popular culture of the 80’s

Popular Culture of the 80’sBy Cody, Henry, and Jesse

Celebrities Michael Jackson An American recording artist, actor,

producer, dancer, businessman, and philanthropist.

Also known as “The King of Pop” Most famous for Thriller, Beat it, Billy Jean,

Bad, and Off the Wall. He also contributed to the song “We are

the World” in 1985, for starving African children.

Mr. T An Actor, motivational speaker, wrestler,

bodyguard, and television personality In films such as Rocky 3 and in the

television series The A-Team. Mr. T portrayed Santa Claus at the White

House with First Lady Nancy Reagan in 1983

Michael J. Fox a Canadian–American actor, author,

comedian, producer, advocate and voice-over artist

He played Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy

Voice over for the well known Stuart Little movies

Rodney Dangerfield An American comedian and actor, known

for the catchphrase "I don't get no respect!“

He was in such movies as Easy Money, Caddyshack, and Back to School

Some of his jokes include “A girl phoned me the other day and said... 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. Nobody was home”

Jack Nicholson An American actor, film director, producer,

and writer. He played The Joker in Batman and was

Jack in The Shinning

Icons: Arnold Schwarzenegger An Actor, politician, businessman, investor,

and former professional bodybuilder. He stared in The Terminator series, as well

as Commando, The Expendables, and Sabotage.

Served 2 terms as Governor of California

Princess Diana She was well known for her fund-raising

work for international charities and as an eminent celebrity

On 31 August 1997, Diana was fatally injured in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris

Madonna An American singer-songwriter, actress

and entrepreneur Often referred to as the "Queen of Pop“

Slang Totally Tubular Gag me with a spoon Grody to the Max Like Eat my Shorts Take a Chill Pill Bad Bod No Duh!

Fads Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles A fictional team of four teenage

anthropomorphic turtles, named after four Renaissance artists, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu.

Care Bears A group of multi-colored bears and

characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards.

They also had their own television series from 1985 to 1988, in addition to three feature films: The Care Bears Movie (1985), Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986), The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987).

Fashion Popular fashions in the 80’s included

Parachute pants, leg warmers and mini skirts.

The 1980s fashion had heavy emphasis on expensive dressing and fashion accessories.

Technology The Nintendo Entertainment System (also

abbreviated as NES) is an 8-bit video game console that was developed and manufactured by Nintendo.

As part of the fourth generation of gaming, the Game Boy competed with the Sega Game Gear, Atari Lynx, and the TurboExpress. Despite these other technologically superior handheld consoles the Game Boy was a tremendous success

Music Michael Jackson was the most successful

Pop and R&B artist in history Madonna's music videos were a permanent

fixture on MTV in the 1980s. She was also the most successful female singer of the decade

Top songs include “Billy Jean”, “Beat it”, “Africa”, “Maneater”, “Against All Odds” and “Wake me up before you go go”.

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