The Fame Audit 1982: Michael Jackson's Fame Audit
The Fame Audit - With the release of his latest album Thriller, Michael Jackson reigns unchallenged over pop music almost as though he were its king or something.

Galaxy of Fame 1983: Live! From New York! It's the Galaxy of Fame!
Galaxy of Fame - A young Joe Piscopo taught us how to laugh. A young Robin Duke existed.

Blue Moons 1985: Minutes from the Final Meeting of CARVAC, the Union for Superintelligent Celebrity Vehicles
Blue Moons - A look back to a time when superintelligent celebrity vehicles on TV had a guild to call their own, complete with an ineffectual treasurer named Screaming Mimi.

2 Stars 1 Slot 1983: Battle of the Blonde-Haired Sexpots Named Heather
2 Stars 1 Slot - What's that, Heather Locklear? You want to play a cop on T.J. Hooker -- and arrest America's heart? Unfortunately, America's affections are already in the custody of a blonde lawlady by the name of Heather Thomas.

Paul Rudd's Fame Audit
The Fame Audit - Rudd. Rudd. Rudd Rudd Rudd. Ruuuuuuudddddddddddd!

Hey! It's That Pointy-Faced Kook!
Hey! It's That Guy! - Missi Pyle does not have a unibrow, but she's very convincing portraying someone who does.

Clive Owen's Fame Audit
The Fame Audit - Clive Owen is British, and cool. Apparently, that's all you need nowadays to be a king.

This week, Fametracker celebrates the five-year anniversary of our site.

What many of our online readers don't realize, though, is that Fametracker, the institution, has been around for almost sixty-five years. The celebrity-analysis thinktank known as "Fametracker" was actually founded in 1942 in order to monitor the emerging industry known as "Hollywood." For decades, Fametracker's missives were distributed by mail, in the form of a highly respected mimeographed newsletter.

Fametracker went on to enjoy particular prominence in the early 1980s, a time when the ascendancy of stars such as Dirk Benedict had many celebrity-watchers feeling confused and adrift. So, to mark our online anniversary, we've dug through our archives to bring you a week-long look at highlights from years passed. We hope you enjoy. Thank you for reading and for supporting Fametracker!

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Ricky Gervais
Is he the funniest man in Britain?

The Village
Will this be the movie that reveals M. Night Shyamalan to the entire world as a hack?

Refreshing Your Musical Memory
What's that song called and/or who sang it?

Guess Who, Don't Sue
Blind items a-go-go!