June 24: Longview’s Madison Hu lands starring role in Disney’s ‘Bizaardvark’ in 2016

Published 5:30 am Wednesday, June 24, 2020

The Disney Channel’s “Bizaardvark” debuted on this date in 2016 with 14-year-old Madison Hu in a starring role.

The Longview native played Frankie, who along with her friend, Paige, has a social media TV show. 

Hu previously had a role in the Disney series “Best Friends Forever.”

In the Spotlight 

— 2016: Matthew McConaughey, who grew up in Longview, stars in “Free State of Jones.” Jacksonville native Jason Ament appears as a stunt performer.

— 2015: Golden native Kacey Musgraves is a guest on “The View.”

— 2008: “Winged Creatures,” starring Longview native Forest Whitaker, debuts at the Los Angeles Film Festival. 

— 1995: Atlanta native Tracy Lawrence scores a No. 1 Billboard Hot Country Songs hit with “Texas Tornado.”

— 1989: The Oak Ridge Boys, featuring Lamar County native Duane Allen, score a No. 7 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “Beyond Those Years.”

— 1978: The Oak Ridge Boys, featuring Lamar County native Duane Allen, score a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “I’ll Be True to You.”

— 1975: Gilmer native Johnny Mathis is a guest on Dinah Shore’s talk show “Dinah!”

— 1974: Tyler native Sandy Duncan is a celebrity panelist on “Hollywood Squares.”

— 1961: The Coasters, featuring Tyler native Carl Gardner, score a No. 23 Billboard pop singles hit with “Little Egypt (Ying-Yang).”

— 1960: Johnny Horton, who grew up in Rusk, performs on “The Ozark Jubilee” TV show.

— 1950: Whitewright native Guy Wilkerson appears in “Return of the Frontiersman” starring Gordon MacRae.

— 1941: Posey native Eddie Dean appears in “Kansas Cyclone.”