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Before They Were Stars: Daisy Ridley in an ASOS Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gvbTWGJgPA ASOS.com is a popular British online fashion store who made a commercial for their ASOS Africa clothing line in 2012. One of the young actresses they used in the ad was an aspiring up-and-comer named Daisy Ridley, whom you … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 4-Year Old Natalie Wood Drops an Ice Cream Cone in “Happy Land”
Wow, talk about a very inauspicious debut for an iconic movie star! At the age of four, Natalie Wood made her first screen appearance in a 1943 film called Happy Land, a ten-second role which involved her dropping an ice … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 10-Year Old Sean Astin in “Please Don’t Hit Me, Mom”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRovMsgnrAw Sadly, legendary Academy Award-winning actress Patty Duke passed away yesterday at the age of 69, so I thought it might be an appropriate time to showcase her acting alongside her equally famous son, Sean Astin, in his screen debut. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Nathan Fillion in “Dracula 2000”
Here’s a question for you, ladies: if given the choice between Nathan Fillion and Gerard Butler, who would you pick? Better yet, how would you react if you were staring at Nathan Fillion and he suddenly morphed into Gerard Butler? … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Christopher Reeve in a Soap Opera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqNHA_U15wU Christopher Reeve was a relatively unknown actor when they gave him the iconic title role in Superman in 1978, but it’s not like the guy just came out of nowhere. In fact, for two years during the decade, Reeve … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Zack Snyder Directs a Banned Beer Commercial
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is playing in theatres this weekend to mostly negative reviews, but if the film tanks and ruins Zack Snyder’s career, he could always go back to directing Polish beer commercials. In 1998, Snyder directed … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Garry Shandling Performs Stand-Up on “Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert”
Legendary comedian Garry Shandling unexpectedly passed away yesterday at the age of 66. Shandling started out his career in the 1970s by writing scripts for such popular sitcoms as Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter before crossing over into … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Richard Griffiths as “Terrorist#3” in “Superman II”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJ7iPeOQVk In anticipation of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and our upcoming Shouts From the Back Row podcast about Superman, here’s a “Before They Were Stars” moment from one of the original Superman movies. The late British character actor Richard … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Hulk Hogan Arm Wrestles Andre the Giant in 1979
Long before he was appearing in sex tapes and winning multi-million-dollar lawsuits against Gawker, Hulk Hogan spent the early stages of his career wrestling under the name Terry “Hulk” Boulder. In 1979, Hogan/Boulder was working for the Continental Wrestling Association … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Joe Manganiello in a Ryno Productions Commercial
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K1iqiVg7oZU In light of Joe Manganiello’s bizarre performance as himself in Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday, this clip has recently surfaced of him in a rather meta commercial for a company which can get your business commercial spots on cable. So behold a young … Continue reading
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