Erik Estrada to Guest Star on This Week’s 80s Night-Themed Episode of “The Masked Singer”

Erik Estrada is masking up…

The 74-year-old Puerto Rican actor will appear on this week’s episode of The Masked Singer.

Erik Estrada, Young MC, Charlene Tilton, The Masked SingerEstrada won’t actually compete on the Fox series, but he will appear to hand out special clues that provide hints to the identities of each player.

Estrada’s appearance is part of the show’s “80’s Night.” He is best known for his co-starring lead role as California Highway Patrol officer Francis (Frank) Llewelyn “Ponch” Poncherello in the police drama television series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983.

Estrada, Dallas star Charlene Tilton and Young MC will all deliver clues that evening, with Young MC opening the show with a performance of his hit single “Bust a Move.”

The Masked Singer enters Season 9 with 21 contestants include “Mustang,” “Axolotl,” “California Roll,” “Dandelion,” “Moose,” “Gargoyle,” “Jackalope,” “Doll,” Polar Bear,” “Night Owl,” “Rock Lobster,” “Gnome” and more to be announced. Tim Chappel is this season’s costume designer.

Celebrities unmasked so far in Season 9 include Lele Pons as Jackalope, Malin Akerman as Squirrel, Michael Bolton as the Wolf, Grandmaster Flash as Polar Bear, Debbie Gibson as Night Owl, Howie Mandel as Rock Lobster, Sara Evans as Mustang and Dick Van Dyke as Gnome.

The Season 9 contestants “boast a combined 28 Emmy nominations, six Grammy wins, 10 gold albums, four Golden Globe nominations, five medals, 26 books, two Tony Award nominations, five Lifetime Achievement Awards, four stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a combined 95,231,000 records sold.”

Season nine will introduce all-new themed episodes, including “ABBA,” “New York,” “DC Superheroes,” “Sesame Street,” “80s Night,” “Movie Night” and more.

Alfred Nevarez & All-4-One to Take Part in This Summer’s ‘I Love the ’90s’ Package Tour

Alfred Nevarez is ready to help you wax nostalgic…

The 48-year-old Latino R&B singer and his Grammy-winning All-4-One group mates are set to take part in the I Love the ’90s package tour this summer.

All-4-One

The group is best known for their hit singles “I Swear” and “I Can Love You Like That.”

Headlined by Vanilla Ice, the tour is produced by Universal Attractions Agency.

The event will host a revolving lineup of ’90s hit makers including Rob Base, Kid ‘n Play, Naughty By Nature, Coolio, Young MC, All-4-One, C+C Music Factory feat. Freedom Williams, Tone Loc, Sir Mix-A-lot and Tag Team.

“Ice is back, and so is The I Love the 90’s Tour,” Vanilla Ice said in a release. “We’re gonna be hitting your town LIVE and IN PERSON this summer, so you better get in where you fit in and get back to the ’90s where the party never stopped!”

The tour will kick off on August 12 at Four Winds Field in South Bend, Ind., and run through an additional seven cities including Cincinnati, San Diego and Los Angeles. Current dates are scheduled through November 27, where the tour closes out at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.

Co-owner of UAA and co-creator of the tour Jeff Allen said he expects more dates will be announced for 2021 and 2022.

“Fans need this. It has been a hell of a time with everything that has been thrown at people in 2020. People need a good old party like they did in high school,” said Jeff Epstein, co-owner of UAA and the other co-creator of the tour, in a release. “As a company we are excited to get back to work and book shows again, but more than anything we are thrilled to see how ready people are to get back out there and see shows like The I Love the 90’s Tour.”

All shows go on sale here starting Friday. Here’s the full list of dates:

THE I LOVE THE 90’s TOUR 2021 TOUR DATES:
Thu 8/12/21 South Bend, IN @ Four Winds Field
Fri 8/13/21 Toledo, OH @ Promenade Park
Sat 8/14/21 Youngstown, OH @ The Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre
Wed 8/18/21 Springfield, IL @ Illinois State Fair
Sat 8/21/21 Cincinnati, OH @ Cincinnati Reds Game – Great American Ball Park
Sat 9/18/21 San Diego, CA @ Beats at The Beach – Belmont Park (*Headlined by Naughty By Nature)
Sat 9/25/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Microsoft Theatre
Sat 11/27/21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rivers Casino