The Big Show 44 years old
The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980. The series aimed to revitalize the moribund variety television genre, which had been in a downward spiral since the cancellations of The Ed Sullivan Show and The Carol Burnett Show a few years earlier. The Big Show took its title seriously, using a huge stage set and filling a 90-minute time-slot, with at least one two-hour installment broadcast. Although the first broadcast received high ratings, poor reviews and low ratings of succeeding episodes resulted in the program being cancelled after only a few months. The series nonetheless was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Costume Design. Regular performers included Joe Baker, Graham Chapman, Mimi Kennedy, Shabba-Doo and Pamela Myers. Guest hosts included Steve Allen, Nell Carter, David Copperfield, Geoffrey Holder, Gary Coleman, and Sid Caesar. Skaters who performed in the show included Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, John Curry, and Toller Cranston.
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Randy Jones He was 27 , now 72 years old | |
| Loni Anderson She was 34 , now 79 years old | |
| Steve Martin He was 34 , now 79 years old | |
| Hervé Villechaize He was 36 , 50 years old when he died | |
| Alexander Godunov He was 30 , 45 years old when he died | |
| Diahann Carroll She was 44 , 84 years old when she died | |
| Mimi Kennedy She was 31 , now 76 years old | |
| John Byner He was 41 , now 86 years old | |
| Betty White She was 58 , 99 years old when she died | |
| Ken Berry He was 46 , 85 years old when he died | |
| Tony Randall He was 60 , 84 years old when he died | |
| Graham Chapman He was 39 , 48 years old when he died | |
| Georgia Engel She was 31 , 70 years old when she died | |
| Donald O'Connor He was 54 , 78 years old when he died | |
| Imogene Coca She was 71 , 92 years old when she died | |
| Plácido Domingo He was 39 , now 83 years old | |
| Dionne Warwick She was 39 , now 83 years old | |
| Loretta Swit She was 42 , now 87 years old | |
| Sherman Hemsley He was 42 , 74 years old when he died | |
| Edie McClurg She was 28 , now 73 years old | |
| Meadowlark Lemon He was 47 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Juliet Prowse She was 43 , 59 years old when she died | |
| Ronnie Corbett He was 49 , 85 years old when he died | |
| Sherrill Milnes He was 45 , now 89 years old | as Himself |
| Ronnie Barker He was 50 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Jamie Farr He was 45 , now 90 years old | |
| Sid Caesar He was 57 , 91 years old when he died | |
| Barbi Benton She was 30 , now 74 years old | |
| Joe Namath He was 36 , now 81 years old | |
| David Copperfield He was 23 , now 68 years old | |
| Pamela Myers She was 32 , now 77 years old | |
| The Unknown Comic He was 35 , now 79 years old | |
| Tanya Tucker She was 21 , now 66 years old | |
| Lola Falana She was 37 , now 82 years old | |
| Sylvie Vartan She was 35 , now 80 years old | |
| Charlie Hill He was 28 , 62 years old when he died | |
| Nell Carter She was 31 , 54 years old when she died | |
| Count Basie He was 75 , 79 years old when he died | |
| Bert Parks He was 65 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Adolfo Quinones He was 24 , now 69 years old | |
| Mel Tillis He was 47 , 85 years old when he died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|
The Big Show (44 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1980-03-04
- Runtime: [60,90] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 11