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Before They Were Stars: John Krasinski in a Pepsi Commercial
In 2003, Pepsi attempted a promotion called the “Billion Dollar Giveaway” where people could buy Pepsi products and earn the chance to appear on a live television special for the opportunity to win a $1 billion prize. Of course, no … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Rik Mayall in “An American Werewolf in London”
As you probably heard, comedian Rik Mayall just passed away at the age of 56. I have to confess that I was not all that familiar with Mayall’s work, but I am quite familiar with the horror classic, An American … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 12-Year Old Shailene Woodley as “Snotty Girl#2” on “Everybody Loves Raymond”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTuJKHm7FTc With Shailene Woodley’s new movie, The Fault in Our Stars, making a killing at the box office this past weekend, it’s safe to say she has come a long way from playing “Snotty Girl#2” on Everybody Loves Raymond. When … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 9-Year Old Kaley Cuoco in “Virtuosity”
You might remember Virtuosity, an hilariously dated 1995 sci-fi thriller where Denzel Washington has to stop a virtual reality serial killer (Russell Crowe in one of his earliest American roles). Of course, most 1990s films dealing with virtual reality look incredibly … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Famke Janssen in a Modelling T.V. Special
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdY-fv6rkrU Before she broke into acting, Famke Janssen had a successful modelling career during the 1980s and was prominently featured in this 1989 television documentary called Video Cover Girls. Here, she is simply known as “Famke” and still has traces … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Mads Mikkelsen Does a Danish Dub of “Monsters, Inc.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMl6Y5-xWA Would you be able to watch Monsters, Inc. the same way if you recognized Hannibal Lecter’s voice? Well, when he was still a relatively unknown actor in his native Denmark, Mads Mikkelsen was hired to lend his vocals to … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Nicki Minaj Sings a WWE Entrance Theme
I’m not much of a music buff, but I am an aficionado of pro wrestling entrance music, so I was surprised to learn that Nicki Minaj sang a World Wrestling Entertainment entrance theme early on in her career. In 2004, Minaj … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Paul Gleason as an Extra on “Gomer Pyle, USMC”
You might not instantly recognize the name of the late character actor, Paul Gleason, but chances are that you’ll remember him as being the quintessential go-to guy for playing assholes in 1980s movies, with roles which included Clarence Beeks in Trading … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: John Travolta in a Haggar Mustang Slacks Commercial
Before he found fame, John Travolta was the king of starring in hilariously cheesy TV commercials during the 1970s. I’ve covered a lot of them already, but this may be his earliest as Travolta models Haggar Mustang Slacks and earns the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 10-Year Old Scarlett Johansson in “Just Cause”
In 1995, Sean Connery starred in a legal thriller called Just Cause, which featured one of Scarlett Johansson’s earliest roles as his daughter. And it’s quite funny to picture Scarlett Johansson as Sean Connery’s daughter, considering that she was 10 … Continue reading
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