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Before They Were Stars: Vince Vaughn on “China Beach”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDyJ9Dt5VCc China Beach was a critically acclaimed, but poorly rated TV series set in an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War which aired on CBS for four seasons. One 1989 episode happened to feature the acting debut of Vince Vaughn … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Robin Wright in “Hollywood Vice Squad”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QolhBMXS1X4 In 1986, 19-year old Robin Wright made her feature film debut in a sleazy little flick called Hollywood Vice Squad, playing a runaway teenage girl who gets caught in the world of pornography and prostitution in Hollywood until her … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 6-Year Old Mickey Rooney in “Mickey’s Circus”
The legendary Mickey Rooney passed away today at the age of 93 and given that he made film appearances in literally ten different decades, you’d think it would be hard to track down “Before They Were Stars” footage of him. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Stephen Colbert in John Cleese-Produced Training Videos
For two decades, John Cleese owned a production company called Video Arts, which specialized in producing training videos for companies. The twist is that Cleese would get his comedian friends to act in the videos in order to present the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): The Ultimate Warrior and Sting as The Freedom Fighters
2014 has been a pretty shocking year for celebrity deaths, but I have to say that I was blindsided by the recent passing of one of the most famous wrestlers of all time, The Ultimate Warrior. Unfortunately, it’s not all … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Chris Evans in Drag on “Opposite Sex”
Want to see Captain America in drag? Then watch this clip from Opposite Sex, a short-lived teen television series from 2000 which only lasted eight episodes, but is notable for providing Chris Evans with his first acting job. In this … Continue reading
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Mickey Rooney in “Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker”
The legendary Mickey Rooney recently passed away at the age of 93, but I have to confess that I have not seen a great deal of his films. However, he is the source of one of the all-time weirdest examples … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 14-Year Old Kate Mara in an AT&T Commercial
Here’s a “Before They Were Stars” that was tweeted by the celebrity herself as House of Cards star Kate Mara recently drew attention to her first acting job from when she was 14: an AT&T commercial which aired during the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jon Hamm as a Contestant on a Dating Game Show
I always love finding future celebrities as contestants on game shows, whether it be Aaron Paul on The Price is Right, or a notorious serial killer on The Dating Game. Well, in 1996, a young, much douchier-looking Jon Hamm happened to … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Daniel Bryan Wrestles William Regal in Memphis in 2001
Tonight, at Wrestlemania 30, Daniel Bryan could conceivably close the show by winning the main event and walking out with the WWE Title. It’s a pretty big accomplishment for someone who worked his ass off on the independent circuit for … Continue reading
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