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Before They Were Stars: Vin Diesel in “Multi-Facial”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBeuyjlbes8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWWh5cX6BX4 In 1995, an unknown Vin Diesel directed, produced and starred in a short film named Multi-Facial, which was intended as the ultimate venting project for his life as a frustrated young actor. Throughout the nineties, Diesel struggled grealy … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Kurt Russell in a Sonic Blaster Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E1JO6bADeQ Kurt Russell was one of Hollywood’s most popular and hardest working child actors when he started out his career in the 1960s, but he still found the time to appear in this awesome toy commercial. Here, you can see … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Russell Crowe in a College Recruitment Video
I love finding the really obscure “Before They Were Stars” projects, so here’s some hilarious footage of a young Russell Crowe acting in A Very Special Person, a lame recruitment video for Avondale College in his native Australia. There’s something … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
This week, we finally recorded a long-awaited Shouts From the Back Row podcast about Mystery Science Theater 3000. You already know what a big fan I am of the show and I have already put together a list of my … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Crispin Glover as “Space Cadet” in “Hill Street Blues”
One of the earliest acting jobs of Crispin Glover’s career was a bit part on a 1983 episode of Hill Street Blues as a druggie who’s so spaced out that he’s actually credited in the end titles as “Space Cadet”. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Sean Penn in “The Beaver Trilogy”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s7FkZXiCNE “Before They Were Stars” features don’t get much more bizarre than this. In 1979, a filmmaker named Trent Harris decided to make a documentary short film called The Beaver Kid about a local personality from the town of Beaver, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Michael Fassbender Morphs Into a Goat in a Cooper Temple Clause Music Video!
Michael Fassbender has established himself as an actor who is willing to do anything for his craft, but he pretty much demonstrated that right from the outset of his career when he appeared in this 2003 music video for The … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Morgan Freeman in a Polaroid Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgLB8pkfh1k Morgan Freeman is one of those actors that’s so respected and renowned that you just can’t visualize him paying his dues by appearing in commercials, but the fact of the matter is that Morgan was acting for over 20 … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jim Carrey Performs on “The Tonight Show” in 1983
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2JXsTtN02U Well, this is pretty historical footage as 21-year old Jim Carrey makes his first national television appearance performing stand-up comedy on The Tonight Show in 1983, and… quite frankly, I doubt anyone watching this at the time would have … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 15-Year Old Jeff Bridges on “The Loner”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytQjDKIRfvA Jeff Bridges has been acting ever since he was a kid and his earliest acting appearances were usually guest spots on TV series which starred his father, the legendary Lloyd Bridges. The Loner was a 1965 Western TV series starring Lloyd … Continue reading
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