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Before They Were Stars: Jim Varney in a McDonald’s Commercial
We’ll round off our brief Before They Were Stars: McDonald’s Edition marathon with this ad for McD’s chopped beefsteak sandwiches, which features a young Jim Varney as a very cheerful cowboy. This one is kind of a grey-area BTWS pick, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Heather O’Rourke in a McDonald’s Commercial
Heather O’Rourke’s story is a tragic tale, as she died at the very young age of 12. You’d think that since she was only 5 or 6 when she was in Poltergeist that it would be impossible to find any … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Corey Feldman in a McDonald’s Commercial
I recently worked on a video for McDonald’s, and in the process I had to root through Youtube’s archive of McD’s commercials. And wouldn’t you know it? I found loads of material for BTWS! First up, here’s Corey Feldman before … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Bill Nye the Science Guy Performs Stand-Up Comedy on Seattle Public Access
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EDHLGLZ5y4 Before he was Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bill Nye wanted to be a stand-up comedian, and in this clip he does his first stand-up set on Seattle Public Access Station 29 in the early 80’s. I wish I … Continue reading
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Gene Wilder on The Truth
The inimitable Gene Wilder passed away yesterday at the age of 83, leaving behind a Willy Wonka shaped hole in all of our hearts. To honour the late, great actor, here’s an animated interview with him from the Blank on … Continue reading
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Review: Jean-Claude Van Johnson (Season 1, Episode 1)
It’s the annual pilot season for Amazon Studios again and during this period, they present a litany of pilots which their customers vote on to be promoted to full series. Perusing through the list, I felt ambivalent about whether The … Continue reading
Last Link of the Day: Steve Martin’s Olympic Diving Finals
If the Olympics were more like this, I’d tune in.
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Before They Were Stars: 15-Year Old Michael Phelps is Interviewed on WJZ-TV Baltimore
Before he was the most decorated Olympic athelete of all time, Michael Phelps was just a kid who loved swimming and wanted nothing more than to “get faster.” With the Olympics in full swing, reddit user “stevethenewsguy” decided to dig … Continue reading
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Shouts From the Back Row – Episode 261 – Stranger Things
One part Steven Spielberg, one part Stephen King, one part John Carpenter, with a dash of Wes Craven, Stranger Things is a love letter to the movies of the 1980’s and Netflix’s new series lit up the internet when it … Continue reading
Before They Were Stars: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on Star Trek: Voyager
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8COSRIA3t4 The Rock had established himself as a wrestler by the time the year 2000 arrived, but he had yet to break into the world of professional acting. Before his extended cameo at the beginning of The Mummy Returns helped … Continue reading
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