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Before They Were Stars: Bob Hoskins in the Ken Campbell Roadshow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAJPXnk2wxo In response to the recent death of Bob Hoskins, a rare “Before They Were Stars” clip was just posted of his first major acting job. In the early 1970s, British stage director Ken Campbell formed a theatre group called … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Bob Hoskins in “If There Weren’t Any Blacks, You’d Have to Invent Them”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C0k3Fncf8o As you’ve no doubt heard, the legendary Bob Hoskins recently succumbed to pneumonia at the age of 71. During the 1970s, Hoskins worked very steadily as a character actor on stage and screen until a fantastic lead performance in the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Dabney Coleman in a Canned Fruit Commercial
The sight of Dabney Coleman without his mustache just seems so… wrong, yet here is a clean shaven Dabney in this commercial from the 1960s for Diet Delight canned fruit. It’s quite amusing hearing him tell his wife that this … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Kirstie Alley on “The Match Game”
If you ever watched the famous game show, The Match Game, you’ll know that the premise involves celebrity panelists answering fill-in-the-blank questions and contestants having to correctly guess their answers. I suppose it’s only appropriate that at least one of … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong Perform Stand-Up in 1998
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_MqfZvnXiw Years before they worked together in The Hangover and combined to make one of the most unbearable experiences in the history of humanity with The Hangover Part III, Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong were aspiring stand-up comedians. In November … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Patrick Dempsey Juggles in a Music Video
Most celebrities have secret hidden talents and Patrick Dempsey’s just happens to be juggling. During his teen years, Dempsey found legitimate success in juggling competitions and he often loves to display his skill on talk shows. However, when he was … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Dreamscape (1984)
It’s not uncommon in Hollywood for two different studios to release two different movies with similar premises in the same calendar year. In November 1984, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street, one of the most famous horror films of … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 17-Year Old George Clooney as an Extra on “Centennial”
Centennial was a mini-series which aired on NBC in 1978 and covered the existence of a fictional town called Centennial, Colorado over the course of a century. It’s also notable for featuring George Clooney’s first official acting role in the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Marisa Tomei on “A Different World”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnJ36jaIKz0 Yesterday, I showcased Halle Berry’s early role on A Different World, the 1980s sitcom which was a spin-off of The Cosby Show. When A Different World first hit the airwaves in 1987, an unknown Marisa Tomei was actually a … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Halle Berry on “A Different World”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiqqYt9t__A Yesterday, I talked about how Halle Berry’s first acting job was a full-time role on the sitcom, Living Dolls, a short-lived spin-off of Who’s the Boss?. Appropriately enough, one of her next acting roles was a guest appearance on … Continue reading
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