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Before They Were Stars: Tom Hanks in “He Knows You’re Alone”
Man, every year around Halloween, I like to do “Before They Were Stars” features on famous actors who started out in horror films, but I can’t believe I haven’t done this one yet. In 1980, Tom Hanks was paid a … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Marcia Wallace in a Crest Commercial
Sadly, legendary comedy actress Marcia Wallace, best known for providing the voice of Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons, recently passed away of breast cancer at the age of 70. Her career in show business dates back to the 1960s and … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Isla Fisher and James McAvoy in “The Pool”
The Pool is a 2001 German-produced slasher film about a bunch of high school students who celebrate their graduation by breaking into an indoor swimming complex, where they are soon picked off by a masked killer. Nothing particularly distinctive about … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Edgar Wright Plugs His Short Film on “Gimme 5”
Edgar Wright spent his teen years churning out short film after short film and there’s plenty of footage out there of him appearing on British children’s television shows during the 1990s to plug his work. This may be the earliest … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 13-Year Old Jay Baruchel on “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hf4_WZoIJ8 For young Canadian actors who made it in Hollywood, it almost seems like a rite of passage that they had an early childhood role on the Are You Afraid of the Dark?. Notable examples include Ryan Gosling, Hayden Christensen … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Tommy Lee Jones in “Jackson County Jail”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gns95wLUK-c The legendary Roger Corman gave a LOT of famous actors and directors their start in his low-budget exploitation films and you can also add Tommy Lee Jones to the list. Jones had one of his earliest roles in Jackson … Continue reading
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Robin’s Underrated Gems: The Devil’s Daughter (1991)
One of the most popular ideas in all of horror is for an unsuspecting mother to give birth to a child which turns out to be the Antichrist. Sometimes, particularly in Rosemary’s Baby and The Omen, this premise can make … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Ellen Page in “The Cat That Came Back”
As Halloween approaches, I always love to do “Before They Were Stars” features on celebrities who started out in cheesy horror films. When she was 16, Ellen Page appeared in a Canadian-shot made-for-TV children’s horror flick (for Animal Planet!) about … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 8-Year Old Joseph Gordon-Levitt Demonstrates Tongue Twisters
For years, the USA Network loved to air a large block of animated programming called the USA Cartoon Express and would often present educational tidbits during their commercial breaks. In this clip, a group of child actors demonstrate how they like … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Aaron Paul in a Korn Music Video
A few days ago, Korn released their new music video for their song, “Love & Meth”. And why is that hilarious? Because guess who appeared in Korn’s 2002 music video for their song, “Thoughtless”? Jesse Pinkman, bitch!
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