Which "Cheers" star drew raves in 2008 as a villainous billionaire on "Damages"?

Which former Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader had a No. 1 hit with "Straight Up" from her 1988 debut album? Which David Henry Hwang play, winner of the 1988 Tony Award for Best Play, reworks the story of a Puccini opera set in… Which actress won an Oscar for "Moonstruck" in 1988, the same year her cousin ran for president? Which singer had a No. 1 hit with "Wishing Well" in 1988 and later changed his name to Sananda Maitreya? Which relative completes the title of the 1989 John Hughes comedy starring John Candy, "___ Buck"? Which 1989 dark comedy features high school clique members Heather McNamara, Heather Chandler and Heather Duke? Kenneth Branagh directed and starred in a 1989 film of which Shakespeare history play? Whose hit "You Got It" was released in 1989, shortly after the singer's death?