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. With 19 shows in total, the first was broadcast in 1977 and the last was in 1994.[1] Over the years the series featured many leading movie and television stars.
January 10, 1977 (1977-01-10) – December 16, 1994 (1994-12-16)
Towards the end of its life, the program 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. The concept has also been performed in other countries, notably Stars in der Manege (1959–2008) in Germany.[2]
The concept of celebrities turning their hand to circus acts has proved attractive to program makers around the world. The German show Stars in der Manege began in 1959 and continued annually as a charity fundraising special until 2008. It was made each winter in the Circus Krone Building in Munich, and broadcast on or around Boxing Day.[3]
Production company Endemol has developed a reality TV format called Celebrity Circus, which takes stars from fields such as entertainment and sport, and shows them being trained in circus acts over a period of weeks. A version aired in Australia in 2005, and a Portuguese version in 2006. A British version was mooted and announcements were made that NBC had picked up the format for the American market in 2008. Variety reported that ABC might be looking to relaunch Circus of the Stars, while CBS and Fox were purportedly interested in circus concepts, as well.[4]
List of celebrities who appeared on Circus of the Stars
The following list illustrates the range and status of celebrities who appeared on Circus of the Stars over the course of its original run. The list is compiled mainly from entries at the Internet Movie Database verified in many cases through material from official biographies and fan sites.
†Mark-Paul Gosselaar was cast and did weeks of rehearsals but got injured before the show could be filmed.
Linda Evans was to appear in show 6 in 1981, but was injured by a 200 lb. female leopard during rehearsal. Evans was knocked down by the leopard and bitten below the breast. After the incident, Evans opted not to appear on the show. This was the second incident in the history of the show regarding a big cat. During taping of show 1, Gary Collins was knocked down by a tiger, but was not injured.
Original transmission details
Circus of the Stars: January 10, 1977
Circus of the Stars #2: December 5, 1977
Circus of the Stars #3: December 8, 1978
Circus of the Stars #4: December 16, 1979
Circus of the Stars #5: December 14, 1980
Circus of the Stars #6: December 13, 1981
Circus of the Stars #7: December 5, 1982
Circus of the Stars #8: December 18, 1983
Circus of the Stars #9: December 2, 1984
Circus of the Stars #10: December 8, 1985
Circus of the Stars #11: December 9, 1986
Circus of the Stars #12: December 15, 1987
Circus of the Stars #13: November 25, 1988
Circus of the Stars #14: November 22, 1989
Circus of the Stars #15: November 21, 1990
Circus of the Stars #16: November 29, 1991
Circus of the Stars and Sideshow: November 27, 1992
Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World: November 26, 1993
Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland: December 16, 1994
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Not to be confused with Celebrity Circus disambiguation 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 With 19 shows in total the first was broadcast in 1977 and the last was in 1994 1 Over the years the series featured many leading movie and television stars Circus of the StarsGenreVariety showNarrated byJohnny GilbertCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of episodes19ProductionCamera setupMulti cameraRunning time45 48 minutesReleaseOriginal networkCBSPicture formatNTSCAudio formatMonauralOriginal releaseJanuary 10 1977 1977 01 10 December 16 1994 1994 12 16 Towards the end of its life the program 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 The concept has also been performed in other countries notably Stars in der Manege 1959 2008 in Germany 2 Contents 1 Other versions and variations 2 List of celebrities who appeared on Circus of the Stars 3 Original