When the hits dried up, he went on to reinvent himself as a clean-cut surfer in the Beach Party movies, where he teamed up with Annette Funicello through the ’60s, and even did an update on the ...

In any event, brothers Brian and Dennis and Carl Wilson, with pal Al Jardine and showboat Mike Love (who got in on account of being a Wilson cousin, but sure, he’s got his sound) look very ...

Annette Joanne Funicello was born on October 22, 1942, in Utica, New York. She and her family moved to Southern California at age four, where she would take dancing and music lessons. At nine, she ...

My own first exposure to his ska/punk/rock band came from the 1987 movie Back to the Beach, wherein a mohawked Moore made that would make Wile E. Coyote jealous to the strains of Annette Funicello ...

In the ever-changing landscape of American pop culture, only a precious few manage to grow up in front of an audience and remain beloved across decades. Actress and singer Annette Funicello was ...

Longtime parenting columnist and editorial writer Annette Clifford passed away this week The longtime FLORIDA TODAY parenting columnist and editorial writer died this ...

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It closed after a 25-year run. Longtime Disney star Annette Funicello kisses her old pal Mickey Mouse on opening day of Disney-MGM Studios in 1989. (Orlando Sentinel file) ...

James “Jim” Funicello, 64, of Asheville, passed away on May 19, 2025, after a brief and sudden illness. Born Feb. 4, 1961, Jim was nicknamed the ...

“Farming is not economical,” Annette Raus told The Post-Standard in 2011. “You have to love it. The love of her family farm, Kinland Jersey Farm in Marietta, has been built into her family ...