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Before They Were Stars: John Boyega in Stock Photos for Getty
Man, first a photograph of a teenage Kylo Ren pops up in a newspaper article about mayonnaise packets in school cafeterias and now this! You’re probably aware that Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega got his start with the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 17-Year Old David Bowie Plugs “The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men”
As I’m sure you’re aware, David Bowie tragically passed away yesterday, so I think it’s only fitting to do a re-post of what I consider to be one of the greatest “Before They Were Stars” clips The Back Row has … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 14-Year Old Ben Affleck in “Hands of a Stranger”
Yesterday, I published a “Before They Were Stars”-themed article at Cracked.com and one of the entries on my list was Ben Affleck’s infamous after-school special from the early nineties in which he played a football player suffering massive roid rage. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 10-Year Old Selena Gomez as “Waterpark Girl” in “Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZyRc-XjYDw While I detest the idea of having to revisit Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over for any reason, it must be mentioned that the film provided 10-year old Selena Gomez with her very first film role, a 23-second bit part … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Patrick Swayze in a Toto Music Video
Toto’s song, “Rosanna”, was one of the biggest hit singles of 1982 and its music video provided an interesting precursor to Dirty Dancing, featuring a young Patrick Swayze as one of the background dancers. Unfortunately, there are a lot of … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: George Lucas Directs “Herbie”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHUMttQgDN8 No, this is not George Lucas directing a movie about Herbie the Love Bug, though that would certainly be… interesting, to say the least. Herbie is actually a three-minute 16mm black-and-white short film Lucas co-directed with Paul Golding while … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: J.J. Abrams Writes “Gone Fishin'”
By the time you read this, Star Wars: The Force Awakens will probably have broken the all-time box office record. Not bad for a director who once co-wrote a comedy which earned the Leonard Maltin review: “This film really smells”. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Simon Pegg in “Big Train”
In 1998, an unknown Simon Pegg became a cast member on a short-lived Monty Python-esque sketch comedy series called Big Train. In this hilarious sketch titled “Work Place Wanking”, Pegg plays an office drone who is none-too-thrilled to hear that … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Bruce Campbell in “Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter”
Here’s a rare treat: Bruce Campbell playing Indiana Jones’ long-lost brother, Cleveland Smith! Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter is actually a nine-minute short film made shortly after the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark which starred Bruce Campbell as the Indiana … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh Gets Pregnant on “CBS Afternoon Playhouse”
Jennifer Jason Leigh’s breakthrough role was in Fast Times on Ridgemont High, where she played an inexperienced teenage girl who is impregnated by a douchebag. A year beforehand, Leigh covered similar ground by playing another teenage girl who becomes unexpectedly … Continue reading
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