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These Stars Are on the Rise

From popular franchises to brand new worlds of exploration, science fiction and fantasy stories are more popular than ever. Check out our list of the best and brightest new and upcoming movies and series.

New and Upcoming Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Discover some of the most anticipated sequels, prequels, and spin-offs coming to theaters and streaming.

New Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-Offs

Airplane!, Airplane II: The Sequel, Cat's Eye, and Superhero Movie

He was married to Cherie Currie from May 12, 1990 to 1997.

Actor Robert Hays was an Air Force Brat and attended Izmir American School in Izmir, Turkey during the Seventh Grade. He graduated in 1965 from Bellevue High School, Bellevue, Nebraska where his father was stationed at Offutt AFB. He began his career in theatre, performing in plays like Richard III and The Glass Menagerie at the famous Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. After spending several years in the theatre, he moved to Hollywood to pursue his career in film and television.

He first appeared on television in series such as Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969), Wonder Woman (1975), Laverne & Shirley (1976) and Angie (1979). He made his feature-film debut in the landmark comedy Airplane! (1980), starring as Ted Striker, the traumatized former pilot who must land the plane when the flight crew gets struck by food poisoning. He later reprised his role as Ted Striker in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982).

After the massive success of Airplane!, Hays went on to star in many feature films including Take This Job and Shove It (1981), Trenchcoat (1983), Cat's Eye (1985), Fifty/Fifty (1992), Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996), Robert Altman's Dr. T & the Women (2000) and Alex in Wonder (2001), which he also produced. He starred in over 20 made-for-TV movies like NBC's Mister Roberts (1984), CBS' Murder by the Book (1987), and Lifetime's The Abduction (1996). He also had a surprise appearance in Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014). Hays also had numerous guest appearances on various television shows including Touched by an Angel (1994), Promised Land (1996) and That '70s Show (1998), and he starred in the series Starman (1986), FM (1989), Cutters (1993) and Kelly Kelly (1998).

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Pamela Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Simon Rex, Drake Bell, Craig Bierko, Regina Hall, and Tracy Morgan in Superhero Movie (2008)

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<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0080339/?ref_=nmfaq">Airplane!</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0083530/?ref_=nmfaq">Airplane II: The Sequel</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0088889/?ref_=nmfaq">Cat&#39;s Eye</a>, and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0426592/?ref_=nmfaq">Superhero Movie</a>

What is Robert Hays known for?

He was married to <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0192947/?ref_=nmfaq">Cherie Currie</a> from May 12, 1990 to 1997.

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Yes, 1 child, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm5723217/?ref_=nmfaq">Jake Hays</a> (33)

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