Film and TV History on June 16
- 1961 Dave Garroway is fired as host of NBC's "Today Show"
Music History
1966 Rowan & Martin host "The Dean Martin Show" Summer Series, on NBC-TV
The Blues Brothers
1980 Musical comedy film "The Blues Brothers", starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and directed by John Landis, premieres in Chicago, Illinois
- 1983 Ringo Starr releases album "Old Wave" album in West Germany; soon after releases follow in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Brazil
- 1989 "Ghostbusters II", American supernatural comedy film sequel, directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd premieres
Hot In Cleveland
2010 "Hot In Cleveland", cable channel TV Land's first original sitcom premieres; starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White
Despicable Me 2
2013 "Despicable Me 2" directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud with voices by Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig premieres at the Champs-Elysées Film Festival
Film & TV History
2024 77th Tony Awards: "The Outsiders" best new musical, "Stereophonic" best new play, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Paulson, Daniel Radcliffe, Kara Young acting awards [1]
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