33 years ago today, at age 7, Drew Barrymore hosted “Saturday Night Live,” making her the youngest ever host of the NBC sketch comedy show.
She still holds that record today, and she”s hosted the show five additional times since. Her 1982 gig on the show came five months after the release of “E.T. the Extra-Terrestiral.” She reprised her “E.T.” role when she played a homicidal Gertie on “SNL.” Above she”s pictured in the iconic healing E.T. pose with “SNL” cast members Tim Kazurinsky, Gary Kroeger, Brad Hall and Joe Piscopo.
As for the second and third youngest “SNL” hosts, Macaulay Culkin and Fred Savage hold those titles, respectively.
Other notable November 20 happenings in pop culture history:
• 1955: Rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley made his television debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
• 1959: “The Twilight Zone” episode “Time Enough at Last” – featuring first aired. It featured Burgess Meredith in his first of several appearances on the show.
• 1966: The musical “Cabaret” opened on Broadway.
• 1973: “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” first aired on CBS.
• 1984: Michael Jackson was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Though some celebrities have received two stars in different categories, Jackson was the first to receive more than one in the same category. He received one as a member of the Jackson Five and his second as a solo artist.
• 1992: “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” was released.
• 1998: “Enemy of the State,” starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman, opened in theaters.
• 2002: “Die Another Day,” the final James Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan, was released in the U.K., with a U.S. release following two days later.
• 2009: “The Blind Side” opened in theaters.
Birthdays: “Community” actor Joel McHale (turns 43 today), “Cougar Town” actor Dan Byrd (30), “Glee” actress Ashley Fink (29), “Supergirl” actor Jeremy Jordan (31), “Birdman” actress Andrea Riseborough (34), “Necessary Roughness” actress Callie Thorne (46), The Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh (68), “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” actress Ming-Na Wen (52), “Blade Runner” actress Sean Young (56)