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Before They Were Stars: 8-Year Old Lindsay Lohan Models Bathing Suits on “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVISvTw9M6Y Lindsay Lohan started modelling and acting from a very young age. By the time she was six, she appeared in a sketch on Late Night with David Letterman. By the time she was eight, she was modelling a bathing … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Madonna in “A Certain Sacrifice”
In 1979, a New York filmmaker named Stephen Jon Lewicki decided to make an ultra-low budget, artsy independent movie called A Certain Sacrifice, which he gradually shot over the course of the next two years until the final cut came … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Patrick Stewart Discusses Playing Shakespeare in 1979
Two days ago, we did a Shouts From the Back Row podcast on the career of the one and only Patrick Stewart. In 1979, Stewart was developing a solid career as a stage actor in his native Britain, but was … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Prince Performs with 94 East
As I’m sure you’re well aware, the world was shocked to learn that Prince unexpectedly died yesterday at the age of 57. Back when he was a teenager and still known as Prince Rogers Nelson, he hooked up with a … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jack Nicholson in a Failed Television Pilot
Little Amy was a failed television pilot from 1962 which never got picked up and turned into a series. This might be due to the fact that the premise revolves around the nine-year old title character and her unhealthy romantic … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Doris Roberts as “Woman” in “Suspense”
Doris Roberts, best known for playing the mother on Everybody Loves Raymond, recently passed away at the age of 90. Even though Roberts achieved her greatest fame late in her career, she was always a quintessential character actress who worked … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Geoffrey Rush as “Detective#1” in “Hoodwink”
Hoodwink is a 1981 Australian film based on a true story which actually has a pretty neat premise: a convicted bank robber devises an elaborate con job in which he pretends to go blind, so that he will garner an … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Jon Bernthal on “How I Met Your Mother”
Here’s a unique opportunity to see two future Marvel characters cross paths in 2005, as the Punisher meets Maria Hill in the second episode ever of How I Met Your Mother. The running gag of this particular episode is that … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Vin Diesel Narrates an Atari Jaguar Commercial
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wsXquTce3os When I found out Vin Diesel once did a voice-over on a commercial for an Alien vs. Predator video game, it didn’t raise any eyebrows at first… until I realized this game was made for the short-lived commercial flop, … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Michael McKean Sings About Kent State in 1970
Long before they were a part of Spinal Tap, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer started off their careers as part of a comedy group called The Credibility Gap. During the late 1960s, they made their first appearance on the Los … Continue reading
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