Category Archives: Other Stuff

For the first few years of his wrestling career, Hulk Hogan wrestled under the name “Terry Boulder”. At the time, The Incredible Hulk was one of the most popular shows on television and while wrestling in Memphis, Terry Boulder just … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_A0AAcJuzU Sadly, a true comedy legend has left us, as actor-writer-director Harold Ramis just passed away of vasculitis at the age of 69. In the 1970s, Ramis started his career performing for Second City and wound up getting a gig … Continue reading →

In 1992, an unknown Cameron Diaz did a softcore S&M photo shoot where she appeared topless alongside another woman as they whipped a half-naked man. Years later, after Diaz became famous, the original photographer, Jason Rutter, decided to take 30 … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWxZl32W_c Well, as “Before They Were Stars” clips go, this is about as bizarre and obscure as you’ll ever see. Back when he was still relatively unknown, Thomas Jane was dating actress/stand-up comedian Melinda Hill. One night, they decided to … Continue reading →

Big props to Gill for sending this my way as it’s definitely one of the more obscure “Before They Were Stars” entries I’ve ever done. In 1975, an unknown Bill Murray was still two years away from Saturday Night Live, … Continue reading →

World Wrestling Entertainment seems to be in a state of chaos right now as one of their top stars, CM Punk, has seemingly become burned out by his profession and will likely be leaving the company. As a tribute, here … Continue reading →

As you probably know, shortly after the Academy Award nominations are announced, it’s a tradition here at The Back Row for me to do “Before They Were Stars” features on as many of the nominees as possible. Years ago, I … Continue reading →

As you probably know, shortly after the Academy Award nominations are announced, it’s a tradition here at The Back Row for me to do “Before They Were Stars” features on as many of the nominees as possible. Sandra Bullock has … Continue reading →