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Before They Were Stars: Monica Bellucci in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”
Today, we are going to be posting our latest Shouts From the Back Row podcast about Dracula and Frankenstein and Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula will definitely be discussed. However, I was surprised to go back and … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 13-Year Old Kim Kardashian’s Graduation Video
Entertainment Tonight recently unearthed this home video of 13-year old Kim Kardashian at her eighth-grade graduation, being all humble and down-to-death about how valuable this footage is going to be once she becomes famous. And indeed, she did become the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Aaron Eckhart in a Student Short Film
This is probably the first official acting footage of Aaron Eckhart. While attending Brigham Young University, Eckhart acted in a two-minute black-and-white 16 mm student short film called Suicidal Resurrection, playing a guy who decides to beat up on a … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Ox Baker on “The Price of Right”
Legendary professional wrestler Ox Baker passed away this week at the age of 80. Even if you’re not a wrestling fan, you probably recognize this behemoth from his fight scene with Snake Plissken in Escape from New York. Believe it … Continue reading
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Gerard Parkes Gets Drunk on “Today’s Special”
If you’re familiar with the late Gerard Parkes, best known for playing Doc on Fraggle Rock, you probably got a big kick out of his hilarious cameo in The Boondock Saints as a profane bar owner with Tourette syndrome. But that wasn’t … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Gerard Parkes on “The Littlest Hobo”
If you were a Canadian kid during the 1980s, you have recently lost a piece of your childhood as Irish-Canadian actor Gerard Parkes just passed away at the age of 80. Of course, Parkes is best known for playing the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Sam Rockwell and Margaret Cho in a High School Improv Group
This is a 1986 promotional video for the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts. Right from the outset, you know this school must have been an effective one as they showcase a clip of their improv group, featuring … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Angela Bassett in “Kindergarten Cop”
There’s always a good excuse to post footage of Arnold Schwarzenegger losing his patience with children, like this scene from Kindergarten Cop where Arnold scares a bratty kid by snapping a pencil in half. Take a look at the flight attendant … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Bryan Dennehy in a Maytag Commercial
As you probably know, the Maytag Repairman has been a staple of television commercials for several decades. In 1978, he got a chance to act alongside an unknown Brian Dennehy in a Maytag ad and, man, Dennehy is one of … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Melissa McBride on “Walker, Texas Ranger”
Melissa McBride has unexpectedly become one of the biggest badasses on television with her portrayal of Carol Peletier on The Walking Dead, something that nobody could have anticipated when the series started four years ago. But what would happen if … Continue reading
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