The brightest stars of the ’80s: Would you recognize them today?

Barbara Eden – Voice Over Artist

Barbara Eden, an American actress who has appeared on stage, screen, and television is most famous for portraying Jeannie, the main character in I Dream of Jeannie. Eden played the role of Jeannie in the NBC Fantasy series for five years, and in a combined total of 139 episode. Eden also appeared in the TV film The Feminist and the Fuzz.

She has done voiceovers in the animated children’s TV show Shimmer and Shine as Empress Caliana. Eden was also awarded a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1998. Her memoir Jeannie out of the Bottle chronicles both her career and life.

Giada De Laurentiis – TV Chef & Author

She was born in 1970, the same year that Waterloo came out. Giada de Laurentiis, who was born the year the movie was released in 1970 was also a child actress. She was raised in Los Angeles and was born in Rome. She is currently earning Daytime Emmy Awards for her Giada Enttains program on Food Network.

Giada, 50 years of age has never been better. She has a son with Todd Thompson whom she split from in 2015. She has amassed a fortune of $30 million. Her many cookbooks include her most recent one, Giada’s Italy in 2018.