People who were once household names but, alas, are now largely forgotten

[Penelope]

EILEEN

 

[Santaliger007]

Emu roxs bring spit the dawg bak


Big ligees kool

 

[disneyteletubby]

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NICK OWEN

He looks older now, but is still a household name for anyone who watches Midlands Today

THE GOODIES

I think the first 2 passed away, but I've been a fan of Bill Oddie since childhood (in the '00s) from Springwatch/Autumnwatch.

Rick Astley
Jason Donovan

In the UK and probably Australia they still are. Rick Astley performed on New Years Eve.


Oh and Enya was mentioned on a Channel 4 programme the other day:
(Not Babatunde or the alpaca haha)

 

[octophone]

I think the first 2 passed away, but I've been a fan of Bill Oddie since childhood (in the '00s) from Springwatch/Autumnwatch.

Tim Brooke Taylor was one of Covid's early victims in March 2020. Graeme Garden is alive but retired which is fair enough because he's in his 80s.

 

[disneyteletubby]

Sarah Jane Honeywell
this is a fairly recent article about her

(Also Justin Fletcher, but I think he's still well-known enough as Mr Tumble )

 

[Marina Salty]

In the UK and probably Australia they still are. Rick Astley performed on New Years Eve.

aww that's actually quite sweet

 

[lolly]

Rick Astley is arguably as much of a household name in the UK as he ever was, I'd say.

 

[Nancy]

Rick Astley is arguably as much of a household name in the UK as he ever was, I'd say.

RICKROLLING has kind of given Rick Astley an international immortality.

 

[lolly]

RICKROLLING has kind of given Rick Astley an international immortality.

Exactly. It's meant that he hasn't slipped from the consciousness of those who knew him originally, and introduced him to a whole new demographic.

And he's still championed by the most listened to radio station in the country.

 

[Indie]

Sarah Greene

 

[Nancy]

BOB CAROLGEES

 

[Ellie]

JIM BOWEN

 

[rhythmbandit]

RICHARD WILSON

 

[floppet]

Pat Roach

Not forgotten in our house despite being long dead, Mr F watches Auf Wiedersehen, Pet regularly so there's often a shout of "Whyaye Bomb-ah" as I walk through the room.

 

[SystemAddict]

CLUMSY COLIN

 

[octophone]

Not forgotten in our house despite being long dead, Mr F watches Auf Wiedersehen, Pet regularly so there's often a shout of "Whyaye Bomb-ah" as I walk through the room.

PAT CHAT ON MOOPY! We love that.

 

[Rita]

Patricia Routledge

 

[Rita]

Lesley Ash

 

[Rita]

Michael Crawford

 

[Rita]

Still working but now seems more famous for being friends with JEDWARD in the UK at least.

 

[octophone]

Michael Crawford

Yes! He was a genuine household name. His successful pivot into musicals was so unlikely.

 

[Rita]

Yes! He was a genuine household name. His successful pivot into musicals was so unlikely.

I did not know that him and Michele Dotrice returned for a special for Comic Relief in 2016. I must look it up as he was something else in Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ’Em.

 

[Santaliger007]

Shore said wigfeild com on bounce bak new stuff wubs saturday night

Green ligers kool red best

 

[GNL]

Still working but now seems more famous for being friends with JEDWARD in the UK at least.

She hasn't fallen from too great a height though. Her glory years were playing hot girl #3 in some teen movies and guest starring in Scrubs.

Assuming we don't see Sharknado as the peak of her fame, which it MAY WELL BE.

 

[Rita]

She hasn't fallen from too great a height though. Her glory years were playing hot girl #3 in some teen movies and guest starring in Scrubs.

Assuming we don't see Sharknado as the peak of her fame, which it MAY WELL BE.

She was incredibly famous at one point though, but yes I do agree she was never a LEADING LADY. I would say she was more famous for how she looked though more than anything else.

 

[Rita]

Lee Evans

 

[Ellie]

Yes! He was a genuine household name. His successful pivot into musicals was so unlikely.

I mean, he starred in the film of Hello Dolly long before any sitcoms.

 

[octophone]

I mean, he starred in the film of Hello Dolly long before any sitcoms.

I did not know this!

 

[Santaliger007]

Lee evans roxs seen him live legend his sort of retryed

More red ligers

 

[Sardonicus]

Dani Behr

 

[Sardonicus]

Abi Titmuss

 

[Sardonicus]

Emma Forbes

 

[Sardonicus]

Norma Major

 

[Sardonicus]

Emilio Estevez

 

[Shoat]

Sir Killalot

 

[octophone]

Can we have this as an emoji?

Meaning "I'm going to cheerfully batter you in a minute"

Still want this.

 

[octophone]

MATTHEW KELLY

He really did get the rough end of the stick. Cleared of absolutely everything within a month but demonised so heavily during that short period that the shit absolutely stuck to him.

 

[Sardonicus]

MATTHEW KELLY

He really did get the rough end of the stick. Cleared of absolutely everything within a month but demonised so heavily during that short period that the shit absolutely stuck to him.

I remember reading that Underworld wanted to originally call the "Beaucoup Fish" album "Tonight, Matthew, I'm Going To Be Underworld" & I really think they should have done

 

[PopLife]

Freddie Prinze Jr

 

[Inner Smile]

I wish I could add Stephen Mulhern to this list. God knows how he made it