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Circus of the Stars was an annual television special, broadcast by the CBS network in the United States, in which celebrities performed circus-type acts. There were 19 shows in total, the first being broadcast in 1977 and the last in 1994.[1] Over the years the series featured many leading movie and television stars.
Towards the end of its life the programme title was changed slightly. In 1992 it was Circus of the Stars and Sideshow, in 1993 it became Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World and in 1994 it was Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland. Although the show has ceased in the United States, the concept has been emulated in other countries where similar programmes continue to be made, notably Stars in der Manege in Germany.
[edit] List of celebrities who appeared on Circus of the Stars
- Loni Anderson (shows 4 & 17)
- Ed Asner (show 1)
- Lauren Bacall (show 3)
- Scott Baio (shows 5,7 & 19)
- Lucille Ball (show 2)
- Lloyd Bridges (show 5)
- Claudia Cardinale (show 1)
- Lynda Carter (shows 1 & 2)
- Cathy Lee Crosby (shows 3, 4, & 10)
- Sammy Davis Jr (show 3)
- Phyllis Diller (show 19)
- Erik Estrada (show 4)
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr (show 4)
- Jamie Farr (shows 3, 4, 6, 8, & 9)
- Peter Fonda (shows 1 & 2)
- Gil Gerard (show 5)
- Linda Gray (show 5)
- George Hamilton (show 1)
- Joey Heatherton (show 1)
- Rock Hudson (show 5)
- David Janssen (show 1)
- James Earl Jones (show 2)
- Richard Kiel (show 4)
- Angela Lansbury (show 5)
- Janet Leigh (show 1)
- Jerry Lewis (show 3)
- Carol Lynley (show 3)
- Lee Meriwether (shows 2, 3, 4 & 9)
- Mary Ann Mobley (shows 2, 3, & 4)
- Anthony Newley (show 3)
- Leslie Nielsen (show 16)
- Valerie Perrine (shows 1, 2, 3 & 5)
- Dana Plato (shows 5 & 6)
- Oliver Reed (show 2)
- Joan Rivers (show 5)
- Emma Samms (shows 13 & 17)
- Telly Savalas (show 2)
- Connie Sellecca (show 5)
- Brooke Shields (shows 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9)
- Elke Sommer (show 4)
- Loretta Swit (show 4)
- Charlene Tilton (shows 4 & 16)
- Adam West (show 19)
- Michael York (show 2)
[edit] References
- ^ IMDb Title Search "Circus of the Stars". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
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