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Before They Were Stars: Seth Rollins Wrestles Homoerotic Matches in “Cyberfights”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSLsqpyYnTw Note: This is the first time I’ve ever done a front page re-post of an old “Before They Were Stars” feature, but since Wrestlemania 31 is in the books and Seth Rollins closed out the event by winning the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: The Undertaker Squares Off with Sycho Sid in Memphis in 1989
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdZmtXMBWn4 Wrestlemania 31 is taking place tonight and as hard as it may be to believe, Mark Calaway, a.k.a. The Undertaker, will still be competing in a match in spite of officially turning 50 years old a few days ago. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Brock Lesnar Does Amateur Wrestling in 1996
Hello, folks, I have just returned from a long vacation in Arizona and even though Gill did a fine job taking over the “Before They Were Stars” reins while I was gone, it’s time for me to get back into … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Elijah Wood in a Pizza Hut Commercial
In tribute to our Shouts from the Back Row podcast yesterday about Elijah Wood, here’s a Pizza Hut commercial he did before he was famous. I should also take this moment to mention that “Before They Were Stars” will probably … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 9-Year Old Elijah Wood is Interviewed on “Entertainment Tonight”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44iIUURzuLk You know, we’ve got a Shouts from the Back Row podcast about, you know, Elijah Wood being posted later today, you know. So, you know, I thought it would be cool, you know, to dig up the ever-interview Elijah … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Sylvester Stallone as a Disco-Dancing Extra in “Klute”
Klute was an acclaimed 1971 thriller directed by Alan Pakula in which Jane Fonda won her first Academy Award. It’s also notable for featuring an early uncredited, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it eight-second appearance from Sylvester Stallone as a disco dancing extra. Even though … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 12-Year Old Ryan Gosling in Dance School
When Ryan Gosling was 12 years old, he was a student at the Elite Dance Centre in Woodstock, Ontario. It turns out that a lot of handheld videos of Gosling showing off his mad dance skills have been popping on … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Lucy Lawless Headbutts a Baby
This is a strange commercial that a young Lucy Lawless did in her native New Zealand. It starts off really sappy with Lawless playing around with a baby and lightly bringing their heads together. But then it cuts to the child … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Adam West in a Nestle Quik Commercial
During the 1960s, James Bond became a pop culture phenomenon and virtually everybody was doing Bond parodies. Nestle Quik even got into the act by casting a relatively unknown actor named Adam West to play a 007-style character named “Captain … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 3-Year Old Chris Pine on “CHiPs”
Chris Pine was born to parents who were both professional actors. His father, Robert Pine, is best known for playing the role of Sgt. Joe Getraer on the police drama, CHiPs, during the late 1970s-early 1980s, and Chris’ mother, Gwynne … Continue reading
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