It starred, among others, John Travolta ( Grease ), Michelle Pfeiffer ( Stardust ), Allison Janney ( Juno ), James Marsden ( Enchanted ), Christopher Walken ( Catch Me If You Can ) and Zac Efron ( High School Musical ).

Celebrities have starred in the Aflac ads, including Chevy Chase ( 2003 ); Yogi Berra ; Yao Ming ; Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump ; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards ( 2008 –); the United States Olympic synchronized swimming team ( 2004 ); and Wayne Newton playing at Stardust Hotel and Casino for the 2003 commercial.

In 2005 Stardust starred as the Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also at the London Palladium.

Rampling gained recognition from American audiences in a remake of Raymond Chandler's detective story Farewell, My Lovely ( 1975 ) and later with Woody Allen's Stardust Memories ( 1980 ) and particularly in The Verdict ( 1982 ), an acclaimed drama directed by Sidney Lumet that starred Paul Newman.

At the time of its closing, the Stardust Showroom starred The Magic of Rick Thomas, the most successful daytime show in the Strip's history.

Withers starred in a number of stage plays, including Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea, Desire of the Moth, The First 400 Years ( with Keith Michell ), Beekman Place ( for which she also designed the set ), The Kingfisher, Stardust, Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard and Wilde's An Ideal Husband for the Melbourne Theatre Company ; both productions toured Australia.

Among his roles in anthology TV series, he starred in an Amazing Stories episode, " Miss Stardust ", directed by Tobe Hooper, about a bizarre intergalactic beauty pageant, and played the Emperor in The Emperor's New Clothes in Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre.

Bowie released three more albums – Space Oddity ( 1969 ), The Man Who Sold the World ( 1970 ) and Hunky Dory ( 1971 ) – before he eventually made it on to the UK Albums Chart with The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ( 1972 ), which peaked at number five.

Following the success of Ziggy Stardust, sales of Hunky Dory improved and it eventually peaked at number three in the UK.

Stardust had other chart successes with the hits — " Jealous Mind " ( UK No. 1.

In 1985, Stardust participated in A Song for Europe, the UK qualifying heat of the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song " The Clock on the Wall ".

The 1972 worldwide reissue by RCA Records used a black-and-white picture of Ziggy Stardust on the sleeve which remained until 1990 when the Rykodisc reissue reinstated the original UK " dress " cover.

Sales were not high enough to dent the charts in either country at the time, however it made # 26 in the UK and # 105 in the US following its rerelease on 25 November 1972, in the wake of Bowie's commercial breakthrough The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

Returning to the UK in 1983, Batt wrote and produced three more Top Ten hits, " Please Don't Fall In Love " ( for Cliff Richard ), " A Winter's Tale " ( for David Essex, with lyrics co-written by Tim Rice ) and " I Feel Like Buddy Holly " ( for Alvin Stardust ). In the same year, he helped write lyrics for Abbacadabra.

Their debut album, Pure Mania was co-produced with Robin Mayhew, the sound engineer for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust live shows, and reached the Top 50 of the UK Albums Chart.

During the tour Bowie's observation of two seminal American proto-punk artists led him to develop a concept that would eventually find form in the Ziggy Stardust character: a melding of the persona of Iggy Pop with the music of Lou Reed, producing " the ultimate pop idol ".

* Ziggy Stardust Tour, a concert tour to promote the studio albums Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane

Stardust has numerous television appearances to his credit, and continues to tour as a performer and singer.

Pennebaker's concert film Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which had been shot at London's Hammersmith Odeon on 3 July 1973, as well as a few other performances from the tour.

Rock musician David Bowie also made three popular concept albums ; The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, about the fictional character, Ziggy Stardust and his band ; Aladdin Sane ; and Diamond Dogs.

Shy by his own admission, Kelley was the only cast member of the original Star Trek series program never to have written or published an autobiography ; however, the authorized biography From Sawdust to Stardust ( 2005 ) was written posthumously by Terry Lee Rioux of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.

# " Velvet Goldmine " ( single B-side from the 1975 RCA re-release of " Space Oddity ; original recording from the The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars sessions, 1971 ) – 3: 09

* Stardust ( TV miniseries ), Irish miniseries about the Stardust fire ; see below

Nomi wants to prosecute Carver, but Zack tells her the Stardust will give Molly hush money instead ; their primary interest is to protect their high-profile celebrity client, not to seek justice.

Beginning in early 1967, a new area of the prison was opened for incoming American POWs ; it was dubbed " Little Vegas ", and its individual buildings and areas were named after Las Vegas Strip landmarks, such as " Golden Nugget ," " Thunderbird ," " Stardust ," " Riviera ," and the " Desert Inn.

* Stardust Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada — Interior shots ;

The properties were notorious at the time for their extensive skimming operations ; according to the FBI, anywhere from $ 7 million to $ 15 million in funds from the Stardust were diverted to organized crime figures between 1974 and 1976 alone.

* Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory ( 1991 ; episode supervision )

In the early-to-mid 1980s, prior to the creation of Searchlight, Fox previously released independent films under the banner of 20th Century-Fox International Classics ; the most notable of the releases under this banner include Bill Cosby: Himself, Reuben, Reuben, and Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

The film is set in Britain during the days of glam rock in the early 1970s ; it tells the story of a pop star based mainly on David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust character.

* " Stardust ", which has been recorded by everyone from Armstrong, to Miller to Shaw ; music and lyrics by Hoagy Carmichael

During the Stardust Theater's last month of operation, legendary stars including George Carlin, Tim Conway and Harvey Korman gave performances ; singer Lawrence Leritz performed for the Ex-Playboy Bunny Reunion.

The last act to perform in The Stardust Theater was Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme ; the theater formally closed on October 28, 2006.

* Lamia ( Stardust ), the main antagonist in the 2007 fantasy film Stardust played by Michelle Pfeiffer

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*" Stardust " ( played by Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra, 1931 ) The Red Hot Jazz Archive

*" Stardust " ( played by Fats Waller, 1937 ) The Red Hot Jazz Archive

He played with Woody Shaw, recording with him in 1985, and two years later recorded Stardust with Benny Golson.

Making the charts as a solo artist in 1981 with " I Want You ", he produced Rita Coolidge, Bill Withers's debut album Just As I Am ( on which he also played several instruments ), and Willie Nelson's album Stardust.

He also played the man servant in the stageplay Stardust, with Googie Withers and John McCallum.

* The film's disclaimer reads " Although what you are about to see is a work of fiction, it should nevertheless be played at maximum volume ," an allusion to David Bowie's album Ziggy Stardust, which contains the legend: " To be played at maximum volume.

In 1930 Chicago bandleader and radio-star Isham Jones commissioned Young to write a ballad instrumental of Hoagy Carmichael's " Stardust ," which had been played, up until then, as an up-tempo number.

In 2007, Miller had a small role in Matthew Vaughn's adaption Stardust and played a starlet to Steve Buscemi's reporter in Interview, another remake.

* MP3 of a tubax being played by Randy Emerick, with the Jerry Fischer Orchestra, Hollywood Florida ( playing " Stardust ," arr.

Menswear played at the Glastonbury Festival the same year and released another single " Stardust " in November 1995.

The show played in the basement of Ellen's Stardust Diner, and the album is the fifth volume in the series.

He has appeared in the films The Count of Monte Cristo, Stardust and Immortals, and played the role of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, on the Showtime series The Tudors, from 2007 until 2010.

* Goddard was first married to former Doctor Who actor Colin Baker ( who played the Sixth Doctor ), and then to 1970s pop star Alvin Stardust ; she is now married to producer and director David Cobham.