transmission details 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOther versions and variations EditThe concept of celebrities turning their hand to circus acts has proved attractive to program makers around the world The German show Stars in der Manege began in 1959 and continued annually as a charity fundraising special until 2008 It was made each winter in the Circus Krone Building in Munich and broadcast on or around Boxing Day 3 Production company Endemol has developed a reality TV format called Celebrity Circus which takes stars from fields such as entertainment and sport and shows them being trained in circus acts over a period of weeks A version aired in Australia in 2005 and a Portuguese version in 2006 A British version was mooted and announcements were made that NBC had picked up the format for the American market in 2008 Variety reported that ABC might be looking to relaunch Circus of the Stars while CBS and Fox were purportedly interested in circus concepts as well 4 List of celebrities who appeared on Circus of the Stars EditThe following list illustrates the range and status of celebrities who appeared on Circus of the Stars over the course of its original run The list is compiled mainly from entries at the Internet Movie Database verified in many cases through material from official biographies and fan sites Kyle Aletter show 9 5 Kristian Alfonso show 14 Marty Allen shows 2 3 4 5 6 7 amp 8 Harry Anderson shows 17 amp 19 Loni Anderson shows 4 amp 17 Melissa Sue Anderson show 14 6 Susan Anton show 16 Lucie Arnaz shows 2 amp 10 Bea Arthur shows 10 amp 13 Rebeca Arthur shows 13 14 amp 15 7 Ed Asner show 1 Lauren Bacall show 3 Scott Baio shows 5 7 amp 19 Lucille Ball show 2 Bob Barker show 5 Barbi Benton shows 4 5 amp 7 Mayim Bialik show 14 Jane Birkin show 1 Karen Black show 14 Nina Blackwood show 16 Linda Blair shows 7 8 amp 15 Dirk Blocker show 3 Lindsay Bloom shows 7 amp 9 Lloyd Bridges show 5 Todd Bridges shows 6 amp 7 Danielle Brisebois show 6 7 amp 10 Morgan Brittany show 15 Downtown Julie Brown show 17 Delta Burke show 12 Steve Burton actor show 13 Claudia Cardinale show 1 Dixie Carter show 16 Lynda Carter shows 1 amp 2 Nell Carter show 10 Carol Channing show 12 Candy Clark shows 4 10 amp 12 Dick Clark shows 10 11 amp 15 Julie Condra show 16 Cathy Lee Crosby shows 3 4 amp 10 Adam Curry show 18 Jamie Lee Curtis show 2 Tony Curtis show 8 Beverly D Angelo show 8 Sammy Davis Jr show 3 Phyllis Diller show 8 10 amp 19 Shannen Doherty shows 10 amp 11 Tony Dow Debbe Dunning show 19 Patrick Duffy show 17 Barbara Eden show 11 Nicole Eggert shows 11 amp 12 Britt Ekland shows 6 amp 11 Erika Eleniak show 7 Erik Estrada show 4 Douglas Fairbanks Jr show 4 Morgan Fairchild show 7 Jamie Farr shows 3 4 6 8 amp 9 Maureen Flannigan show 14 Peter Fonda shows 1 amp 2 Glenn Ford show 12 Ami Foster show 10 Zsa Zsa Gabor show 4 Jennie Garth show 14 Gil Gerard show 5 Marla Gibbs show 12 Tracey Gold show 8 Whoopi Goldberg show 15 Marjoe Gortner shows 4 5 6 7 amp 12 Mark Paul Gosselaar show 15 Louis Gossett Jr show 8 Andre Gower show 8 Linda Gray show 5 Sylver Gregory show 17 Merv Griffin shows 9 10 11 amp 12 Scott Grimes show 11 Khrystyne Haje show 13 Deidre Hall shows 10 14 amp 18 Dorothy Hamill show 11 George Hamilton show 1 Mary Hart shows 10 11 amp 13 Joey Heatherton show 1 Lauri Hendler show 10 Christopher Hewett show 13 Hulk Hogan show 18 Telma Hopkins shows 10 amp 14 Rock Hudson show 5 Vanilla Ice show 16 David Janssen show 1 Ann Jillian shows 8 amp 15 James Earl Jones show 2 William Katt show 16 Stacy Keach show 14 Sally Kellerman show 6 Jayne Kennedy show 5 Richard Kiel show 4 Sally Kirkland show 17 Jack Klugman show 2 Burt Lancaster show 10 Judy Landers show 7 Heather Langenkamp show 13 A J Langer show 19 Angela Lansbury show 5 Michele Lee shows 5 amp 8 Janet Leigh show 1 Jerry Lewis show 3 Mario Lopez show 14 Greg Louganis show 11 Jamie Luner show 14 Carol Lynley show 3 Julie McCullough show 14 Patricia McPherson show 9 Barbara Mandrell show 14 Lee Meriwether shows 2 3 4 amp 9 Kari Michaelsen show 8 Lara Jill Miller show 