Category Archives: Other Stuff

Before They Were Stars: Tony Danza as a Professional Boxer

Posted on November 25, 2014 by robin

Tony Danza may not be the first actor to come to mind when you’re picturing badasses, but the guy was a pretty good professional boxer, garnering a 9-3 win-loss record with all of his victories ending via knockout. In this … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Jennifer Lawrence in a Stage Production of “Othello”

Posted on November 22, 2014 by robin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRxLSGIQj6Y With the latest Hunger Games movie playing in theatres this weekend, CNN decided to do a spotlight on Jennifer Lawrence and dug up exclusive footage of her as a teenager, performing in a stage producton of Othello in her … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Zack Snyder Directs “Michael Jordan’s Playground”

Posted on November 19, 2014 by robin

Zack Snyder and Michael Jordan are not two names you’d expect to ever work on a project together. But it happened! Believe it or not, Snyder’s official debut directorial debut was a 1990 home video release entitled Michael Jordan’s Playground. … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Triple H with a Terrible French Accent

Posted on October 26, 2014 by robin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsMQKOxrJx8 Before Triple H became a huge star in World Wrestling Entertainment, he started off his career with a stint in World Championship Wrestling under his real name, Jean-Paul Levesque. Because of his French-sounding name, Levesque made a brief attempt … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: 13-Year Old Kim Kardashian’s Graduation Video

Posted on October 23, 2014 by robin

Entertainment Tonight recently unearthed this home video of 13-year old Kim Kardashian at her eighth-grade graduation, being all humble and down-to-death about how valuable this footage is going to be once she becomes famous. And indeed, she did become the … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars (2-for-1 Special): Sam Rockwell and Margaret Cho in a High School Improv Group

Posted on October 20, 2014 by robin

This is a 1986 promotional video for the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts. Right from the outset, you know this school must have been an effective one as they showcase a clip of their improv group, featuring … Continue reading →

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Yidlife Crisis – Great Debates

Posted on September 30, 2014 by tk

I got forwarded this yesterday and was hit by a bizarre combination of bagel debate, Montreal beauty…and Yiddish. Yidlife Crisis is a new web series that’s the brain child of Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion, and involves two friends taking … Continue reading →

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Good Answer!

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Gill

This bizarre little clip was created by Fatal Farm, the makers of that dick-sploding Robocop remake video that I posted yesterday. I guess this is for some kind of Oreo promotion, but it’s just so surreal that I almost prefer … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Tommy Lee Jones Plays Football for Harvard in 1968

Posted on September 24, 2014 by robin

In 1968, Tommy Lee Jones was attending Harvard and became an offensive guard on their varsity football team and also happened to participate in one of the most famous football games of all time. On November 23, Harvard and their … Continue reading →

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A Kickstarter Video

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Gill

The internet’s greatest animator Harry Partridge has made a parody of Kickstarter pitch videos that nails the style and tone perfectly. I think this video is doubly great because it also proves that Kickstarter has succeeded well enough to be … Continue reading →

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