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Before They Were Stars: Large Marge in a Laundry Detergent Commercial
This is a commercial from the 1960s for Ajax Laundry Detergent and it features an actress named Alice Nunn. You probably don’t recognize that name, but I’ve got two words which should ring a bell for you: Large Marge! That’s right, as … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Randy Orton RKOs the World
Believe it or not, there’s an origin behind every one of those infamous viral clips where someone falls down: World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Randy Orton has this tendency to pop up out of nowhere and hit people with his finishing … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jerry Springer Wrestles a Bear
No Jerry Springer did not wrestle a bear on his talk show. Believe it or not, this publicity stunt actually took place while he was in the midst of a serious political career! During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Springer … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Nancy Grace as the Bride of Frankenstein
Okay, okay, I’m exaggerating here… but seriously, just look at the thumbnail on that Youtube clip! As you probably know, before becoming a controversial tabloid journalist, Nancy Grace was a rather controversial prosecuting attorney in Georgia, and the numerous accusations … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jan Hooks on “Tush”
Everyone was shocked to learn that former Saturday Night Live cast member Jan Hooks recently passed away at the age of 57. Before she was on SNL, Hooks got her first big break in the late 1970s by joining the cast of … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Charles Dance in “For Your Eyes Only”
Charles Dance seems like such an obvious choice to play a Bond villain that it’s surprising that he’s never been cast as one. Well, thing is… he has, only his role was so small that you probably missed him. Early … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 10-Year Old Christian Slater in a Star Wars Toy Commercial
Here’s a bombshell: did you know that when Christian Slater was only ten years old, he made an appearance in Star Wars… a Star Wars toy commercial, that is! Anyway, if I had seen this commercial when it originally aired, … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Just Before Dawn (1981)
Making the statement that slasher movies were popular during the 1980s is like saying that water is wet and the sky is blue. After the successes of Halloween and Friday the 13th, it seemed like literally every other film which … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Giancarlo Esposito in “Maximum Overdrive”
Remember that scene in the infamously bad Maximum Overdrive where a black guy is electrocuted by an arcade machine? Did you know that guy was played by a young Giancarlo Esposito? Well, if you didn’t, all I have to say … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Michael Kenneth Williams in a Madonna Music Video
It’s hard to imagine Omar Little as a professional dancer, but that was Michael Kenneth Williams’ career before he got into acting. In the mid-1990s, Williams worked as a background dancer for such artists as Madonna, George Michael and Kim Syms … Continue reading
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