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Before They Were Stars: CM Punk in a Smackdown Backstage Segment in 2003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxsHOL35GbE When World Wrestling Entertainment films a segment which requires the use of actors or background extras, they’ll often hire independent wrestlers to play the roles. Sometimes, these “extras” will go on to have pretty successful careers. For a prime … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Sylvester Stallone Mugs Jack Lemmon
Sylvester Stallone being chased down and beaten up by Jack Lemmon?! That sounds like a pretty silly scenario, but this scene did take place before Stallone became an action hero. In 1975, Stallone had a small role in The Prisoner … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Steven Yeun Does Voices in “Crysis”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOnGHWMkjwA You probably know that The Back Row has always had a tumultuous love-hate relationship with The Walking Dead and its stupid characters, but I have to concede that Glenn has been pretty tolerable most of the time, which is … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Margot Robbie in “Vigilante”
Before she crossed over to Hollywood, Margot Robbie was a pretty recognizable face in her native Australia, having played a recurring role on their popular soap opera, Neighbours. In 2008, Robbie had one of her first major roles in a … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Bob Odenkirk and Chris Farley as a Singing Mount Rushmore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bs2gEAuxUc To commemorate the rousingly successful premiere of Better Call Saul this week, some early Bob Odenkirk footage has been dug up. In 1990, Odenkirk was a performer with the renowned Second City improvisational comedy troupe and did this sketch … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Seth Rollins Wrestles His First Professional Match
World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Seth Rollins made mainstream news the other day when his Twitter was hacked and a full frontal nude photo of him was posted by his vindictive fiancee. As a result, this news has inadvertently given The … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Alfred Molina on “The Losers”
You’re probably well aware of Alfred Molina’s film debut as Indiana Jones’ doomed sidekick, Satipo, during the opening act of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Prior to that, however, Molina made his first appearance in front of a camera by … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Mel Brooks Does an Early Version of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”
Since Mel Brooks has recently announced that he wants to do Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money, I thought I’d dig up one of his earliest, most obscure pieces of work. In 1963, Brooks wrote and narrated a four-minute … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Channing Tatum as an Extra in “War of the Worlds”
This weekend, after much delay, the eagerly anticipated sci-fi epic Jupiter Ascending has finally arrived in theatres, showcasing Channing Tatum as a space elf. You may not know that Tatum actually had an early role in another sci-fi epic, Steven … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jim Henson Directs “The Cube”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLWQMHVPJxo Want a rare taste of a non-puppet endeavour from Jim Henson? Well, in 1969, the Muppets had not yet penetrated the mainstream, so Henson took any work he could find and was hired to direct an hour-long episode of … Continue reading
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