A fine vintage: Nine of the most influential stars born in 1958

They've lit up our screens and stereos during times when music was bought on vinyl and films were rented at a video store.
Several stars who have shaped popular culture were born in 1958, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince and Jamie Lee Curtis. What was it about that particular year that brought so much talent?
We've selected nine who have left an impact, but know there are many more. If there's anyone from that year who you think deserves a mention, drop their name in the comments below.
Read more in The Senior
The filmmaker and producer has produced several films that have made us laugh, wince and be in suspense.
He came to prominence with Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990) and captured our imaginations with Mars Attacks! (1996) and Planet of the Apes (2001), among others.
Musicals also took a twist in his productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).
More recently, he's directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday and directed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024.
Showing that girls can rock, Carlisle co-founded The Go-Gos, who had hits including Our Lips Are Sealed, and then went on to have a successful solo career with hits including Heaven Is a Place on Earth, I Get Weak, Leave a Light On and Summer Rain.
She toured Australia in 2024 and is preparing to release her new album Once Upon a Time in California this year.
The American actor and film producer has moved us for decades in a plethora of movies and TV shows.
His long list of credits includes Beetlejuice (1988), The Cooler (2003), Along Came Polly (2004) and two Mission: Impossible Films, plus a highly successful run on the series 30 Rock.
Today he's starring in The Baldwins, a behind-the-scenes TV show of his family's life with wife Hilaria and their seven children, which can be streamed on Binge.
Author, actor and producer Jamie Lee Curtis has proven her versatility as a performer, skipping across genres from horror to comedy and more.
She's scared us out of our wits in films including Halloween (1978) and Blue Steel (1990).
On the funnier side, she made us laugh in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for portraying Helen Tasker in the comedy action film True Lies (1994).
Today, she's gearing up for a sequel to Freaky Friday, which she starred in alongside Lindsay Lohan in 2003. Freakier Friday will be released in Australian cinemas on August 7, 2025.
The King of Pop charmed us as a talented kid as part of the Jackson 5, before becoming a successful artist in his own right.
Among his hit albums were Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous, and his infamous moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean became legendary.
His music took a socially conscious turn in the 1990s with songs including Black or White and Earth Song in the 1990s.
Passing in 2009, his memory lives on with MJ The Musical, which centres around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. It's showing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August and will move to Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne in September.
The Material Girl has had us vogueing, wearing numerous bracelets and dancing since 1983 when her first big hit, Holiday, broke into the charts.
Among her biggest albums have been Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dancefloor, plus she's starred in movies including A League of Their Own (1992) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985).
She completed The Celebration Tour last year and will release Veronica Electronica, a remix album of songs from her 1998 record Ray of Light, on July 25.
Pfeiffer has had a stellar career with roles including Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983), starring alongside Al Pacino, plus playing Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) and LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds (1995).
While she's taken career breaks over the years, she's kept in the public eye, with roles including Janet van Dyne in Marvel's Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
More recently, she has been announced to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Margot's Got Money Troubles.
Her hands and footprints were memorialised in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25 in honour of her work.
The skilled musician kept us hooked with his incredible songwriting skills, androgynous looks and unmistakable falsetto.
The prolific musician produced 39 albums and delivered anthems including Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette and Raspberry Beret, to name a few.
He famously changed his stage name to a symbol in the 1990s.
Passing in 2016, you can visit his estate, Paisley Park, just out of Minneapolis and walk through where he recorded some of his music, plus see selected instruments, awards and clothes.
Sweetie, darling, the comedian Jennifer Saunders has made us laugh with a slew of shows and films.
She was one half of the sketch show French and Saunders alongside Dawn French, and kept us giggling as Edina Monsoon in the hit series Absolutely Fabulous, which spawned a feature film.
She'll be making a guest appearance on the upcoming Netflix series Too Much.
Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE.
They've lit up our screens and stereos during times when music was bought on vinyl and films were rented at a video store.
Several stars who have shaped popular culture were born in 1958, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince and Jamie Lee Curtis. What was it about that particular year that brought so much talent?
We've selected nine who have left an impact, but know there are many more. If there's anyone from that year who you think deserves a mention, drop their name in the comments below.
Read more in The Senior
The filmmaker and producer has produced several films that have made us laugh, wince and be in suspense.
He came to prominence with Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990) and captured our imaginations with Mars Attacks! (1996) and Planet of the Apes (2001), among others.
Musicals also took a twist in his productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).
More recently, he's directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday and directed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024.
Showing that girls can rock, Carlisle co-founded The Go-Gos, who had hits including Our Lips Are Sealed, and then went on to have a successful solo career with hits including Heaven Is a Place on Earth, I Get Weak, Leave a Light On and Summer Rain.
