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Before They Were Stars: Michael Shannon in “Groundhog Day”
I always love watching a classic film that I haven’t seen in awhile and discovering a future star making his screen debut in a small role. Such was the case when I recently watched Groundhog Day and saw Boardwalk Empire … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Julie Benz on “Hi, Honey, I’m Home!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gde3O9OCa14 When Gill wrote his Celebrity Birthday of the Day for Julie Benz, he mentioned her starting out on a sitcom called Hi Honey, I’m Home!, so naturally, I had to look into this one. Wow, talk about a television … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Steve Carell in “Curly Sue”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF8itfGk1NQ What you are about to witness is the greatest film debut you will ever see from a famous actor. In 1991, Steve Carell earned himself a very small role as a waiter in the comedy, Curly Sue, which was … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Djimon Hounsou in a Paula Abdul Music Video
A couple days ago, on the Celebrity Birthday of the Day for Djimon Hounsou, Gill mentioned how he started out his career by appearing in the 1989 music video for Paula Abdul’s hit song, “Straight Up”. Well, it’s about time … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Liam Neeson on “Miami Vice”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zryqSkbF88 Since we just did an entire Shouts From the Back Row podcast on the career of Liam Neeson, it’s only fair that he get the “Before They Were Stars” treatment once again. Liam doesn’t have too many TV credits … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jim Rash on “That 70s Show”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rju49vkaao Jim Rash’s role as Dean Pelton on Community is a prime example of someone who started off as a recurring supporting character on a series, but eventually caught on strong enough that he earned himself the status of full-time cast member on the show. A … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Election (1999)
If there was one element of high school that I was completely indifferent to, it was the student council elections. I honestly didn t pay any attention to them, never voted and could care less about who won. In fact, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Chevy Chase in “The Groove Tube”
The 1970s were a popular time to release movies which were basically a non-stop 90-minute string of sketches, with Monty Python’s And Now for Something Completely Different and The Kentucky Fried Movie probably being the best of them. In 1974, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): John Cleese & Graham Chapman Do the “Four Yorkshiremen” Sketch on “At Last the 1948 Show”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAtSw3daGoo I’ve been doing “Before They Were Stars” features on the Monty Python cast all week, but here’s a unique opportunity to see two members of Monty Python doing a classic sketch from Monty Python before they were… well, Monty … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Eric Idle as an Extra in “Alice in Wonderland”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WVX7D53tjE Since we just did a Shouts From the Back Row podcast on Monty Python, I think it’s only appropriate that some members of the Python troupe finally get the “Before They Were Stars” treatment. In 1966, the BBC series, … Continue reading
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