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Before They Were Stars: Paul Reubens in “The Blues Brothers”
This past weekend marked the very unlikely return of Pee-Wee Herman, as 63-year old (!) Paul Reubens resurrected the character in the Netflix-exclusive film, Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday. Every time I gt back and watch The Blues Brothers, it always takes … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Hillary Clinton is Interviewed in 1979
Last week, I posted a clip of a Donald Trump interview from 1980 in which he expressed zero desire to run for President of the United States. Well, here’s an interview clip from a year earlier of Trump’s biggest opponent … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Zack Snyder Directs a Subaru Commercial with Crocodile Dundee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltcAvIKfuvU We are only a week away from the much-anticipated release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but if the film happens to flop, I’ve got a great idea for another attempt at a reboot: Batman v Superman v … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Michael Shannon in “Chicago Cab”
Later today, we’ll be posting a Shouts From the Back Row podcast about the career of Michael Shannon, so here’s some footage of one of his earliest film roles. Chicago Cab was a 1997 independent movie which follows a cab … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: John Goodman in a McDonald’s Commercial
Wow, it appears that John Goodman did an awful lot of commercials during the 1980s before he was famous. Here he is in a 1985 ad among a group of football players who secretly get McDonald’s delivered to them in … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Melissa McBride in “Georgina Blume’s Nightmare”
I stopped watching The Walking Dead a long time ago, but I still keep hearing about the very unlikely arc of Carol Peletier, who went from a completely useless character to the most compelling person on the show. The whole … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Aaron Paul on “NYPD Blue”
Long before Aaron Paul was involved with dealing meth, he guest-starred on this 2002 episode of NYPD Blue in which he finds himself in hot water for dealing… stolen Nintendo 64 cartridges! Well, the worst criminals always start small…
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Before They Were Stars: Dustin Hoffman in “The Star Wagon”
Before his breakthrough role in The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman had himself a fairly successful career on stage. At one point, Hoffman acted in the Maxwell Anderson play, The Star Wagon, playing the dim-witted apprentice of a scientist who invents a … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: James Dean in “Has Anyone Seen My Gal?”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=1806&v=iToeA_GGZJ8&feature=youtu.be There’s this big misconception that James Dean only starred in three films before his untimely death at age 24. Well, technically, Dean only had three CREDITED film roles in his career. Before he found fame, Dean actually had a … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Donald Trump Claims He Will Never Run for President
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5VEjF1uhYo In 1980, Donald Trump was a 34-year old millionaire real estate mogul who was already a fairly well known public figure, but nowhere near the larger-than-life personality he would become. During this interview with Rona Barrett, Trump is asked … Continue reading
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