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Before They Were Stars: 14-Year Old Seth Rogen Shows Off His Bedroom
Well, if you’re in the mood to watch nearly eight minutes worth of camcorder footage of a teenage Seth Rogen giving a tour of his bedroom, then today’s your lucky day. Seth is only about 14 years old here, so … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Japanese Pop Star!
I’m not sure if Jennifer Connelly did this before Labyrinth or if she only got this gig because of her fame from Labyrinth, but in the end, it doesn’t matter. Even if it’s not a “Before They Were Stars” moment, I … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Darren Aronofsky Directs a Full Motion Video Game
If you thought that the upcoming biblical epic, Noah, seemed like a weird choice for a Darren Aronofsky film, that’s nothing compared to finding out that he once directed some of the live-action scenes in a full motion video game … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: George Wendt in an AT&T Training Film
There’s nothing that I love more than finding obscure footage of celebrities who had early roles in educational or corporate training films and here’s a much more svelte George Wendt appearing in one for AT&T during the 1970s. The film … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Will Forte Cuts Off His Finger in a David Letterman Sketch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUN2hB6RS-4 One of Will Forte’s first big breaks in show business was being hired as a writer on Late Show with David Letterman. He would also appear in the odd comedy sketch, including this one where he cuts off his own … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Kaley Cuoco as Young Ellen DeGeneres on “Ellen”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFGMmc5_dfA Well, here’s a bizarrely specific trend: whenever any of Ellen DeGeneres’ sitcoms had flashbacks in their episodes, it seems that a future star would play the younger version of her. Seven-year old Dakota Fanning once played young Ellen during … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Eminem Freestyles in the Toilet
If you search hard enough, I’m sure you can find obscure early handheld footage of virtually every famous rapper attempting to hone their craft. However, this footage is particularly amusing because it features a young Eminem freestyling alongside fellow rappers … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: My Name is Nobody (1973)
During the 1960s, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone popularized the “spaghetti western” genre by directing the “Dollars trilogy” (a.k.a. the “Man with No Name trilogy”): A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: William H. Macy in a Taco Bell Commercial
It always amuses when I find footage of highly respected, award-winning actors in old commercials for food and drink products, where they have no lines of dialogue and have to use corny facial expressions to sell the audience on how … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Gary Busey in a Band Called Carp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TThCfxWiZw You’re probably thinking, “Gary Busey was in a band?! Why, the idea of that is almost as absurd as him getting an Oscar nomination”. Well, considering that Busey once DID get an Oscar nomination for portraying Buddy Holly in … Continue reading
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