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  • The Eighties (2016–2016)
  • TV Mini-series | 42 min | Documentary, History
The Eighties (2016–2016)
TV Mini-series | 42 min | Documentary, History

A documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry.
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Mar 31, 2016 (United States)

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110 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
H.W. Brands
Self - Author, 'Reagan: A Life' / Self / Self - Author, 'Masters of Enterprise' / Self - Author, 'Reagan: The Life' Self - Author, 'Reagan: A Life' / Self / Self - Author, 'Masters of Enterprise' / Self - Author, 'Reagan: The Life'   See fewer
5
Chris Connelly
Self - Reporter, ESPN / Self - ESPN Self - Reporter, ESPN / Self - ESPN   See fewer
4
Gil Troy
Self - Author, 'Morning in America' / Self - Author, 'The Reagan Revolution' Self - Author, 'Morning in America' / Self - Author, 'The Reagan Revolution'   See fewer
4
Tom Hanks
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
3
Lesley Stahl
Self - Former White House Correspondent, CBS News / Former White House Corresponent, CBS News / Self - CBS News Self - Former White House Correspondent, CBS News / Former White House Corresponent, CBS News / Self - CBS News   See fewer
3
James A. Baker
Self - Former White House Chief of Staff Self - Former White House Chief of Staff   See fewer
3
3
Pat Buchanan
Self - Former White House Communications Director / Self - Former Host, 'Crossfire' Self - Former White House Communications Director / Self - Former Host, 'Crossfire'   See fewer
3
Steven Hayward
Self - Author, 'The Age of Reagan' / Self - Author, 'The Age of Reagan' (as Steven F. Hayward) Self - Author, 'The Age of Reagan' / Self - Author, 'The Age of Reagan' (as Steven F. Hayward)   See fewer
3
Phil Donahue
Self - The Phil Donahue Show Self - The Phil Donahue Show   See fewer
2
Downtown Julie Brown
Self - Former MTV VJ Self - Former MTV VJ   See fewer
2
Martha Quinn
Self - Former MTV VJ / Self - Original MTV VJ Self - Former MTV VJ / Self - Original MTV VJ   See fewer
2
Colin Powell
Self - Former National Security Advisor Self - Former National Security Advisor   See fewer
2
Mark J. Goodman
Self - MTV VJ Self - MTV VJ   See fewer
2
2
Judy Woodruff
Self - Former White House Correspondent, NBC News Self - Former White House Correspondent, NBC News   See fewer
2
Tim Naftali
Self - Author and Historian / Self - Historian Self - Author and Historian / Self - Historian   See fewer
2
Robin Wright
Self - Contributing Writer, The New Yorker Self - Contributing Writer, The New Yorker   See fewer
2
David Bianculli
Self - Television Critic, 'Fresh Air' / Self - Television Critic, Fresh Air Self - Television Critic, 'Fresh Air' / Self - Television Critic, Fresh Air   See fewer
2
Jeff Greenfield
Self - Journalist / Self - Journalist and Author Self - Journalist / Self - Journalist and Author   See fewer
2
Renee Graham
Self - Columnist, 'The Boston Globe' Self - Columnist, 'The Boston Globe'   See fewer
2
Ken Auletta
Self - Author, 'Greed and Glory on Wall Street' / Self - Author, 'Three Blind Mice' Self - Author, 'Greed and Glory on Wall Street' / Self - Author, 'Three Blind Mice'   See fewer
2
Evan Thomas
Self - Author and Historian / Self - Journalist and Author Self - Author and Historian / Self - Journalist and Author   See fewer
2
Julian Zelizer
Self - Professor of History, Princeton University Self - Professor of History, Princeton University   See fewer
2
Mark Harmon
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
1
Shelley Long
Actor, 'Cheers' Actor, 'Cheers'   See fewer
1
Michael Mann
Self - Executive Producer, 'Miami Vice' Self - Executive Producer, 'Miami Vice'   See fewer
1
Patrick Duffy
Actor, 'Dallas' Actor, 'Dallas'   See fewer
1
Mike Farrell
Self - Actor, 'M*A*S*H' Self - Actor, 'M*A*S*H'   See fewer
1
Graham Yost
