Category Archives: Other Stuff

Before They Were Stars: Dave Bautista Wrestles a Dark Match as “Leviathan”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3KJdZRTBY0 Guardians of the Galaxy has just opened in theaters and former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Dave Bautista is getting some good notices for his work in the role of Drax the Destroyer, which could mean great things for his … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: 10-Year Old Elisabeth Moss Does a Voice in “Recycle Rex”

Well, in addition to the likes of Batman: The Animated Series, Frosty Returns and Animaniacs, here’s some more footage from the extensive childhood animated voice-over career of Elisabeth Moss. Recycle Rex is a 12-minute short film which is an unlikely … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Willem Dafoe Does a Hula Dance in The Wooster Group

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3vBZYoZdNM Yesterday, I posted footage of Steve Buscemi performing with a New York-based experimental theater company known as the Wooster Group. Well, it turns out that Willem Dafoe was one of the original founders of the Wooster Group and spent … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Steve Buscemi Dances in The Wooster Group

The Wooster Group are an acclaimed New York-based experimental theater company which have been existence since the early 1980s and quite a few famous actors have passed through their ranks. They have their own Youtube channel featuring tons of rare … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: 12-Year Old Jason Biggs Does a Voice in “Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel”

Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel is a very popular children’s book which got its own 25-minute animated adaptation in 1990. A 12-year old Jason Biggs had one of his earliest acting jobs in this short, providing the voice of … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Larry the Cable Guy Performs Stand-Up Under His Real Name

It may come as a shocker to hear this, but Larry the Cable Guy never actually worked as a cable guy at any point during his life. Instead, “Larry the Cable Guy” was a persona that Daniel Lawrence Whitney came up … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Famke Janssen in a Modelling T.V. Special

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdY-fv6rkrU Before she broke into acting, Famke Janssen had a successful modelling career during the 1980s and was prominently featured in this 1989 television documentary called Video Cover Girls. Here, she is simply known as “Famke” and still has traces … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Andy Serkis in a Stage Production of “Faust”

In 1988, the Lyric Hammersmith Theater in London put on an epic 7 1/2-hour production of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust and an unknown Andy Serkis had a supporting role. You can catch glimpses of him in this behind-the-scenes footage … Continue reading

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Mash-Ups, Fan-Edits and the Backyard Blockbuster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEuv4uMdZm8 Friend of the site Grant Jeffery and myself are panelists at Ottawa ComicCon 2014 this weekend! If you’re attending the con, you can find our panel on Sunday, May 11, at 4:00pm in Meeting Hall D. It’s going to … Continue reading

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Before They Were Stars: Bob Hoskins in the Ken Campbell Roadshow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAJPXnk2wxo In response to the recent death of Bob Hoskins, a rare “Before They Were Stars” clip was just posted of his first major acting job. In the early 1970s, British stage director Ken Campbell formed a theatre group called … Continue reading

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