Entertainment History
On February 9, 1964, The Beatles made their first live U.S. television
appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show. An estimated 73 million people
tuned in to watch the band perform five songs, including "I Want To
Hold Your Hand. In 1972, Wings played its first show -- unannounced and
uninvited -- for students during lunchtime at Nottingham University in
England. The price of admission was 33 cents. In 1979, K-Mart pulled
Steve Martin's comedy album "Let's Get Small" for being in bad taste.
In 1981, singer Bill Haley died in Harlingen, Texas, of natural causes.
He was 56. In 1993, both Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney released solo
albums. Jagger's was called "Wandering Spirit" and McCartney's was
titled "Off The Ground. In 1997, "The Simpsons" became the
longest-running prime-time animated series, beating the record
previously held by "The Flintstones. In 2011, singer Ashlee Simpson
filed for divorce from Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz. In 2015, Kanye
West jumped on stage at the Grammys while Beck was accepting the award
for album of the year for "Morning Phase. West left the stage without
saying anything, but later said he did it because he thought Beyoncé
should have won. Today's Birthdays: News correspondent Roger Mudd is
89. Actress Janet Suzman is 78. Actress-turned-politician Sheila James
Kuehl (KYOOL) ("The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis") is 76. Singer Carole
King is 75. Singer Barbara Lewis is 74. Actor Joe Pesci is 74. Author
Alice Walker ("The Color Purple") is 73. Actress Mia Farrow is 72.
Singer Joe Ely (EE'-lee) is 70. Actress Judith Light ("Ugly Betty,"
'Who's The Boss") is 68. Saxophonist Dennis "DT" Thomas of Kool and the
Gang is 66. Actor Charles Shaughnessy ("The Nanny") is 62. Actor Ed
Amatrudo ("Nashville") is 61. Sax player Steve Wilson is 56. Country
singer Travis Tritt is 54. Actress Julie Warner ("Nip/Tuck," 'Family
Law") is 52. Actress Sharon Case ("The Young and the Restless") is 46.
Actor Charlie Day ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia") is 41. Singer
Chad Wolf of Carolina Liar is 41. Actor A.J. Buckley ("CSI: NY") is 40.
Guitarist Richard On of O.A.R. is 38. Actor Tom Hiddleston (TV's "The
Night Manager," film's "The Avengers") is 36. Actor David Gallagher
("Seventh Heaven") is 32. Actor Michael B. Jordan ("Fruitvale Station,"
'That Awkward Moment") is 30. Actress Rose Leslie ("Game of Thrones,"
'Downton Abbey") is 30. Actress Camille Winbush ("The Bernie Mac Show")
is 27. Actor Jimmy Bennett ("No Ordinary Family") is 21.
