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EVENING NIGHTCAP: 1980's "Star Search" Is Baaack. The Exorcist...With ScarJo.

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     ► "Star Search", the original "America's Got Talent", is being dusted off from whatever Hollywood crypt it's been languishing in. The original aired from 1983-1985 and was hosted by Ed McMahon. It featured 8 talent categories including female and male singers, comedian, group vocal, and spokesmodel. Over the years, attempts have been made to make FETCH happen again including a 2003-2004 reboot with Arsenio Hall. It lasted one year.  In the original version, contestants competed for $100k prize. The losers were sent home with a year's supply of Rice-A-Roni and a big "womp-womp". Some of losers ended up becoming household names. The list of losers include Aaliyah (RIP), Alanis Morissette, LeAnn Rimes, Britney Spears, Christine Aguilera, Rosie O'Donnell, Usher, Justina Timberlake (Govt Name:  Justin Randall), Drew Carey, and Beyonce (who performed as part of a group, Girls Tyme). I'm willing to bet a case of beer that Tina Knowles cam...