Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Paul Giamatti and Tim Blake Nelson in “Donnie Brasco”

One of the most famous scenes in the popular mob movie, Donnie Brasco, involves Johnny Depp teaching the proper Italian pronunciation of “Forget about it” to a pair of FBI technicians. Well, the scene is notable for another reason since the technicians were played by two then-unknown actors who would go on to bigger things: Paul Giamatti and yesterday’s birthday boy, Tim Blake Nelson.