Author Archives: robin

I’ve previously done a “Before They Were Stars” feature on Jim Rash doing a small role on the series finale of Friends. Well, here’s an unknown Craig Robinson doing a small role on the fourth-last episode of Friends as the clerk who … Continue reading →

In 1982, an unknown Stephen Fry received one of the best payoffs an unknown actor could get for appearing in a commercial. After landing him a gig acting in a series of ads for Whitbread Best Beer, Fry’s agent told … Continue reading →

Many famous actors have had early gigs which they would consider embarrassing, but it takes a special one to make them truly ashamed. Well, two years before she made it onto Saturday Night Live, an unknown Molly Shannon acted in a … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ndtu_k6Y1c Well, when a Youtube video has a title like “Sir Ian McKellen’s Lost British Television Debut from 1964 is Found!”, how could I possibly resist posting it? This is indeed Sir Ian’s first appearance in front of the camera … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH-Q18WJhJo Wow, watching this typical 1990s sitcom intro brought back some repressed memories. The Fanelli Boys was a short-lived sitcom about an Italian family which aired on NBC in 1990  and, yes, I actually remember watching this. The series had every … Continue reading →

As a refreshing change of pace, I’m going to make the first non-Batman-related Ben Affleck posting on the Internet in days. Here’s an early role he had in a 1986 episode of ABC Afterschool Special. In this episode, entitled Wanted: … Continue reading →