She toured Australia in 2024 and is preparing to release her new album Once Upon a Time in California this year.
The American actor and film producer has moved us for decades in a plethora of movies and TV shows.
His long list of credits includes Beetlejuice (1988), The Cooler (2003), Along Came Polly (2004) and two Mission: Impossible Films, plus a highly successful run on the series 30 Rock.
Today he's starring in The Baldwins, a behind-the-scenes TV show of his family's life with wife Hilaria and their seven children, which can be streamed on Binge.
Author, actor and producer Jamie Lee Curtis has proven her versatility as a performer, skipping across genres from horror to comedy and more.
She's scared us out of our wits in films including Halloween (1978) and Blue Steel (1990).
On the funnier side, she made us laugh in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for portraying Helen Tasker in the comedy action film True Lies (1994).
Today, she's gearing up for a sequel to Freaky Friday, which she starred in alongside Lindsay Lohan in 2003. Freakier Friday will be released in Australian cinemas on August 7, 2025.
The King of Pop charmed us as a talented kid as part of the Jackson 5, before becoming a successful artist in his own right.
Among his hit albums were Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous, and his infamous moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean became legendary.
His music took a socially conscious turn in the 1990s with songs including Black or White and Earth Song in the 1990s.
Passing in 2009, his memory lives on with MJ The Musical, which centres around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. It's showing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August and will move to Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne in September.
The Material Girl has had us vogueing, wearing numerous bracelets and dancing since 1983 when her first big hit, Holiday, broke into the charts.
Among her biggest albums have been Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dancefloor, plus she's starred in movies including A League of Their Own (1992) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985).
She completed The Celebration Tour last year and will release Veronica Electronica, a remix album of songs from her 1998 record Ray of Light, on July 25.
Pfeiffer has had a stellar career with roles including Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983), starring alongside Al Pacino, plus playing Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) and LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds (1995).
While she's taken career breaks over the years, she's kept in the public eye, with roles including Janet van Dyne in Marvel's Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
More recently, she has been announced to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Margot's Got Money Troubles.
Her hands and footprints were memorialised in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25 in honour of her work.
The skilled musician kept us hooked with his incredible songwriting skills, androgynous looks and unmistakable falsetto.
The prolific musician produced 39 albums and delivered anthems including Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette and Raspberry Beret, to name a few.
He famously changed his stage name to a symbol in the 1990s.
Passing in 2016, you can visit his estate, Paisley Park, just out of Minneapolis and walk through where he recorded some of his music, plus see selected instruments, awards and clothes.
Sweetie, darling, the comedian Jennifer Saunders has made us laugh with a slew of shows and films.
She was one half of the sketch show French and Saunders alongside Dawn French, and kept us giggling as Edina Monsoon in the hit series Absolutely Fabulous, which spawned a feature film.
She'll be making a guest appearance on the upcoming Netflix series Too Much.
Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE.
They've lit up our screens and stereos during times when music was bought on vinyl and films were rented at a video store.
Several stars who have shaped popular culture were born in 1958, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince and Jamie Lee Curtis. What was it about that particular year that brought so much talent?
We've selected nine who have left an impact, but know there are many more. If there's anyone from that year who you think deserves a mention, drop their name in the comments below.
Read more in The Senior
The filmmaker and producer has produced several films that have made us laugh, wince and be in suspense.
He came to prominence with Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990) and captured our imaginations with Mars Attacks! (1996) and Planet of the Apes (2001), among others.
Musicals also took a twist in his productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).
More recently, he's directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday and directed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024.
Showing that girls can rock, Carlisle co-founded The Go-Gos, who had hits including Our Lips Are Sealed, and then went on to have a successful solo career with hits including Heaven Is a Place on Earth, I Get Weak, Leave a Light On and Summer Rain.
She toured Australia in 2024 and is preparing to release her new album Once Upon a Time in California this year.
The American actor and film producer has moved us for decades in a plethora of movies and TV shows.
His long list of credits includes Beetlejuice (1988), The Cooler (2003), Along Came Polly (2004) and two Mission: Impossible Films, plus a highly successful run on the series 30 Rock.
Today he's starring in The Baldwins, a behind-the-scenes TV show of his family's life with wife Hilaria and their seven children, which can be streamed on Binge.
Author, actor and producer Jamie Lee Curtis has proven her versatility as a performer, skipping across genres from horror to comedy and more.
She's scared us out of our wits in films including Halloween (1978) and Blue Steel (1990).
On the funnier side, she made us laugh in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for portraying Helen Tasker in the comedy action film True Lies (1994).
