Piper in Disney's 1961 Christmas musical "Babes In Toyland" that Sands became a classic holiday staple.

Tommy Sands was in the merry musical with Hollywood icons like Ray Bolger as the evil, Barnaby, Tommy Kirk as the tinkering toymaker, Grumio ... and of course Annette Funicello as the sheepish damsel in distress, Mary Contrary.

New Jersey-born child actor Yvonne Zima was only 7 years old when she was cast as the wishful little sister Sarah Jackson -- who is the reason that her brother has to endure Christmas every day -- in the 1996 holiday movie "Christmas Every Day."

Yvonne shared the screen on the holiday classic with Robert Hays and Bess Armstrong as the caring parents ... and of course Erik von Detten as the older brother.

Yvonne's older sister, Madeline Zima, is also a famous face in Hollywood and was cast as Grace in "The Nanny" and Mia Lewis on "Californication."

Florida-born actors Sabrina and Kelly Aldridge were in their early 20s when they took on the role of the hot twin daughters Ashley and Emily Hall -- who get wrapped up their dad's neighborly holiday hijinks -- in the 2006 Christmas comedy "Deck the Halls."

Sabrina and Kelly shared the screen in the merry movie with some holly-jolly actors including Matthew Broderick as the competitive neighbor, Steve Finch, Kristin Chenoweth as the hottie wife, Tia Hall ... and of course Danny DeVito as the decorating dad, Buddy Hall.

Korean Pop megastar PSY blasted onto the scene stateside in the middle of 2012 after his hit single Gangnam Style -- complete with an eye-popping music video consisting of hilarious antics and kooky choreography -- washed over the United States like a tidal wave leaving Americans amazed and addled.

PSY (real name Park Jae-sang) was already uber-famous across the Pacific before Gangnam Style had us doing his kooky cowboy dance ... with 5 studio albums, television appearances, a huge fan following and stadium-size live performances under his high-waisted belt.

Long Beach-local Adrian Young shot to stardom in the late '90s, along with his wacky persona and fast tempo percussions, as the drummer in the super popular punk/ska band No Doubt ... who released a string of awesome songs including "Spiderwebs," "Just A Girl," "Sunday Morning" and many more on their breakthrough album "Tragic Kingdom."

Adrian Young shared the stage with some awesome No Doubt artists including the calm and cool bassist, Tony Kanal, the go-to guitarist, Tom Dumont ... and of course, the band's leading lady, Gwen Stefani.

Scottish born actor Nicholas Rowe was only a teenager when he landed the iconic role as the pipe-puffing Sherlock Holmes -- who takes on the case of the murderous Eh-Tar -- in the 1985 old school mystery movie "Young Sherlock Holmes."

Nicholas Rowe was cast alongside some other awesome young actors to solve the mysterious poisonings including Alan Cox as the trusty sidekick, John Watson and Sophie Ward as Sherlock's young school crush, Elizabeth Hardy.

Nicholas can be seen more recently playing Jock Colville in the first season of "The Crown."

Brooklyn born actor Ashley Monique Clark was only 10 years old when she shot to stardom after she landed the role of the adorable older sister Sydney Hughley -- who made trouble for her parents with her younger brother -- in the late '90s family sitcom "The Hughleys."

Ashley Monique Clark shared the screen time on the ABC show with Elise Neal as the mom, Yvonne Williams-Hughley, Dee Jay Daniels as the younger bro, Michael Hughley ... and of course D.L. Hughley as the man of the house, Darryl Hughley.

Ashley went on to be cast in other big-name shows like "Zoey 101" and "The Bernie Mac Show."

East Coast child actor, Adam Hann-Byrd, is best known for his role as the young boy genius Fred Tate -- who gets accepted to college at 7 years old and learns about scholastics ... but mostly learns about life -- in the 1991 coming-of-age film, "Little Man Tate."

Adam Hann-Byrd was cast alongside some big-name actors including Dianne Wiest as the intelligent liaison, Jane Grierson, David Hyde Pierce as the friendly educator, Garth ... and of course Jodie Foster as the caring mom, Dede Tate.

Adam can also be spotted on the big screen in the 1995 film "Jumanji" as the young version of Robin Williams' character, Alan Parrish.