The classic TV series Gilligan’s Island featured an all-star cast. Actors from different backgrounds portrayed the seven castaways. However, if things had worked out differently, one actor would’ve pursued a medical career instead of acting.
Gilligan’s Island cast members Dawn Wells, Alan Hale Jr, and Bob Denver I CBS via Getty Images ‘Gilligan’s Island’ cast member Dawn Wells almost became a doctor
Dawn Wells’ big break came when she was cast as Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan’s Island. Wells’ rose to fame began on the beauty pageant circuit. She was crowned Miss Nevada in 1959 and competed in the Miss America 1960 pageant.
Like many beauty pageant queens, Wells decided to pursue a career in acting. In 1960, she made her acting debut in the drama series The Roaring 20s. Her other credits included minor roles on the TV shows Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, and Bonanza.
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Gilligan’s Island cast members Dawn Wells, Alan Hale Jr, and Bob Denver I CBS via Getty Images ‘Gilligan’s Island’ cast member Dawn Wells almost became a doctor
Dawn Wells’ big break came when she was cast as Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan’s Island. Wells’ rose to fame began on the beauty pageant circuit. She was crowned Miss Nevada in 1959 and competed in the Miss America 1960 pageant.
Like many beauty pageant queens, Wells decided to pursue a career in acting. In 1960, she made her acting debut in the drama series The Roaring 20s. Her other credits included minor roles on the TV shows Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip, and Bonanza.
Dawn Wells! #MeTVInvaders! pic.twitter.com...
- 2/18/2023
- by Carol Cassada
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“American Idol” fans have spoken and they believe Kelsie Dolin was robbed of a spot in the Top 24. Judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie axed the 18-year old from Boone County, West Virginia at the end of Hollywood Week. In a recent poll we asked our readers to vote for who they think was inexcusably cut from the competition. Below are the results.
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Kelsie Dolin – 34
This 18-year old from Boone County, West Virginia was raised by her grandparents because her mother was a drug addict. Last year, Keslie’s grandmother passed from Covid-19 and it has been hard on the family. Throughout Hollywood week Kelsie began to blossom as her self-confidence grew. Unfortunately, the judges didn’t think she was quite ready for primetime.
Betty Maxwell – 18
The 27-year old former Miss America is from Warner Robins, Georgia. She never expected to win the...
See ‘American Idol’ Season 20 finalists
Kelsie Dolin – 34
This 18-year old from Boone County, West Virginia was raised by her grandparents because her mother was a drug addict. Last year, Keslie’s grandmother passed from Covid-19 and it has been hard on the family. Throughout Hollywood week Kelsie began to blossom as her self-confidence grew. Unfortunately, the judges didn’t think she was quite ready for primetime.
Betty Maxwell – 18
The 27-year old former Miss America is from Warner Robins, Georgia. She never expected to win the...
- 4/9/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
American Idol gets a blast from its past in the March 20 episode. As seen in TV Insider’s exclusive sneak peek as auditions continue in Season 20 (the fifth on ABC), a contestant, Zareh, is following in her mother Nadia’s footsteps. Nadia was a Top 8 contestant (at which point she was eliminated) in Season 4 in 2005 (and auditioned with Aretha Franklin’s “Until You Come Back to Me”). However, the 21-year-old surprised her mother, who didn’t find out what was going on until right before. “Where did you think you were going?” host Ryan Seacrest asks Nadia. The spa, she reveals. Furthermore, Zareh is wearing the same top her mother wore during her audition. Watch the video above to see them side-by-side, Zareh’s audition, and her mother and the judges’ reactions. This will be far from the first notable audition of the season. So far, the judges have seen Aretha Franklin’s granddaughter Grace,...
- 3/18/2022
- TV Insider
Every day seems like it brings a new moral panic or hoax on TikTok. Earlier this year, it was “National Rape Day,” a “challenge” that supposedly originated among misogynists on TikTok but was later found to be totally baseless; last year, it was the Wayfair sex trafficking conspiracy theory, which alleged (based on no evidence) that the company was using its furniture as a front to traffic missing children (many of whom, it was later determined, were not actually missing in the first place).
The latest example of TikTok’s...
The latest example of TikTok’s...
- 12/25/2021
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
In these desperate and terrifying times, Francis Bourgeois has been a beacon of hope for millions of people on TikTok. The charmingly winsome, floppy-haired Brit has made a name for himself as one of the world’s most famous trainspotters, capturing hearts with his unfettered enthusiasm and delightfully unhinged head-mounted camera footage of himself at railway stations throughout the United Kingdom, with many claiming he’s one of the most wholesome content creators on the internet. He even won the coveted honor of Himbo of the Week on a recent...
- 12/23/2021
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
When I was little, I used to make my Barbies participate in the Miss America pageant. I’d dress them up in evening gowns and parade them down the hall one-by-one, making them do the talent competition and the interviews. At the end, my mother, a diehard fan of the competition, would judge. (She had a preference for blondes in tasteful evening wear.) I did this until an embarrassingly old age, forcing family members to witness this process and listen to me belt out “Tomorrow” while making Miss Kentucky do...
- 12/18/2021
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Emma Broyles sang "Let Me Be Your Star" during the Miss America competition this week and, boy, did her wish come true. The pageant icon and Miss Alaska titleholder took the crown during the show on Thursday, Dec. 16, becoming Miss America 2022. During the ceremony, which is streaming on Peacock, Emma showed off her voice while singing the powerful number "Let Me Be Your Star" from the NBC show Smash. Though the series ended in 2013, Emma remains a fan of actress Megan Hilty, whose character Ivy Lynn competes with Katharine McPhee's Karen Cartwright to land the role of Marilyn Monroe in a new Broadway musical. For Miss America, Smash...
- 12/17/2021
- E! Online
Miss America and the world of pageantry in general have been maligned for decades, and after last night's historic 100th Anniversary showing, it feels like a sign from the universe that the pageant needs to pack up its tiaras and close up shop. The Miss America pageant, err, competition, was given a massive makeover in 2018 in an attempt to revamp the program (which continues to be one of the largest providers of scholarship assistance to young women in the country) for the modern era. Labeled Miss America 2.0, changes included the elimination of the swimsuit portion, a switch from calling the women "contestants" to...
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- 12/17/2021
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
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