Today, she's gearing up for a sequel to Freaky Friday, which she starred in alongside Lindsay Lohan in 2003. Freakier Friday will be released in Australian cinemas on August 7, 2025.
The King of Pop charmed us as a talented kid as part of the Jackson 5, before becoming a successful artist in his own right.
Among his hit albums were Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous, and his infamous moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean became legendary.
His music took a socially conscious turn in the 1990s with songs including Black or White and Earth Song in the 1990s.
Passing in 2009, his memory lives on with MJ The Musical, which centres around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. It's showing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August and will move to Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne in September.
The Material Girl has had us vogueing, wearing numerous bracelets and dancing since 1983 when her first big hit, Holiday, broke into the charts.
Among her biggest albums have been Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dancefloor, plus she's starred in movies including A League of Their Own (1992) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985).
She completed The Celebration Tour last year and will release Veronica Electronica, a remix album of songs from her 1998 record Ray of Light, on July 25.
Pfeiffer has had a stellar career with roles including Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983), starring alongside Al Pacino, plus playing Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) and LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds (1995).
While she's taken career breaks over the years, she's kept in the public eye, with roles including Janet van Dyne in Marvel's Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
More recently, she has been announced to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Margot's Got Money Troubles.
Her hands and footprints were memorialised in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25 in honour of her work.
The skilled musician kept us hooked with his incredible songwriting skills, androgynous looks and unmistakable falsetto.
The prolific musician produced 39 albums and delivered anthems including Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette and Raspberry Beret, to name a few.
He famously changed his stage name to a symbol in the 1990s.
Passing in 2016, you can visit his estate, Paisley Park, just out of Minneapolis and walk through where he recorded some of his music, plus see selected instruments, awards and clothes.
Sweetie, darling, the comedian Jennifer Saunders has made us laugh with a slew of shows and films.
She was one half of the sketch show French and Saunders alongside Dawn French, and kept us giggling as Edina Monsoon in the hit series Absolutely Fabulous, which spawned a feature film.
She'll be making a guest appearance on the upcoming Netflix series Too Much.
Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE.
They've lit up our screens and stereos during times when music was bought on vinyl and films were rented at a video store.
Several stars who have shaped popular culture were born in 1958, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince and Jamie Lee Curtis. What was it about that particular year that brought so much talent?
We've selected nine who have left an impact, but know there are many more. If there's anyone from that year who you think deserves a mention, drop their name in the comments below.
Read more in The Senior
The filmmaker and producer has produced several films that have made us laugh, wince and be in suspense.
He came to prominence with Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990) and captured our imaginations with Mars Attacks! (1996) and Planet of the Apes (2001), among others.
Musicals also took a twist in his productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).
More recently, he's directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday and directed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024.
Showing that girls can rock, Carlisle co-founded The Go-Gos, who had hits including Our Lips Are Sealed, and then went on to have a successful solo career with hits including Heaven Is a Place on Earth, I Get Weak, Leave a Light On and Summer Rain.
She toured Australia in 2024 and is preparing to release her new album Once Upon a Time in California this year.
The American actor and film producer has moved us for decades in a plethora of movies and TV shows.
His long list of credits includes Beetlejuice (1988), The Cooler (2003), Along Came Polly (2004) and two Mission: Impossible Films, plus a highly successful run on the series 30 Rock.
Today he's starring in The Baldwins, a behind-the-scenes TV show of his family's life with wife Hilaria and their seven children, which can be streamed on Binge.
Author, actor and producer Jamie Lee Curtis has proven her versatility as a performer, skipping across genres from horror to comedy and more.
She's scared us out of our wits in films including Halloween (1978) and Blue Steel (1990).
On the funnier side, she made us laugh in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for portraying Helen Tasker in the comedy action film True Lies (1994).
Today, she's gearing up for a sequel to Freaky Friday, which she starred in alongside Lindsay Lohan in 2003. Freakier Friday will be released in Australian cinemas on August 7, 2025.
The King of Pop charmed us as a talented kid as part of the Jackson 5, before becoming a successful artist in his own right.
Among his hit albums were Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous, and his infamous moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean became legendary.
His music took a socially conscious turn in the 1990s with songs including Black or White and Earth Song in the 1990s.
Passing in 2009, his memory lives on with MJ The Musical, which centres around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. It's showing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August and will move to Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne in September.
The Material Girl has had us vogueing, wearing numerous bracelets and dancing since 1983 when her first big hit, Holiday, broke into the charts.
Among her biggest albums have been Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dancefloor, plus she's starred in movies including A League of Their Own (1992) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985).
She completed The Celebration Tour last year and will release Veronica Electronica, a remix album of songs from her 1998 record Ray of Light, on July 25.
