Before They Were Stars: Ben Stiller on “Miami Vice”

Like 21 Jump Street, Miami Vice was such a popular TV series in the 1980s that a LOT of unknown future stars wound up making guest appearances on the show early on in their careeers. I’ve already showcased Steve Buscemi’s appearance on the show, but just check out Miami Vice‘s Wikipedia page and you’d be amazed at the number of prominent names who acted on the show before they were famous. Today, I shall feature an early acting role for Ben Stiller, who plays a character with the very unfortunate name, Fast Eddie Felcher. You could do a Google search to find out why that last name is unfortunate, but don’t say I didn’t warn you…