My Sister Sam

...bring some of his wit to Sterling Cooper. What's Pam Dawber up to these days? We can't remember seeing the "Mork & Mindy" alum since "My Sister Sam" went off the air in 1988. Meanwhile, Pauley Perrette's real-life ex-husband is Coyote...

In this article: Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Pam Dawber, Fred Armisen, David Arquette, Private Practice, Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs, New Moon, and Courteney Cox

...is an American actress , best known for her title roles as Mindy McConnell in the 1978-82 sitcom Mork & Mindy and as Samantha Russell in My Sister Sam (1986-88). Dawber has a four-octave soprano voice. Dawber was born in Detroit, Michigan,...

In this article: Pam Dawber, Mork & Mindy, Stay Tuned, Rebecca Schaeffer, North Farmington High School, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and The Pirates of Penzance

...to Los Angeles and in 1985 made her feature debut in Vision Quest. Her early television roles were on Scarecrow and Mrs King and My Sister Sam. She had roles in Knots Landing, '', ''Brooklyn South and Public Morals. She appeared as Mindy...

In this article: Jana Marie Hupp, Northwest School of the Arts, Western Washington University, Public Morals, Knots Landing, Brooklyn South, and Seattle

...then dwindled to one of the lowest on network TV and CBS cancelled it in mid-1988 after only half of the second season had aired. My Sister Sam was not cancelled due to Schaeffer's murder, as this happened a year after the show's end.

In this article: Rebecca Schaeffer, Pam Dawber, Emmy Award, Scott Bakula, Kim Carnes, Ed Marinaro, Cristine Rose, and USA Network

...and hit the Billboard Top Ten in 1979 with the show's theme song , also titled "Makin' It ". He also appeared in the television series My Sister Sam and also in episodes of MacGyver, Melrose Place '', ''Murder, She Wrote, JAG and Seinfeld...

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Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer (November 6, 1967 - July 18, 1989) was an American actress best known for her role in the sitcom My Sister Sam. Schaeffer was stalked and then murdered by an obsessed fan, prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws...

In this article: Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer, Robert John Bardo, Theresa Saldana, Tucson, Brad Silberling, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, Parole, Lincoln High School, and Marcia Clark

...Academy in Buffalo, New York, and then from Buffalo State College in 1970. She was a writer and producer on the television series My Sister Sam, which ran from 1986 to 1988. In 1988, she created the television series Murphy Brown, for...

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...was organized by singer Bob Geldof and featured dozens of top entertainers. 1989: Actress Rebecca Schaeffer, star of the sitcom "My Sister Sam," was shot to death at her Los Angeles home by an obsessed fan. She was 21. 1992: Singers...

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...saying. The paper said the suspect was a 49-year-old killer, also serving a life term. The death of 21-year-old Schaeffer, a star of "My Sister Sam," helped prompt anti-stalking laws. Bardo had been obsessed with her for years, and hired a...

In this article: Rebecca Schaeffer, Robert John Bardo, California, Los Angeles, Parole, Los Angeles Times, Ione, California, and San Francisco

...in the attack," said prison Sgt. Chris Weathersbee. The slaying of Schaeffer, a former teenage model who co-starred in the 1980s sitcom "My Sister Sam," helped prompt anti-stalking laws. She was shot when she answered the door of her home in...

In this article: Rebecca Schaeffer, Robert John Bardo, Rehabilitation, University of California, Davis, and Amador County