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Before They Were Stars: 13-Year Old Alfonso Ribeiro Shills “Alfonso’s Breakin’ & Poppin’ Book”
Of course, you know Alfonso Ribeiro from his role as Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and one of the character’s most memorable traits was what a horrible dancer he was. But the ironic thing is that Alfonso was … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Rue McClanahan Performs a Striptease in “Hollywood After Dark”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ih8ZwHoBA0 On the list of actresses I never, ever would have expected to see perform a striptease in a movie, I’d probably rank Rue McClanahan right at the very top. But the above scenario actually happened in a 1968 exploitation … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Zach Galifianakis Interviews Bradley Cooper on “Late World with Zach”
With The Hangover Part III opening in theaters this weekend, here’s a chance to see the two stars of the film interact eleven years ago when they were still relative unknowns. In 2002, Zach Galifianakis was a rising figure in … Continue reading
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Free Ryan Ferguson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT8izbkgVkY The Back Row may not be a crime website, but I feel this story definitely deserved to be featured. I recently got myself a side gig writing articles for the website, Listverse, and they’ve mainly focused on unsolved mysteries … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Dead Again (1991)
We recently recorded a Shouts From the Back Row podcast on movies where actors played multiple roles and one of our most unusual selections was Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson playing dual roles in the 1991 psychological thriller, Dead Again. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Tony Goldwyn in “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaHNbuE4eGA A couple days ago, Tony Goldwyn was generous enough to re-tweet an article I wrote for Listverse (more on that later), so it’s only natural that I repay the favour by giving him the “Before They Were Stars” treatment. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 13-Year Old Ryan Gosling on “Road to Avonlea”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRnbt4Zn6i0 Our “Before They Were Stars” features have never hesitated to remind you that, yes, Ryan Gosling is Canadian and spent his childhood working on Canadian projects. And, well, what could be more Canadian than Road to Avonlea? In 1996, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Patrick Swayze in an A&W Root Beer Commercial
Patrick Swayze’s screen debut was playing the villain in the 1979 roller disco film, Skatetown U.S.A.. It seems like roller skates were an important part of Swayze’s early career since one of his next jobs was him skating around in … Continue reading
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Ten Great Siskel & Ebert Segments
As you’re probably aware, Roger Ebert passed away on April 4, 2013 after a long bout with cancer. Because The Back Row was under construction at that time, we have been unable to pay tribute to him until this week, … Continue reading
Before They Were Stars: Michael Cera in a Pillsbury Commercial
If you think Michael Cera is geeky now, just look at how high-pitched his voice used to be before he hit puberty. Here he is in an old commercial for Pillsbury where the Doughboy gets chased around by a horrible … Continue reading
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