Brian Bonsall
publication date: Monday, April 18, 2022 (part of Spring 2022)
category: 
Television
clue: Starring in a hit sitcom with Michael J. Fox gave him a blank check in Hollywood, but he opted not to stay.
explanation: Bonsall gained fame in Family Ties but left acting behind as a teenager. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Richard Slominsky
Stars Who Trekked: Since its inception in the 1960s, the science-fiction program Star Trek and its many spinoff shows and movies have spread across pop culture, attracting a huge fan base... and that includes big-name stars who are happy to make guest appearances. The celebrities in this theme, who will appear throughout the Spring 2022 season, are all established names in Hollywood who signed up for guest appearances in some iteration of Star Trek.Similar Goos
Joe Piscopo
He co-starred with Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, and Treat Williams in a series of cinematic flops in the 1980s, but he had a notable small-screen partnership with Eddie Murphy in the same decade. Go »
Rainn Wilson
He starred in a mom show and worked the graveyard shift in another TV role, but he's best known for his role in an office comedy. Go »
Joan Collins
After starring in films about a Lady, a Queen, and Pharaohs, she was more than ready to star in a 1980s TV series about a family dynasty. Go »
Ted Knight
In one sitcom, he played an arrogant yet buffoonish TV news anchorman. In another, he played a work-at-home newspaper cartoonist. Go »
Michael McKean
He's had a strange career, going from the Shotz Brewery to Studio 8H, and from a musically challenged English heavy metal band to an ethically challenged Albuquerque law firm. Go »
