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Before They Were Stars: Bill Paxton in “Stripes”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7hVIAn2gv8 In preparation for next’s week Shouts from the Back Row podcast about the career of Harold Ramis, I decided to revisit his famous comedy, Stripes, and was surprised to see a young Bill Paxton pop up a few times. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 13-Year Old Mila Kunis on “Walker, Texas Ranger”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2N2Vkq25vQ Ever wanted to see Mila Kunis, Chuck Norris and Terry Kiser of Weekend at Bernie’s fame together in the same scene? Well, today’s your lucky day as I present a clip from an 1997 episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Chow Yun-Fat Does Drunken Kung Fu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DBcthnLNeY Eighteen years before Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Chow Yun-Fat decided to go into Jackie Chan/Drunken Master territory with his martial arts. Here’s a much younger Chow in a 1982 television series called The Legend of Master So, using alcohol to … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 3-Year Old Liza Minnelli in “In the Good Old Summertime”
As hard as it may be to believe, Liza Minnelli has technically been in show business for 65 years now. Her first appearance in front of a camera came at the age of three when she made an uncredited appearance … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Ellen DeGeneres Performs Stand-Up on “Almost Live!”
I have to confess that when Ellen DeGeneres hosted the Academy Awards this year, I was kinda hoping for her to show up sporting that epic mullet she had during her stand-up comedy days in the 1980s. You can see … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Daniel Craig Fights Sean Bean in “Sharpe’s Eagle”
Well, since Sean Bean played one of the more memorable James Bond villains in GoldenEye, it’s only appropriate that he once got into a violent confrontation with the future 007 himself. In 1993, an unknown Daniel Craig had a small … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Meryl Steep (?) at a Beatles Concert
Okay, I’m not 100 % sure this is actually Meryl Streep, but the footage is interesting enough that I’ve decided to post it anyway. This clip is from a Beatles concert at Shea Stadium and the girl in the cap … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: John Goodman in a Campbell’s Chunky Soup Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cszUpc2EafM Before he was famous, John Goodman did a plethora of commercials in the early 1980s and I’ve already posted a lot of them here at The Back Row. Here’s another one I found from 1981 where a much more … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Chris Farley’s Early Version of Matt Foley at Second City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFVsRmgB-5M The recent death of Harold Ramis has compelled me to find a lot of “Before They Were Stars” clips this week featuring comedic performers who started out with the Second City comedy troupe. This Second City clip is from … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Steve Carell in “Paranormal Paralegal”
Like many famous comedic figures, Steve Carell started off his career by performing with The Second City in Chicago. This Second City sketch from 1990 is entitled “The Paranormal Paralegal” and features Carell (looking exactly the same 24 years ago!) … Continue reading
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