Self - Executive producer and creator, 'Justified' Self - Executive producer and creator, 'Justified'   See fewer
1
James Burrows
Executive producer and co-creator, 'Cheers' Executive producer and co-creator, 'Cheers'   See fewer
1
Susanna Hoffs
Self - Musician, The Bangles Self - Musician, The Bangles   See fewer
1
Penelope Spheeris
Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker   See fewer
1
Nancy Wilson
Self - Heart Self - Heart   See fewer
1
Questlove
Self - Musician and Record Producer Self - Musician and Record Producer   See fewer
1
Steven Bochco
Self - Co-Creator, 'Hill Street Blues' Self - Co-Creator, 'Hill Street Blues'   See fewer
1
Ted Turner
Self - Founder, CNN Self - Founder, CNN   See fewer
1
Mary Hart
Self - Former Host, Entertainment Tonight Self - Former Host, Entertainment Tonight   See fewer
1
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Self - Columnist, New York Times Self - Columnist, New York Times   See fewer
1
David Steinberg
Self - Comedian Self - Comedian   See fewer
1
Ann Wilson
Self - Musician, Heart Self - Musician, Heart   See fewer
1
1
Wendy Girard
Marion Hammond Marion Hammond   See fewer
1
David France
Self - Director, How to Survive a Plague Self - Director, How to Survive a Plague   See fewer
1
Nile Rodgers
Self - Music Producer Self - Music Producer   See fewer
1
Jay McInerney
Self - Author, 'Brights Lights, Big City' Self - Author, 'Brights Lights, Big City'   See fewer
1
Larry Kramer
Co-founder, Act Up / Co-founder, Gay Men's Health Crisis / Self - Author and Playwright Co-founder, Act Up / Co-founder, Gay Men's Health Crisis / Self - Author and Playwright   See fewer
1
Chuck D
Self - MC, Public Enemy Self - MC, Public Enemy   See fewer
1
Ken Levine
Self - Writer, 'M*A*S*H' Self - Writer, 'M*A*S*H'   See fewer
1
Wendy Melvoin
Self - Guitarist, Prince and the Revolution Self - Guitarist, Prince and the Revolution   See fewer
1
Diane English
Self - Creator, 'Murphy Brown' Self - Creator, 'Murphy Brown'   See fewer
1
Barbara Corday
Self - Co-creator, 'Cagney & Lacey' Self - Co-creator, 'Cagney & Lacey'   See fewer
1
Ed Catmull
Self - Pixar and Disney Animation Studios Self - Pixar and Disney Animation Studios   See fewer
1
Rakim
Self Self   See fewer
1
Caryn Mandabach
Self - Producer, 'The Cosby Show' Self - Producer, 'The Cosby Show'   See fewer
1
1
1
1
David Wild
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
1
Mathilde Krim
Self - Co-founder, AMFAR (as Dr. Mathilde Krim) Self - Co-founder, AMFAR (as Dr. Mathilde Krim)   See fewer
1
Mark Halperin
Self - Managing Editor, Bloomberg Politics Self - Managing Editor, Bloomberg Politics   See fewer
1
Bethany McLean
Self - Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Self - Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair   See fewer
1
Nelson George
Self - Author and Filmmaker Self - Author and Filmmaker   See fewer
1
1
Peter Staley
Self - AIDS Activist Self - AIDS Activist   See fewer
1
Pat Mitchell
CEO, PBS / Self - Former President CEO, PBS / Self - Former President   See fewer
1
Bryan Burrough
Self - Author, 'Barbarians at the Gate' Self - Author, 'Barbarians at the Gate'   See fewer
1
1
Cleve Jones
Creator, AIDS Memorial Quilt / Self - Gay Community Leader Creator, AIDS Memorial Quilt / Self - Gay Community Leader   See fewer
1
1
Gillian Tett
Self - U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times Self - U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times   See fewer
1
Barney Frank
Self - Former Congressman, (D) Ma Self - Former Congressman, (D) Ma   See fewer
1
Harold Jaffe
Self - Centers for Disease Control (as Dr. Harold Jaffe) Self - Centers for Disease Control (as Dr. Harold Jaffe)   See fewer
1
Tom Shales
Self - Television Critic Self - Television Critic   See fewer
1
Lori Majewski
Self - Author, Mad World Self - Author, Mad World   See fewer
1
William Black
