"The Hunger" was a UK and Canadian horror anthology series where the hosts Terence Stamp (season 1) and David Bowie (season 2) eccentrically introduce each of the steamy, erotic and often supernatural tales of power, sex, lust, and driving urges. Initially like the movie (The Hunger - 1983) from which it takes its name, the series was going to focus exclusively on vampires but producers opted to expand the scope of what Hunger entailed to allow for more storytelling options. DAVID BOWIE From IMDB: Born David Robert Haywood Jones on 8 January 1947 in Brixton, London, England, United Kingdom; Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest collections of 20th century art. He changed his name to Bowie in the 1960s, to avoid confusion with the then well-known Davy Jones (lead singer of The Monkees). The 1960s were not a happy period for Bowie, who remained a struggling artist, awaiting his breakthrough. He dabbled in many different styles of music (without commercial success), and other art forms such as acting, mime, painting, and play-writing. He finally achieved his commercial breakthrough in 1969 with the song "Space Oddity", which was released at the time of the moon landing. Despite the fact that the literal meaning of the lyrics relates to an astronaut who is lost in space, this song was used by the BBC in their coverage of the moon landing, and this helped it become such a success. The album, which followed "Space Oddity", and the two, which followed (one of which included the song "The Man Who Sold The World", covered by Lulu and Nirvana) failed to produce another hit single, and Bowie's career appeared to be in decline. However, he made the first of many successful "comebacks" in 1972 with "Ziggy Stardust", a concept album about a space-age rock star. This album was followed by others in a similar vein, rock albums built around a central character and concerned with futuristic themes of Armageddon, gender dysfunction/confusion, as well as more contemporary themes such as the destructiveness of success and fame, and the dangers inherent in star worship. In 1975, Bowie changed tack. Musically, he released "Young Americans", a soul (or plastic soul as he later referred to it) album. This produced his first number one hit in the US, "Fame". He also appeared in his first major film, "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976). With a permanently-dilated pupil and skeletal frame, he certainly looked the part of an alien. The following year, he released "Station to Station", containing some of the material he had written for the soundtrack to this movie (which was not used). He moved to Europe, finally settling in Berlin, where he changed musical direction again and recorded three of the most influential albums of all time, an electronic trilogy with Brian Eno "Low, Heroes and Lodger". Towards the end of the 1970s, he recorded the album many of his fans consider his best, the Japanese-influenced "Scary Monsters". Around this time, he appeared in the title role of the Broadway drama "The Elephant Man", and to considerable acclaim. The next few years saw something of a drop-off in his musical output as his acting career flourished, culminating in his acclaimed performance in "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" (1983). In 1983, he released "Let's Dance," an album which proved an unexpected massive commercial success, and produced his second #1 hit single in the USA. According to producer Nile Rodgers, the album was made in just 17 days and was "the easiest album" he had ever made. The tour which followed, "Serious Moonlight", was his most successful ever. Faced with this success on a massive scale, Bowie apparently attempted to "repeat the formula" in the next two albums, with less success. Finally, in the late 1980s, he turned his back on commercial success and his solo career, forming the hard rock band, Tin Machine, who had a deliberate limited appeal. By now, his acting career was in decline. After the comparative failure of "Labyrinth" (1986), the movie industry appears to have decided that Bowie was not a sufficient name to be a lead actor in a major movie, and since that date, most of his roles have been cameos. Tin Machine toured extensively and released two albums, with little critical or commercial success. In 1992, Bowie again changed direction and re-launched his solo career with "Black Tie White Noise", a wedding album inspired by his recent marriage to Iman. He released three albums to considerable critical acclaim and reasonable commercial success. In 1995, he renewed his working relationship with Brian Eno to record "Outside." After an initial hostile reaction from the critics, this album has now taken its place with his classic albums. In 2003, Bowie released an album entitled "Reality". The Reality Tour began in November 2003 and, after great commercial success, was extended into July 2004. In June 2004, Bowie suffered a heart attack and the tour did not finish its scheduled run. After recovering, Bowie gave what turned out to be his final live performance in a three-song set with Alicia Keys at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York in November 2006. He also returned to acting. He played Tesla in "The Prestige" (2006) and had a small cameo in the comedy "David Bowie" (2006) for fan Ricky Gervais. In 2007, he did a cartoon voice in "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999) playing Lord Royal Highness. He had a brief cameo in the movie "Bandslam" released in 2009; after a ten year hiatus from recording, he released a new album called "The Next Day", featuring a homage cover to his earlier work "Heroes". The music video of "Stars are Out Tonight" premiered on 25 February 2013. In 2014, Bowie was a awarded the British Male Solo Artist at the 2014 Brit Awards, 30 years since last winning it, and became the oldest ever British winner. Bowie wrote and recorded the opening title song to the television miniseries "The Last Panthers" (2015), which aired in November 2015; that was also the title track for his January 2016 release, "Blackstar". Bowie passed away on 10 January 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. TERENCE STAMP From IMDB: Terence Henry Stamp was born on 22 July 1938 in Stepney, London, England, United Kingdom. Stamp spent his early years watching US films and dreamed of being like the stars on the screen. He was awarded a scholarship to the Webber Douglas School of Dramatic Art. In his second year, during an audition, Peter Ustinov signed him for the title role in "Billy Budd" (1962). This was not only his remarkable film debut but his performance earned him his first and only Oscar nomination in 1962 and marked the start of his international stardom. He consolidated his career by working with some of the top directors such as William Wyler ("The Collector"), Joseph Losey ("Modesty Blaise"), John Schlesinger ("Far from the Madding Crowd"), Ken Loach ("Poor Cow") and Pier Paolo Pasolini ("Teorema"). He then took a break from his career and traveled the world returning, to cinema in a variety of movies including, "Superman" (1978), "Meetings with Remarkable Men" (1979), "Superman II" (1980), "The Hit" (1984) (for which he was awarded the Grand Medaille de Vermeil in Paris), "Legal Eagles" (1986), "The Sicilian" (1987), "Wall Street" (1987), "Young Guns" (1988), "Alien Nation" (1988), "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994), "Valkyrie" (2008) and "Unfinished Song" (2012). He has also published the first two instalments of his autobiography, "Stamp Album", which became a best seller. The following is a trailer for the series: "The Hunger" - promo from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.

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