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Before They Were Stars: 12-Year Old Paul Walker as a Stuttering Kid on “Highway to Heaven”
Well, by now, you’ve probably heard about Paul Walker’s fatal car accident, which is definitely one of the more shocking and unexpected celebrity deaths of all time. A lot of people forget that Walker started off his career as a … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker on “3-2-1 Contact”
Sarah Jessica Parker spent her youth playing the title role in the Broadway musical production of Annie and I’ve already done two “Before They Were Stars” features where Parker appeared on television shows in her “Little Orphan Annie” persona. Well, … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Last week, we commemorated our 150th edition of the annual Shouts From the Back Row podcast with an episode where we chronicled our introductions to the world of cinema. In other words, we spent a lot of time discussing our … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Cobie Smulders as “Exotic Beauty” in “Walking Tall”
Since the 2004 remake of Walking Tall was filmed in British Columbia, they decided to use an aspiring local actress to fill in the thankless role of sitting next to Neal McDonough in this car during the scene where he … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Guillermo Del Toro Directs “Geometria”
Here’s an eight-minute short film which Guillermo Del Toro directed in 1987 called Geometria, the story of a boy who is failing geometry and decides to use black magic to summon a demon in order to help him (because, hey, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar in a Rose Petal Place Books Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGVrFsAWUi0 During her childhood, Sarah Michelle Gellar was a familiar face on television commercials and became such a prominent spokesperson in Burger King ads during the 1980s that McDonald’s wound up suing her and banning her from their restaurants (yes, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jennifer Lawrence as a Teenage Patricia Arquette on “Medium”
One of Jennifer Lawrence’s earlier roles was playing a victim on a 2007 episode of Medium. One year later, they decided to bring her back for another episode of the show, only time this time she had the distinction of … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jennifer Aniston as a Nutrisystem Spokesmodel on “The Howard Stern Show”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxrO_4onEKY Well, just call this one a rare audio-themed entry of “Before They Were Stars”. In 1989, Jennifer Aniston was still a struggling actress (and still a year away from her infamous role on the Ferris Bueller sitcom), so she … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Bob Saget Performs Stand-Up in 1980
Yeha, I’m sure you were all waiting in eager anticipation for me to do a “Before They Were Stars” segment on Bob Saget. You’re probably well aware that the squeaky-clean, family-friendly image that Saget presented on TV all those years … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Kirsten Dunst in a Trouble Board Game Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_eU3IS2Z2k During your childhood, there’s a good chance you probably played the board game, Trouble, at some point, and got overly excited whenever you used the Pop-o-Matic container to roll the die. Here’s a young Kirsten Dunst in a commercial … Continue reading
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