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Before They Were Stars: James Van Der Beek on “Aliens in the Family”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIhpIqyh98g I’m pleased to announce that I’m going to be writing another article for Cracked.com about horrible, short-lived sitcoms, and one of them will be the short-lived ABC TGIF debacle, Aliens in the Family. Even though it only lasted eight … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jay Leno Performs Stand-Up on “The Tonight Show” in 1977
Here’s a unique piece of television history as a young Jay Leno makes his first televised appearance by performing stand-up on The Tonight Show in 1977. His material is super-lame and the laughter from the audience is mild at best, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 14-Year Old Michelle Williams in “Species”
Today’s “Celebrity Birthday of the Day” spotlight is on Species star Natasha Henstridge, and Gill made sure to point out some opposing career trajectories from that movie. Of course, Henstridge has pretty much faded into obscurity, but in Species, her … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Sofia Vergara in a Colombian Workout Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE0Mt2ZTmw0 Two days ago, I published an article entitled “5 Celebrity Instructional Videos They’d Like You to Forget” at Cracked.com, and came across this exchange in the comments section: “What about the basically-porn swimsuit aerobics videos Sophia Vergara from Modern … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Kevin Tighe in “Narcotics: Pit of Despair”
Gill’s “Celebrity Birthday of the Day” today is for character actor Kevin Tighe, who starred in a 1967 anti-drug short film called Narcotics: Pit of Despair. Gill has already included a short clip of the iRiff him and I did … Continue reading
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Robin’s Two New Articles at Cracked.com
As followers of The Back Row probably know, I have already had three articles published at one of our favourite websites, Cracked.com.Well, today marks the appearance of my second Cracked article in two days! Yesterday, my first “Quick Fix” article, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jane Lynch as a Phone Voice in “Straight Talk”
It’s always amusing when you find out that a famous actor had an early role that consisted of being a voice on a telephone, such as Peter Dinklage’s early turn as the wake-up call guy on an episode of Seinfeld. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jeremy Renner in “National Lampoon’s Senior Trip”
With The Bourne Legacy opening in theaters this weekend and Jeremy Renner officially stepping into Matt Damon’s shoes, let’s take a step back and show how Mr. Renner has come a long, LONG way! Back in 1995, he made his … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: The Hoax (2007)
It s always fun to look back at some of the world’s most elaborate hoaxes and con jobs and ponder whether or not they could have happened in today’s electronic age. In this era of 24-hour news, the Internet and … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Tommy Lee Jones in the Pilot for “Charlie’s Angels”
In 1976, ABC aired a made-for-TV movie named Charlie’s Angels, which the network was hoping would function as the pilot episode for a TV series. Of course, the pilot was a hit and Charlie’s Angels turned out to be such … Continue reading
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