The BEST episodes of Biography

#1 - The Boston Strangler

Season 1996 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/6/1996

Alberto DeSalvo was born September 3, 1931 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. DeSalvo was in and out of trouble with the police from an early age, but nothing as gruesome as the Boston Strangler case. Between 1962 and 1964, DeSalvo admitted to murdering 13 women in Boston, most of whom were elderly and alone. DeSalvo was killed in prison after being sentenced to life.

#2 - David Bowie

Season 2012 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2012

#3 - Glee- Don't Stop Believing

Season 2012 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/10/2012

#4 - Sir Isaac Newton - The Gravity of Genius

Season 1996 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/7/1996

#5 - Albert Einstein

Season 2004 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/10/2004

William Hurt narrates this profile of Albert Einstein (1879-1955), "a loner thrown into the public eye," which recalls his social causes and scientific achievements. Featured: interviews with colleagues, including fellow Nobel laureate Linus Pauling; archival footage; excerpts from his speeches and writings.

#6 - Edgar Bergen: His Many Voices

Season 1995 - Episode 79 - Aired 12/14/1995

#7 - Reese Witherspoon

Season 2007 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/25/2007

#8 - Woody Harrelson

Season 2009 - Episode 27 - Aired 11/24/2009

Portrait of the actor who was plucked from obscurity and found stardom on the hit TV sitcom Cheers. Harrelson became a violent youth when his father was sent to jail. He started acting in high school, and nailed the audition for Cheers after hearing about the casting call from a friend. He went on to star in White Men Can't Jump and such controversial movies as Natural Born Killers and The People vs. Larry Flynt. Harrelson also became a vegan, took up yoga, and became an activist--he was arrested for climbing the Golden Gate Bridge in an effort to protect California's redwoods.

#9 - Jon Stewart

Season 2007 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/7/2007

Jon Stewart is the host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, which dubs itself "the most trusted name in fake news" and has run for nearly 20 seasons.

#10 - Married with Children

Season 2010 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/14/2010

A look at the over-the-top and controversial sitcom about a dysfunctional Chicago family that lasted 11 seasons on TV. The crude antics of the family's disgruntled father Al Bundy (Ed O'Neill), his tacky wife Peg (Katey Sagal), his ditzy daughter Kelly (Christina Applegate), and girl-chasing son Bud (David Faustino) delighted some viewers and offended others. The show was a huge departure from the picture-perfect families viewers often saw on television, but even as it ruffled feathers, the show represented a more realistic picture of the everyday problems that Americans were dealing with in the late 80s and 90s.

#11 - Ottis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas

Season 2004 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/30/2004

Ottis Toole, serial killer and cannibal, confessed to killing more than a hundred people with his partner Henry Lee Lucas. Toole murdered John Walsh's son. Henry Lee Lucas as an American criminal, convicted of murder. He killed at least three women but confessed to killing upwards of 600.

#12 - The Google Boys

Season 2005 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/16/2005

Google's meteoric rise to internet stardom is one of the great business sagas of our time. The sons of college professors, Larry Page and Sergey Brin - two brainy Stanford University grad students who founded the company - say their goal was to make the entire world's information searchable and instantly accessible. At last count, they were answering 200 million queries a day. As with the invention of the internet, it's changing our lives in ways we couldn't imagine. Google became the world's number one search engine because it returned better, more relevant search results faster than the competition. How it does that is a secret, but enough is known among search engine experts to unlock some of the mysteries of this conceptually simple yet infinitely complex software.

#13 - Sitting Bull: Chief of The Lakota Nation

Season 1995 - Episode 60 - Aired 12/10/1995

5th of May, 1877 - Nearly a year after he won the Battle of the Little Big Horn, Sitting Bull led his people into The Grandmother's Country (Canada, so-named out of respect for Queen Victoria - Grandmothers were much-revered) to try to find some relief from the U.S. Army. Here he and his people lived in peace for four years. His younger warriors started making trouble with the neighboring tribes, however, and the Canadian government asked Sitting Bull to return to the U.S. Sitting Bull engineered the victory at 'Custer's Last Stand'. Sitting Bull was a brilliant tactician, a Lakota Visionary, able to spur his warriors to victory even after defeat. It was for this talent that the U.S. Army feared him most. He saw the victory at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, so his warriors knew they were going to be victorious. Unfortunately they did not heed the second part of his prophecy, to not take any of the white man's property as spoils of war. Sitting Bull never signed a "peace treaty." A meadowlark told him of his death by Lakota People. This is a comprehensive look at the life of the Great Lakotoa Chief, one of the last Great Leaders of the Indian Resistance Movement - a look at the life of a great man who still inspires The People today.

