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Before They Were Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger Acts Alongside Lucille Ball
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lucille Ball is not an acting combination you’d ever expect to see, but here’s the ultra-rare video evidence. In 1974, in the midst of his bodybuilding career, Arnold had a small role in Happy Anniversary and Goodbye, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Madonna: The Basement Tapes
It’s amazing to think how “Before They Were Stars” footage was treated before the Internet. Today, footage like that can be uploaded to Youtube in seconds. However, during the eighties and early nineties, if you possessed ultra-rare footage of a celebrity before … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Wesley Snipes in a Western Union Commercial
I can’t tell you how many “Before They Were Stars” commercials I’ve found which I distinctly remembering watching on TV during my youth… without knowing they featured a future celebrity. As another example, here’s a young Wesley Snipes begging for … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Sylvester Stallone in a Rapid Shave Commercial
Aw, poor Sylvester Stallone had himself a tough weekend as The Expendables 3 tanked at the box office. However, if he gets desperate enough, he could always go back to doing Rapid Shave commercials like this one from the 1970s. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: John Cena and Brock Lesnar Cross Paths in 2001
Tonight, Brock Lesnar is going to be challenging John Cena for the World Title in the main event of World Wrestling Entertainment’s annual Summerslam pay-per-view. It’s hard to believe that it’s been about 14 years since both men were rookie … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Johnny Galecki and Tobey Maguire on “Blossom”
Here’s a chance to see two cast members from The Big Bang Theory interacting with each other 23 years ago. On what was only the fifth episode of the series, 15-year old Johnny Galecki made a guest appearance on Blossom, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Lloyd Kaufman in “Rocky”
In a million years, I never would have expected Troma Entertainment founder Lloyd Kaufman to make a cameo in a major Hollywood blockbsuter, but that’s exactly what happened in Guardians of the Galaxy, seeing how it was directed by one … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Steve Guttenberg in a Dentyne Commercial
You might remember this classic lyric in the Stonecutters’ song from The Simpsons: “Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star? We do, we do!”. Well, if the Stonecutters were able to make Steve Guttenberg a star after his terrible acting in … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Lauren Bacall Gets Mugged on “The Sopranos”
Man, as if losing Robin Williams this week wasn’t bad enough, the legendary Lauren Bacall passed away the very next day, though in her case, it wasn’t too shocking since she lived to the age of 89. Anyway, this is … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 19-Year Old Kanye West Raps at a Record Store Opening
For some reason, I find the idea of Kanye West performing at the grand opening of a record store hilarious, but such a thing did occur in 1996. When he was 19 years old and still a complete unknown, Kanye was … Continue reading
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