Before they were stars

I thought it was time for one of those cheesy topics that wasn't serious or political in any way - and it better not turn into one! :P

Anyway, recently I find myself watching older movies and saying "Holy shit, he/she's in this movie?!" - or something like it. Here's a few I've ran across or remember:

Before Jack Black was widely known, he was in The NeverEnding Story III (I must explain that I wasn't actively watching this movie, but ran across it when I was channel surfing.)

Cortney Cox was in Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark music video as one of the girls in the crowd

Hilary Swank was in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie) as one of the snobby high school girls

Chris Rock was in Beverly Hills Cop II as a valet parker in the Playboy Mansion

Kevin Bacon was in Friday the 13th and got killed.

Danny Devito AND Christopher Lloyd in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'.

Lauren Hill had a recurring role in As the World Turns.

Sly Stallone had a bit in Woody Allen's "BANANNAS" even b4 he did ROCKY.

Jennifer Lopez got her start as a "Fly Girl" on In Living Color.

Christina Aguilera..\
Justin Timberlake....> were Mouseketeers (I still worship Annette!)
Britney Spears....../

Sheryl Crow sang backup for Michael Jackson before she went solo.

Before becoming famous in their own right, Barry Manilow used to play piano for Bette Midler, and Melissa Manchester and Katie Sagal used to sing backup for her. Actually, at that time, Bette wasn't exactly famous herself: she was still singing in a gay bathhouse.

My college was located in the same building that housed the gay bath house in NYC that she got started in.

My college was located in the same building that housed the gay bath house in NYC that she got started in.
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Boy! Talk about your University of HARD Knocks! :spit:

Jack Black played a soldier in Mars Attacks!

Remember Kevin Spacey's breakthrough performance in Working Girl? Neither does anybody else. -_-

George Clooney had recurring roles on Facts of Life and other sitcoms before making his mark with ER and hitting the big screen.

Vix

George C was in an NBC sitcom named "ER" long before he was in the NBC drama "ER."

yeah, he also played a drag queen in a crappy TV show back in the early 90's. and jim carrey played a corpse on some cop show.. he had died of a heroin overdose on it. he made a good dead person :P

Alanis Morissette
Starred on Nickelodeon's show, "You Can't Do That on Television" as a wise-cracking young pre-teen.

Cuba Gooding, Jr
Was a kid in the barber's chair in "Coming To America".

Ben Affleck
Was in the movie "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," playing a basketball player (no lines).

Freddie Prinze, Jr
Was in the original "Home Alone," as an extra.

Viggo Mortensen
Had a miniscule part in "Witness." Look for him in the scene where Harrison Ford beats up the local punks who harrass him and other Amish. Viggo is one of the Amish sitting in the back of a wagon.

Hey, too bad he didn't try any "method" acting techniques with that role. Might have been spared the Carrey oeuvre. ;)

Johnny Depp tried out to play bass for Black Flag and was laughed at. He was also in one the first Nightmare on Elm Street (can't remember which)

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