10 Mary Ann Mobley shows 2 3 amp 4 Shemar Moore Pat Morita shows 1 amp 12 Anita Morris shows 7 11 amp 13 Martin Mull show 13 Leslie Nielsen shows 14 16 amp 19 Tracy Nelson show 9 Beth Newfir Wonder Woman show 2 Bob Newhart show 7 Anthony Newley show 3 Judy Norton Taylor shows 8 amp 9 Ken Norton show 3 Randi Oakes show 5 amp 6 LaWanda Page show 3 Holly Robinson Peete show 18 Valerie Perrine shows 1 2 3 amp 5 Patrick Petersen show 11 Bronson Pinchot show 12 Danny Pintauro show 16 Dana Plato shows 5 amp 6 Tom Poston show 13 Vincent Price show 7 Juliet Prowse show 12 Linda Purl show 17 Alan Rachins show 14 Peter Reckell show 10 Lynn Redgrave shows 8 amp 14 Oliver Reed show 2 Ernie Reyes Jr shows 11 12 amp 18 Debbie Reynolds show 7 Lisa Rinna show 15 Alfonso Ribeiro shows 10 11 16 17 amp 18 Cathy Rigby show 13 Cheryl Richardson show 17 Joan Rivers show 5 Pernell Roberts show 10 Paul Rodriguez show 16 Cesar Romero show 12 Mickey Rooney show 7 Emma Samms shows 13 amp 17 Telly Savalas show 2 John Schneider show 5 Peter Scolari shows 7 8 amp 9 Rick Schroder shows 7 9 amp 10 Tracy Scoggins shows 8 14 amp 16 George Segal show 9 Connie Sellecca show 5 William Shatner shows 7 amp 9 Rhonda Shear show 17 Brooke Shields shows 4 5 6 7 8 amp 9 O J Simpson show 13 Elke Sommer show 4 David Soul show 15 Tom Sullivan show 2 Loretta Swit show 4 Krista Tesreau Jay Thomas shows 16 amp 18 Michelle Thomas show 18 Charlene Tilton shows 4 amp 16 Deborah Tranelli show 13 Alex Trebek show 14 Ann Turkel show 2 8 Lana Turner show 10 Robert Urich show 15 Jerry Van Dyke show 16 Jenna Von Oy show 19 Dee Wallace show 11 Dionne Warwick show 11 J C Wendel show 18 Adam West show 19 Betty White show 2 Weird Al Yankovic show 17 Michael York show 2 Cory and Tina Yothers show 10 Pia Zadora show 8 Kim Zimmer show 10 Mark Paul Gosselaar was cast and did weeks of rehearsals but got injured before the show could be filmed Linda Evans was to appear in show 6 in 1981 but was injured by a 200 lb female leopard during rehearsal Evans was knocked down by the leopard and bitten below the breast After the incident Evans opted not to appear on the show This was the second incident in the history of the show regarding a big cat During taping of show 1 Gary Collins was knocked down by a tiger but was not injured Original transmission details EditCircus of the Stars January 10 1977 Circus of the Stars 2 December 5 1977 Circus of the Stars 3 December 8 1978 Circus of the Stars 4 December 16 1979 Circus of the Stars 5 December 14 1980 Circus of the Stars 6 December 13 1981 Circus of the Stars 7 December 5 1982 Circus of the Stars 8 December 18 1983 Circus of the Stars 9 December 2 1984 Circus of the Stars 10 December 8 1985 Circus of the Stars 11 December 9 1986 Circus of the Stars 12 December 15 1987 Circus of the Stars 13 November 25 1988 Circus of the Stars 14 November 22 1989 Circus of the Stars 15 November 21 1990 Circus of the Stars 16 November 29 1991 Circus of the Stars and Sideshow November 27 1992 Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World November 26 1993 Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland December 16 1994See also EditBattle of the Network Stars Star GamesReferences Edit IMDb Title Search Circus of the Stars Internet Movie Database Retrieved March 27 2007 Stars in der Manege Schluss der Vorstellung Fokus Magazin online Retrieved June 12 2016 Vier Jahrzehnte Zirkuszauber trans Four Decades of Circus Shows BR online Retrieved June 1 2008 dead link NBC Runs Off to the Circus zap2it com Archived from the original on June 17 2008 Retrieved February 7 2008 Appeared together with her mother Lee Meriwether Credited as Melissa Anderson a k a Rebecca Arthur Rebekah Arthur Kristy McNichol on TV J Wilson Retrieved November 21 2007 External links EditCircus of the Stars at IMDb William Shatner recalls his appearance Review of Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland Stars in der Manege official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Circus of the Stars amp oldid 1124806749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
