Actors From the '80s on Stranger Things
The Setting Isn't the Only '80s Part of Stranger Things — These Cast Members Are, Too
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Reiser's Stranger Things role as dedicated scientist Dr. Sam Owens couldn't be more different from the roles that made him famous in the 1980s. He was best known as a sitcom star, with leading roles on Mad About You and My Two Dads. But this isn't his first foray into creepy sci-fi: he also starred in 1986's Aliens.