Self - Former Counsel, Federal Home Loan Bank Board Self - Former Counsel, Federal Home Loan Bank Board   See fewer
1
1
Henry Waxman
Self - Former Congressman, (D) California Self - Former Congressman, (D) California   See fewer
1
1
Joe Nocera
Self - Columnist, New York Times Self - Columnist, New York Times   See fewer
1
Jane Mayer
Self - Former Reporter, Wall Street Journal Self - Former Reporter, Wall Street Journal   See fewer
1
David E. Hoffman
Self - Contributing Editor, Washington Post Self - Contributing Editor, Washington Post   See fewer
1
Doyle McManus
Self - Co-author, 'Landslide: The Unmaking of the President' Self - Co-author, 'Landslide: The Unmaking of the President'   See fewer
1
Mervyn Silverman
Fmr President, AMFAR (as Dr. Mervyn Silverman) / Self - Former San Francisco Health Director Fmr President, AMFAR (as Dr. Mervyn Silverman) / Self - Former San Francisco Health Director   See fewer
1
David Ensor
Self - ABC News Self - ABC News   See fewer
1
Richard Reeves
Self - Author, 'President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination' Self - Author, 'President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination'   See fewer
1
Robert Service
Self - Author, 'Comrades: A World History of Communism' Self - Author, 'Comrades: A World History of Communism'   See fewer
1
Allan Sloan
Self - Journalist, Forbes Self - Journalist, Forbes   See fewer
1
Robert Gallo
Self - National Cancer Institute Self - National Cancer Institute   See fewer
1
Linda Holmes
Self - Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Self - Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR   See fewer
1
David Gergen
Self - Former White House Communications Director Self - Former White House Communications Director   See fewer
1
Joel Peresman
Self - President, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Self - President, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame   See fewer
1
James B. Stewart
Self - Author, 'Den of Thieves' Self - Author, 'Den of Thieves'   See fewer
1
Ken Adelman
Self - Former Director, U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency Self - Former Director, U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency   See fewer
1
Stephen Pizzo
Self - Author, 'Inside Job' Self - Author, 'Inside Job'   See fewer
1
James Curran
Self - Centers for Disease Control (as Dr. James Curran) Self - Centers for Disease Control (as Dr. James Curran)   See fewer
1
Michael Dobbs
Self - Author, 'Down with Big Brother' Self - Author, 'Down with Big Brother'   See fewer
1
Lou Cannon
Self - Author, 'President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime' Self - Author, 'President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime'   See fewer
1
Victor Sebestyen
Self - Author, 'Revolution 1989' Self - Author, 'Revolution 1989'   See fewer
1
1
1
Phill Wilson
AMFAR Member / Act Up Member / Self - Founder, Black AIDS Institute AMFAR Member / Act Up Member / Self - Founder, Black AIDS Institute   See fewer
1
James Mann
Self - Author, 'The Rebellion of President Reagan' Self - Author, 'The Rebellion of President Reagan'   See fewer
1
Donald Francis
Self - Centers for Disease Control Self - Centers for Disease Control   See fewer
1
1
Paul Shafer
Self - Musical director, 'Late Night with David Letterman' Self - Musical director, 'Late Night with David Letterman'   See fewer
1
Jeanne White
Self - Mother of Ryan White (as Jeanne White-Ginder) Self - Mother of Ryan White (as Jeanne White-Ginder)   See fewer
1
Jack F. Matlock Jr.
Self - Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. Self - Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.S.S.R.   See fewer
1
John Poindexter
Self - Former National Security Advisor Self - Former National Security Advisor   See fewer
1
Michael Specter
Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker   See fewer
1
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