Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama "Endless Love".
 Two years later he made his breakthrough by starring in the romantic comedy "Risky Business" (1983), which garnered Cruise his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
 In 1986, Cruise played a fighter pilot in the Tony Scott-directed action drama "Top Gun" (the highest-grossing film that year), and also starred opposite Paul Newman in the Martin Scorsese-directed drama "The Color of Money".
 Two years later he played opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Academy Award for Best Picture-winning drama "Rain Man" (1988), and also appeared in the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture-winning romantic drama "Cocktail" (1988).
 In doing so Cruise became the first and only person as of 2014 to star in a Best Picture Oscar winner and a Worst Picture Razzie winner in the same year.
 His next role was as anti-war activist Ron Kovic in the drama adaptation of Kovic's memoir of the same name, "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989).
 For his performance Cruise received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Ampor Tevi (Khmer: អម្ពរ ទេវី ; born on 07-17-1970) is a Cambodian actress active in 1990s.
 Within the span of her career she has starred in numerous films, from movies to musical skits.
 Her career started in 1988 with her paired actor Sam Vityea.
 After Sam Vityea died that year, Ampor Tevi was often paired with fellow actor, also famous at the time, Tep Rindaro.
John Joseph Edward "Jack" Cassidy (March 5, 1927 – December 12, 1976) was an American actor, singer and director of stage, film, and television.
American actor and director Morgan Freeman has had a prolific career on film, television and on the stage.
 His film debut was as an uncredited character in the Sidney Lumet–directed drama "The Pawnbroker" in 1964.
 Freeman also made his stage debut in the same year by appearing in the musical "Hello, Dolly!
" He followed this with further stage appearances in "The Niggerlovers" (1967), "The Dozens" (1969), "Exhibition" (1969), and the musical "Purlie" (1970–71).
 He played various characters on the children's television series "The Electric Company" (1971–77).
 Freeman subsequently appeared in the films "Teachers" in 1984, and "Marie" in 1985 before making his breakthrough with 1987's "Street Smart".
 His role earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
 Two years later he appeared in war film "Glory" (1989), and starred as Hoke Coleburn in the comedy-drama "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989).
 Freeman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in the latter and also earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
British actor Christian Bale has starred in various films, as well as advertisements and a video game.
 He made his acting debut in 1986, on the television film "".
 The following year, he made his film debut starring alongside John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson in the war film "Empire of the Sun".
 Bale's role of a young boy, interned in China by the Japanese, received praise from most film critics.
 Two years later, Bale had a minor role in "Henry V", a drama film based on William Shakespeare's play "The Life of Henry the Fifth".
 It has been considered one of the best Shakespeare film adaptations ever made.
 In 1992, Bale starred as Jack Kelly in the Walt Disney musical drama "Newsies", which was a critical and commercial failure; however, it gained a cult following.
 He received a role in the 1994 drama "Little Women", which garnered positive reviews.
 Bale lent his voice for the Disney animated film "Pocahontas" in 1995, although it received a mixed reception and attained box office success.
 He starred as British journalist Arthur Stuart in the Todd Haynes-directed drama "Velvet Goldmine" (1998).
 Although critics were divided on the film, Bale's role was "eagerly anticipated".
 Bale portrayed Demetrius in the critically praised 1999 film "A Midsummer Night's Dream", an adaptation of Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Michael Hoffman.
 The same year, he portrayed Jesus of Nazareth in the television movie "Mary, Mother of Jesus".
Sandra Bullock is an American actress who made her film debut with a minor role in the 1987 thriller "Hangmen".
 She made her television debut in the television film "Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" (1989) and played the lead role in the short-lived sitcom "Working Girl" (1990) before making her breakthrough starring in the action film "Speed" (1994).
 She starred with Sylvester Stallone in "Demolition Man" (1994).
 Bullock founded her own production company, Fortis Films, and starred in the romantic comedy "While You Were Sleeping" in 1995.
 Her performance in the film earned her first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
 The following year, Bullock starred with Matthew McConaughey in the film adaptation of John Grisham's novel "A Time to Kill" (1996).
 In 1997, she reprised her "Speed" role in the sequel, "".
 The following year, Bullock starred in the romantic comedy "Practical Magic", voiced Miriam in the animated biblical film "The Prince of Egypt" and also executive produced her first film, the romantic drama "Hope Floats".
The ABC Comedy Hour was an American television variety series that aired on ABC in 1972.
 Seven of the 13 episodes featured a guest host and a team of comedy impressionists known as The Kopykats (Rich Little, Frank Gorshin, Joe Baker, Marilyn Michaels, George Kirby, and Fred Travalena, with single appearances by Charlie Callas, Will Jordan, and Peter Goodwright).
 Guest hosts included Steve Lawrence, Orson Welles, Ed Sullivan, Raymond Burr, Robert Young, Debbie Reynolds and Tony Curtis.
 The remaining six episodes were variety specials and included two Friars Club roasts and a revival of the musical "Hellzapoppin'" starring Jack Cassidy and Ronnie Schell.
Hellzapoppin' is a 1941 Universal Pictures adaptation of the musical of the same name directed by H.C. Potter.
 The cast includes Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson (who produced and starred in it on Broadway), Martha Raye, Mischa Auer, Shemp Howard, Whitey's Lindy Hoppers and The Six Hits.
Frank Vlastnik (born May 30, 1969 in Peru, Illinois) is an American theatre and television actor.
 He is best known as an original cast member in the short lived musicals "Big", "Sweet Smell of Success", and "A Year with Frog and Toad" on Broadway, and Off-Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's musical "Saturday Night".
 His big break came when he was cast as the original understudy for the leading role in "Big".
 He later starred on and off-Broadway in "A Year with Frog and Toad" in which he played the 'Snail with the Mail', and was featured on the cast album.
 He also guest starred on episodes of "Law & Order", "The Good Wife", "Boardwalk Empire", "Person of Interest", and "Elementary".
 He is the co-author of the books "Broadway Musicals" and "Sitcoms", both published by Black Dog & Leventhal/Hachette.
Love Birds is an original musical with book, music and lyrics by Robert J. Sherman.
 The musical officially premiered at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival at The Pleasance on August 7, 2015.
 The production was directed and choreographed by Stewart Nicholls.
 Prior to the Edinburgh run, there were two previews held in London at the Lost Theatre (in Stockwell) on July 28 and 29.
 The Original Edinburgh Cast Recording was recorded on July 30 and mixed and mastered on July 31 and August 3 and was first released by SimG Records on August 12 at the Edinburgh Festival.
 Two Edinburgh previews took place on August 5 and 6 with Press Night taking place on August 8.
 The final festival performance took place on August 31.
 The show starred Ruth Betteridge, Greg Castiglioni, John Guerrasio, George Knapper, Jonny Purchase, Joanna Sawyer, Anna Stolli, Rafe Watts and Ryan Willis.
 In its end of the year round-up of regional British fringe musical theatre, "Musical Theatre Review" hailed "Love Birds": "a triumph of whimsy, a children’s story written with adult sensibilities and featuring a cracking score that celebrated the lost era of vaudeville.
 Blessed with an equally strong design from Gabriella Slade and some marvellously sensitive performances, Love Birds was probably the most accomplished piece of musical theatre to arise from the many delights at this year’s festival."

Question: The actor who starred in the musical Hellzapoppin died in what year?
Answer: 1976