Pfeiffer has had a stellar career with roles including Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983), starring alongside Al Pacino, plus playing Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) and LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds (1995).
While she's taken career breaks over the years, she's kept in the public eye, with roles including Janet van Dyne in Marvel's Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
More recently, she has been announced to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Margot's Got Money Troubles.
Her hands and footprints were memorialised in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25 in honour of her work.
The skilled musician kept us hooked with his incredible songwriting skills, androgynous looks and unmistakable falsetto.
The prolific musician produced 39 albums and delivered anthems including Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette and Raspberry Beret, to name a few.
He famously changed his stage name to a symbol in the 1990s.
Passing in 2016, you can visit his estate, Paisley Park, just out of Minneapolis and walk through where he recorded some of his music, plus see selected instruments, awards and clothes.
Sweetie, darling, the comedian Jennifer Saunders has made us laugh with a slew of shows and films.
She was one half of the sketch show French and Saunders alongside Dawn French, and kept us giggling as Edina Monsoon in the hit series Absolutely Fabulous, which spawned a feature film.
She'll be making a guest appearance on the upcoming Netflix series Too Much.
Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE.

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Don't miss out on the headlines from TV. Followed categories will be added to My News. British actor Jim Sturgess and Australian actress Teresa Palmer play high school sweethearts who reunite after decades apart in the new Aussie series Mix Tape. In a case of life imitating art, both Sturgess and Palmer also experience a reunion of sorts on the set, as they actually met years ago in Hollywood. That year was 2008 and Palmer had auditioned for a role in the drama 21, a film about a group of genius college students who use maths to win big at blackjack in Las Vegas. Sturgess scored the lead opposite Kevin Spacey, but Palmer didn't get the role. 'Kate Bosworth got the role ultimately. She was a lot more famous than me back then,' Palmer, 39, told But doing the audition process together at the time marked the start of a beautiful friendship between the stars. 'When they do those screen tests, they really kind of put you through it. And so me and Teresa spent a whole day together and got on really well,' Sturgess, 47, tells 'I'd always been aware of her work since that day and always sort of follow [her career].' 'Then literally 20 years later we're coming back and shooting Mix Tape together. We messaged each other about it and we were excited that we were both getting on board.' Stream Mix Tape now on BINGE, available on Hubbl. In Mix Tape, which is now streaming on BINGE, Sturgess and Palmer play former 80s high-school sweethearts Daniel and Alison who are now living in Sydney and Sheffield, respectively. As high-school sweethearts, the pair would make each other mix tapes, but a tragic event pulls them to opposite ends of the world. Through modern technology, they reconnect after a chance encounter and discover that the songs from their shared past evoke feelings that never went away. Off set, Sturgess and Palmer also connected through music – not through mix tapes, but through playlists. 'We made each other some playlists, but it was about as unromantic as you could imagine,' he laughs. 'We were sending each other hip-hop music basically. T's a big hip-hop fan, and I was sending her a lot of English sort of grime, hip-hop music, and she was sending me stuff back.' But fun and music aside, Mix Tape is more than just a rom-com. The four-part series explores missed opportunities, second chances, and childhood trauma. 'It sort of exists in this really interesting space where it's gritty enough and romantic enough and it's all these things just coming together to make the show. So that's all really of exciting and deeply nostalgic,' Sturgess says. 'This is definitely not a gushy kind of romance film. It's difficult and it's traumatic at times.' Palmer's character of Alison lives through a traumatic experience that forces her to leave town for Sydney where she now resides with her husband (played by Ben Lawson). But her troubled and impoverished childhood in Sheffield is never far from her mind. And in some ways, Palmer could relate to Alison. 'I would not say my upbringing was anywhere near what Alison went through. Not even close, but I grew up in government housing,' Palmer reveals. 'I went to a private Catholic school that my dad paid for, but I lived with my mum who was on a disability pension. I remember feeling like I was the one at school who couldn't have people over to my house because my house was so tiny and embarrassing and I didn't really want to have a lot of friends over.' 'But my place ended up being the place everyone wanted to go to because my mum was very open with her rules. We didn't really have any rules, to be honest. So all my friends suddenly were like, 'We want to be at our house. We're going to go to Teresa's house.'' Mix Tape will hit home for many people who have ever asked 'what if' – and both Sturgess and Palmer loved the 'beautiful, nuanced way' the story was told. 'I think it is hugely romantic for anyone looking back,' Sturgess says. 'There's a generation of 40 year olds that are really going to be moved by the nostalgia of it.' Mix Tape is now streaming on BINGE, available on Hubbl and watch On Demand on Foxtel Originally published as Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess reunite 17 years after almost starring together in Hollywood film