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Before They Were Stars: Kevin James Does Stand-Up in 1992
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEROOUU9wUQ Today officially marks the release of the most anticipated movie of 2015. Not Avengers: Age of Ultron. Not Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Today, our cinema screens have been blessed with the presence of Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. As … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Leif Garrett in “Devil Times Five”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd5gStMkc-8 Leif Garrett is often seen as a poster child for “child stars gone wrong”, but I have to ask: how could a kid possibly turn out right after starting out his career by acting in Devil Times Five?! Our very … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Josh Gad in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a successful musical which ran for several years on Broadway and captured a couple of Tony Awards. The production is unique in that real audience members can actually be invited on stage … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jason Statham Dives at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWrINMm1aCI Two days ago, I posted the jaw-dropping footage of Jason Statham dancing in a speedo in a music video from the early nineties. Now here’s some jaw-dropping footage of Jason Statham in a speedo (and with a full head … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: J.K. Simmons in “Popeye Doyle”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JvSSfuXXl4 Even though recent Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons has been one of Hollywood’s busiest character actors these past two decades, the first several years of his career were primarily spent on the stage and the only film or television … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jason Statham in a Music Video for The Shamen
Are you ready an image of Jason Statham that will ruin your badass image of him for life? In 1993, Statham appeared in this psychedelic music video for “Comin’ On”, a song by the Scottish electronic dance music band The … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Brad Garrett Voices the Hulkster on “Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhx4iVazpoA Okay, I’m probably just using this a flimsy excuse to post the premiere episode of the 1980s Saturday morning cartoon, Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling (particularly so you can see the awesome live-action opening sequence with Bobby “The Brain” … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 11-Year Old Shailene Woodley on the Pilot for “The O.C.”
I can’t believe I actually lowered myself to doing extensive research on The O.C., but this is an interesting bit of trivia. At age eleven, Shailene Woodley got one of her earliest roles when she was cast as Kaitlin Cooper … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 13-Year Old Elisabeth Moss Does a Voice on “It’s Spring Training, Charlie Brown”
I love digging up old footage of Elisabeth Moss doing voices on animated shows during her childhood. Since she usually did the vocals for squeaky-voiced child characters, Moss’ animated run pretty much came to an end once she hit puberty, but one … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Bob Odenkirk Performs with Second City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6avBwKZNi8 To commemorate the conclusion of a fine debut season of Better Call Saul, I’ve dug up more footage of a young Bob Odenkirk performing with the Second City improvisational comedy troupe in Chicago during the early nineties. In this … Continue reading
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