#14 - David Bowie: Sound and Vision

Season 2002 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2002

#15 - Nicholas & Alexandra

Season 1998 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/11/1998

For almost a century their fabled dynasty and tragic fate has been enveloped in myth and surrounded by mystery. Now, with the opening of the former Soviet Union, the true story of Nicholas and Alexandra can be told. This groundbreaking production, filmed on location throughout the former Soviet Union and Europe, presents a treasure trove of information and documents that have been kept secret for decades. Intimate diaries, letters and personal effects from the once-sealed imperial archives tell the astonishing story of the Romanovs' reign. Chilling eyewitness accounts, testimony from executioners, and a somber exhumation finally put to rest the enigma of their dynasty's horrifying end. Stunning, fact-filled and grand, this is the ultimate chronicle of a romance that changed the world.

#16 - Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy

Season 2011 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/22/2011

An in-depth profile of the comic who has accomplished a seemingly impossible feat--he's made ventriloquism hip again. So hip, in fact, that for the past two years, Jeff Dunham has been the top-grossing touring comedian in the world with more than a quarter-billion hits on YouTube to his credit. This two-hour special includes rare performance footage, home videos, original interviews with Jeff and those who know him best, as well as sold-out performances featuring Walter, Peanut, Achmed, Jose, and the rest of his cast of characters. And, for the first time ever, behind-the-scenes footage of Jeff creating, building, and performing a brand new character, Achmed Junior.

#17 - Jack Unterweger

Season 2004 - Episode 38 - Aired 12/9/2004

Jack Unterweger was an Austrian serial killer who murdered several women before committing suicide in 1994. In 1976 jailed for murder but became a literary sensation while in prison. Out on parole, he killed nine prostitutes before being caught once more.

#18 - Pol Pot: Secret Killer

Season 2000 - Episode 33 - Aired 1/20/2000

#19 - F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer

Season 1997 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/14/1997

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), the “Great American Dreamer” whose literary classics include “The Great Gatsby” and “Tender Is the Night.” Interviewed: Garrison Keiller and three Fitzgerald biographers.

#20 - Satan: Prince Of Darkness

Season 1998 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/21/1998

The Personification of Evil holds a mysterious appeal: a fascinating charisma that draws the curious, as well as admirers and even zealous devotees. What is the nature of the Beast, where did he come from and what role does this complex figure play in the eternal human drama? From the Biblical tale of the Fall to stories of those who believe they have crossed his path, A&E Biography takes a journey through the "life" of Satan. Scholars, historical experts, and theologians examine classic paintings, academic texts, and modern movies for a look at the many ways Satan has been portrayed throughout the centuries.

#21 - Bea Arthur

Season 2006 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/2006

Biography remembers the actress and comedienne with the heart of gold in this 6 part special.

#22 - Chuck Norris

Season 2005 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2005

A look at the actor who parlayed his martial arts skills into a successful acting career. We visit Chuck on the set of his new TV movie, Walker, Texas Ranger, giving Chuck the opportunity to return to the Cordell Walker role he played on TV for eight years. Chuck talks about his difficult childhood, his brother's death in Vietnam, his rise to the top of the karate world and friendship with Bruce Lee, and his divorce and remarriage.

#23 - Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Season 1997 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1997

Horror legend Vincent Price is profiled.

#24 - Richard Speck: Natural Born Killer

Season 1999 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/19/1999

In 1966, Richard Speck committed one of the most horrifying mass murders in American history when he brutalized and killed eight student nurses living on Chicago's South Side.

#25 - Janis Joplin

Season 2000 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/17/2000

Portrait of the 1960s queen of sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll who died of a drug overdose at age 27, just two years after her first album went gold. Here is the truth about Joplin's wild living, her years of drinking, touring, and hard work, and her search for love, fame, and the perfect voice.