Entertainment History
On Nov. 20, 1966, the musical “Cabaret” opened on Broadway.
In 1970, Kinks singer Ray Davies re-recorded one word for the single “Apeman.” The song contained the word “foggin’,” which sounded too much like an expletive.
In 1973, Who drummer Keith Moon collapsed twice during a concert in San Francisco, apparently because of jet lag. Guitarist Pete Townshend asked for a volunteer from the audience to finish the set — and got one.
In 1983, an estimated 100 million people watched the controversial ABC movie “The Day After,” which depicted the outbreak of nuclear war.
In 1990, Milli Vanilli held a press conference to discuss the lip-synching scandal that cost them their Grammy. Rob Pilatus (pih-LAY’-tuhs) told kids to get a good lawyer if they want to get into show business.
In 1994, musician David Crosby got a liver transplant.
In 2015, Adele released her “25” album. It sold 3.38 million copies in its first week of release in the U.S., setting a record for first-week sales.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Estelle Parsons (“The Connors,” “Roseanne”) is 97. Comedian Dick Smothers is 86. Singer Norman Greenbaum is 82. Actor Veronica Hamel (“Hill Street Blues”) is 81. Broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff is 78. Musician Joe Walsh is 77. Actor Richard Masur (“One Day at a Time,” “Rhoda”) is 76. Actor Bo Derek is 68. Drummer Jimmy Brown of UB40 is 67. Actor Sean Young is 65. Pianist Jim Brickman is 63. Actor Ming-Na (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” ″Mulan”) is 61. Rapper Mike D of the Beastie Boys is 59. Rapper Sen Dog of Cypress Hill is 59. Actor Callie Thorne (“Rescue Me,” “Homicide: Life on the Street”) is 55. Actor Sabrina Lloyd (“Numb3rs”) is 54. Actor Joel McHale (“Community”) is 53. Actor Marisa Ryan (“New York Undercover”) is 50. Country singer Dierks Bentley is 49. Actor Joshua Gomez (“Chuck”) is 49. Country singer Josh Turner is 47. Actor Nadine Velazquez (“My Name Is Earl”) is 46. Actor Jacob Pitts (“Sneaky Pete,” “Justified”) is 45. Actor Andrea Riseborough (“National Treasure”) is 43. Actor Jeremy Jordan (“Supergirl”) is 40. Actor Ashley Fink (“Glee”) is 38. Bassist Jared Followill of Kings of Leon is 38. Actor Jaina Lee Ortiz (“Station 19”) is 38. Actor Cody Linley (“Hannah Montana”) is 35. Guitarist Michael Clifford of 5 Seconds Of Summer is 29.
