Stories

An unexpected audition tape gave Dwight Schultz his role on The A-Team
His audition tape was shown at parties. Lucky for him, the creator and executive producer of The A-Team took notice.
A-Team creator Stephen J. Cannell combined the names of his mother and daughter to get Tawnia Baker
The investigative reporter joined the team for a handful of missions in season two.
George Reeves ate cornflakes for strength in 1956
Do you hear that, kids? Eating breakfast will make you strong like Superman.
Pauley Perrette on her NCIS character: ''Abby has raised a couple of generations of young girls.''
She created a scholarship for young women who wanted to follow in Abby's footsteps and pursue a career in STEM.
Love and NCIS: Do you remember Leroy Jethro Gibbs' wives?
Yes, plural. He got married four times, and divorced three.
Western series were a lot of fun for Lee Majors because he felt ''more comfortable in jeans''
Boots were made for walking; These jeans were made for Westerns.
William Dozier, the creator of the 1960's Batman series: ''I didn't feel there was anything meaningful about Batman.''
Dozier wasn't shy about the importance of silliness on a show like his.
Producers wouldn't hire George Reeves, so he took his career in another direction
Reeves was typecast, so the star had to find another way to make money.
Pauley Perrette got emotional during her NCIS farewell
"I usually cry on my way home at some point."
When Adam West was considering the part of Batman, he remembered George Reeves
West looked to a fellow superhero for guidance.
Lee Majors on The Fall Guy: ''People enjoy the show because they can sit back for an hour, relax, and enjoy a lot of action''
The Fall Guy? More like The Fun Guy.
The real reason why Sasha Alexander left NCIS after two seasons
The actress valued work-life balance.
Kate Mulgrew on being Star Trek's first female captain as a series regular: ''It's a huge challenge''
"She has to have an emotional center, an intellectual center."
Robert Conrad: ''When I have something on my mind, I say it''
'Bold' is a great way to describe Robert Conrad.
George Peppard had a natural confidence that helped revive his career
George Peppard knew he had the looks and skills to rebuild his life. His confidence was always there.
What was Jack Lord's first love? We'll give you a hint — it wasn't acting
"L" is for the way we look at Lord and his many talents.
Chuck Norris didn't think he'd ever star on television until Walker, Texas Ranger
No role interested Chuck quite like Cordell Walker.
The A-Team's popularity resulted in ratings plummeting for these classic shows
Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley reigned supreme until The A-Team came along.
Children used to ask Burgess Meredith to quack for them
Children loved The Penguin.
Robert Conrad had to fight for Black Sheep Squadron to get a second season
"The revival took a lot of hard work, lobbying, presentations, and a little politics," he said.
A Stone Cold Steve Austin ''Nash Bridges'' spin-off? It almost happened!
Don't worry, he didn't influence Nash Bridges to take a beer bath.
James Garner declared April as his ''pivot month,'' and it shaped his life choices
April was Garner's four-leaf clover.
James MacArthur once defended Jack Lord against the press
"Jack and I have no problems," he said.
Jack Lord's morning routine while filming Hawaii Five-O
Lord wasn't a night owl.
James Garner rode his family's horse to a one-room country schoolhouse as a kid
"We were poor...but I never saw it that way."
In 1985, George Peppard said he was ''a better man than he used to be''
"I don't fear the future."
Clint Eastwood once helped edit a Rawhide script that made Rowdy Yates seem like a ''petty little boy''
Eastwood took care of his characters.
Before getting her A-Team role, Melinda Culea quit acting
The actor was a part of two pilots that didn't sell, so she stopped auditioning.
Adam West on the innocence of the original Batman series
It's time for a dose of Bat-nostalgia.
Celebrate Independence Day Weekend with H&I's ''Rod, White & Blue'' Twilight Zone marathon
Catch your favorite Twilight Zone episodes during the Fourth of July weekend marathon on H&I.