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Before They Were Stars: 12-Year Old Anna Kendrick is Nominated for a Tony Award
At the tender young age of 27, Anna Kendrick already has one Academy Award nomination under her belt, but she already made her first major impression at age 12 when she received a Tony Award nomination for “Best Featured Actress … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Betty White Does Radio Dramas
I guess it’s only appropriate that in order to do a “Before They Were Stars” feature on Betty White, I’d have to use radio clips because television hadn’t even been invented yet! Believe it or not, Betty actually worked as … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 16-Year Old CM Punk with the Lunatic Wrestling Federation
CM Punk has been garnering a ton of publicity lately, as he finally spilled the details about his less-than-amicable departure from World Wrestling Entertainment earlier this year before making the surprise decision to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Well, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Christoph Waltz on an Austrian Children’s Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSaJzTIuVrc As you’ve no doubt heard, Christoph Waltz has been cast to the play the lead villain (likely Ernst Stavo Blofeld) in the next James Bond, film, Spectre, which is easily one of the most exciting decisions in some time. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jason Alexander in a Western Union Commercial
I’m not sure any actor did more commercials before they were famous than Jason Alexander as he seemed to appear in virtually every other ad that aired on television during the 1980s. Here’s one in which Alexander gets arrested and has … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 13-Year Old Jackie Earle Haley in “Planet of the Apes”: The TV Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEhqzZDPQBc Jackie Earle Haley is one of the most unlikely comeback stories in Hollywood as he spent the 1970s and early 1980s working as a child actor before dropping out of sight and returning to deliver an Academy Award-nominated performance … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Harry Shearer and Michael McKean in the Credibility Gap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwfYTZqpGTg Want to see two members of Spinal Tap before they were Spinal Tap? Harry Shearer and Michael McKean first became acquainted in the late 1960s when they joined a satirical comedy group called The Credibility Gap, who were known for … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow Endorses Condoms
Here’s a rare “Before They Were Stars” feature which is not a clip, but an early modeling gig. In 1991, a young, sullen Gwyneth Paltrow modeled in this ad for Esprit as part of their campaign to endorse birth control … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 16-Year Old Don Johnson in an Art Class Student Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87qFWoGlgYA I always love it when people who knew celebrities before they were famous decide to upload ultra-rare footage of them it to Youtube. This 8mm footage is from an art class student project that Don Johnson worked on at … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: James Earl Jones on “Sesame Street”
Is there any personality you’d rather see recite the alphabet than James Earl Jones? In 1969, Jones had already achieved some success on Broadway and played a few supporting roles on film and television, but he was nowhere near the … Continue reading
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