Category Archives: Before They Were Stars

Before They Were Stars: Daisy Ridley Sings “Moon River”

Whenever someone hits it big, it’s almost inevitable that footage of performances they were involved in before they were famous will turn up on the Internet. Here’s some handheld footage from around 2010 or so of Daisy Ridley singing “Moon … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Lizzy Caplan in a Jason Mraz Music Video

In this 2004 music video for Jason Mraz’s “You and I Both”, a single from his debut album, he plays a guy who develops an infatuation with a female teller at his bank. In an amusing series of events, Mraz … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Dean Ambrose Gets Sawed in the Forehead in CZW

Dean Ambrose is currently one of the top superstars in World Wrestling Entertainment and is no doubt grateful for the opportunity to make good money while not having to take a Sawzall to the forehead. While competing under the name … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Sylvester Stallone in “Farewell, My Lovely”

Here’s a complete random coincidence: during the 1970s, two of the biggest action stars ever had small bit parts playing thugs in completely separate film noir thrillers about the iconic detective character, Philip Marlowe. In 1973, a young bodybuilder named … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Matthew McConaughey and Adrien Brody in “Angels in the Outfield”

You might remember the 1994 Disney baseball movie, Angels in the Outfield, starring the likes of Danny Glover, Christopher Lloyd and Tony Danza, but looking back on it now, it’s also got an awful lot of future star power. Of … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Muhammad Ali Boxing as a Teenager

You’ve no doubt heard that the legendary Muhammad Ali recently passed away at the age of 74. And you probably already know that his real name was Cassius Clay before he joined the Nation of Islam and decided to become … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: 10-Year Robert Downey Jr. in “Moment to Moment”

Later today, we will posting our latest Shouts From the Back Row podcast episode about the career of Robert Downey Jr.. In case of you’ve ever been curious about his father, Robert Downey Jr., he was a director who liked to … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Adam Sandler and Jeremy Piven on “Dog Police”

In 1990, there seemed to be a very bizarre and inexplicable trend involving the production of failed pilots for television shows featuring dogs as police officers. That year, we got Poochinski (which I wrote about on Cracked.com years ago), an … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Brittany Murphy in a Beverly Hills 90210 Dolls Commercial

For those of you who don’t remember the early nineties, you might not know just how insanely popular Beverly Hills 90210 was for a time period. This commercial will probably drive that point home, as it advertises an entire line … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Zac Efron on “Room Raiders”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtOTVhDmjOQ Room Raiders was an MTV dating reality series in which three contestants would sit inside a van while their potential date inspected each of their bedrooms and decided which contestant they wanted to go out with based on the … Continue reading

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