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Before They Were Stars: Daisy Ridley in “Lifesaver”
The relatively unknown Daisy Ridley seems poised for stardom after playing one of the lead roles in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She’s definitely come a long way in only two years when she had her first acting role in … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: David Prowse on “The Benny Hill Show”
Before he broke into acting, David Prowse made his name as a professional bodybuilder. Therefore, when this 1969 episode of The Benny Hill Show needed a bodybuilder to make a cameo as the payoff for a sketch about a wishing … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Cliff Clavin in “The Empire Strikes Back”
You might know that before he found fame as Cliff Clavin on Cheers, John Ratzenberger had a small role as Major Derlin, a Rebel Alliance officer on Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. It’s probably a good thing that George … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Mark Hamill Goes Psycho in “The City”
If you sat down in front of the boob tube on January 12, 1977 and watched a made-for-TV movie called The City, you probably never would have guessed that the actor camping it up as the villain would soon be … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 11-Year Old Justin Trudeau Sees “Return of the Jedi”
Within a two-month span, we’ve seen a new Canadian Prime Minister get elected into office and the release of a long-awaited follow-up to Return of the Jedi. So what do these two events have in common? Well, it turns out … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Tina Fey Does a Voice on a Pinball Machine
Well, I can honestly say this is a “Before They Were Stars” first. In 1997, a pinball machine game was released called Medieval Madness. And that female voice you’re hear on the machine at the 2:17 mark of this demo … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Harrison Ford in “A Time for Killing”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl-PlgdUD4I&feature=youtu.be&t=252 After a few uncredited bit parts in some movies, the first time Harrison Ford actually saw his name credited onscreen was when he played a Union soldier in the 1967 Civil War western, A Time for Killing. Interestingly enough, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: David Koechner in a Dantz Retrospect Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCeVGPWn9Eo Want to see an ad with some dated computer technology? Here’s a commercial that an unknown David Koechner appeared in sometime during the 1990s for Dantz Retrospect, a software application which was used to do backups on the Mac. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Robert Loggia and Jerry Orbach in “Cop Hater”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-QoSODx250 Later today, our Shouts from the Back Row podcast will be posted about the career of the late, great Robert Loggia, who passed away last week. Of course, Loggia was known for being a character actor and didn’t play … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: David Prowse as Frankenstein’s Monster in “Casino Royale”
As you well know, the Star Wars and James Bond franchises each have a big film playing in cinemas this year, but here’s an unlikely connection between the two universes. Ten years before he was Darth Vader, David Prowse made his uncredited … Continue reading
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