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15 Celebrities You Never Knew Were In Classic Movies And Shows

Have you ever watched an older movie and seen an actor who is now on the A list in the background? This happens to me all the time, as they say you have to start somewhere. Buzz Feed have come up with a list of 25 actors who appeared in classic movies and TV shows, here is 15 you can find the rest at the source.

George Clooney In ‘Rosanne

Nicolas Cage In ‘Fast Times At Ridgemont High’

Jake Gyllenhaal In ‘City Slickers’

Elijah Wood In ‘Back To The Future 2′

Jack Nicholson In ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’

Jane Lynch In ‘The Fugitive’

Miley Cyrus In ‘Big Fish’

Rainn Wilson In ‘Almost Famous’

Ron Jeremy In ‘Ghostbusters’

Jack Black & Giovanni Ribisi In ‘X-Files’

Tobey Maguire In ‘The Wizard’

Jessica Alba In ‘The Secret World Of Alex Mac’

Ryan Gosling In ‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark’

Hugh Laurie In ‘Friends’

Seth Rogan in Donnie Darko

I love fun little stuff like this. Now you have to go through these and look out for them!

source: [Buzz Feed]

Popularity: unranked [?]

 

The 10 Most Embarassing ‘Before They Were Famous’ Commercials

Before making it big every celebrity has to get their starting break for them to be noticed and for some of them this means doing some very cheesy commercials. Guyism have come up with a list of 10 commercials that are the most embarrassing “before they were famous” moments. I’m sure the celebrities don’t really care now since they are raking in millions. But it’s fun to watch them back then.

10. Keanu Reeves for Corn Flakes

What kind of event requires a seating placement for hundreds of people and nothing to eat but dozens of boxes of Corn Flakes? Who cares!? The point is, it’s young Keanu Reeves’ job to put all these boxes out while dancing around like a buffoon.

09. Brad Pitt for Pringles

Yep, before he got all famous and into adopting babies and stuff, Brad Pitt was pushing Pringles as a beefed up beach boy. As you can tell by the video, it’s clear that Brad wasn’t likely hired for his acting talent, but rather his ability to keep the prime Pringles target market (ostensibly, girls aged 12 to 25) glued to the TV screen with his ripple-y muscles.

08. Tina Fey for Mutual Savings Bank

This 1995 bank commercial pretty much sums up the poor fashion choices that were the 1990s. While she may be one of the hottest ladies in comedy these days, that short mom haircut and stylish floral vest just don’t do her beautiful personality justice.

07. Leonardo DiCaprio for Bubble Yum

The truth is out, Leo’s actual totem in Inception was a single package of Bubble Yum Bubble Gum. Check the video to see a Growing-Pains-era DiCaprio using his adorable teen looks to blow your mind with the bursting flavor of this outrageous gum.

06. Bruce Willis for Seagram’s Wine Coolers

Hey, check it out — we’re just a bunch of fun-loving guy who like to sing and get tipsy off of totally manly wine coolers! While the advertising idea isn’t all that solid, what is solid is Bruce Willis’ corny dance moves and overly enthusiastic smile.

05. Morgan Freeman for Listerine

Yikes! Poor Morgan Freeman is forced to take on a somewhat racist dialect in this old-school commercial for Listerine. Clearly, Listerine was after that exciting and still fairly new idea of targeting the “ethnic” market.

04. Seth Green for Snapp’s Hamburgers

Ooh… those expensive burger joints make me SO ANGRY!! Thankfully, a young Seth Green (circa 1991) and his enthusiasm for overcharging has shown me just how terribly those “other” hamburger restaurants are treating their customers. From now on, I’m getting my burger fix at Snapp’s (FYI – Snapp’s is now Rally’s)!

03. Jack Black for Atari’s Pitfall

Little Jack Black looks about 200-lbs. lighter in this commercial for the early video game classic, Pitfall. While he may have put on a few pounds over the past couple decades, that unique enthusiasm he brings to the screen still holds true.

02. Demi Moore for Diet Coke

How far would you go to get your Diet Coke fix? Well, if you’re a young Demi Moore, you’d climb out onto a high-rise ledge to get yourself some of the sweet, sweet soda. Thankfully, despite the ridiculous shoulder pads and apparent plummet to her death, lucky Demi seems to find love in the end.

01. Lindsay Lohan for Jell-O

Here’s a sad reminder of innocence lost. Lindsay Lohan and her awesome hat team up with Bill Cosby to push Jell-O in this 1996 commercial. Though her appearance is nothing more than a cameo, I think it’s fair to say those little freckles of hers stole the show.

source: [Guyism]

Popularity: unranked [?]

 

Turn Around Bright Eyes & Links To Hollywood

Turn Around Bright Eyes & Links To Hollywood

Turn Around Bright EyesCity Rag

Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz Married Too Young – Pop Eater

Rihanna Is Pretty Smart – IDLYITW

Happy 19th Birthday Taylor LautnerDaily Fill

Kate Moss For Longchamp – Girls Talkin’ Smack

Scarlett Johansson & Sean Penn Not Dating – Amy Grindhouse

Jack Black To Host Kids Choice Awards – ICYDK

Sarah Palin Defends Christina AguileraThe Superficial

Jennifer Aniston’s Dried Up Uterus Turns 42 Of The Day – Drunken Stepfather

Everyone Hates Heidi Montag LOL – Popbytes

OMG, He’s Naked: Tom HughesOMG Blog

Aaron Carter Is Out Of Rehab – Why Fame

Taylor Momsen Goes Goth — Is This News? – Hollywood Life

Jenny McCarthy Sparkles At Avalon – Celebrity Smack

Lindsay Lohan’s Tighty Whitey Is Sold Out – Celebs.com

Snooki In Her Pajamas – Anything Hollywood

Little Red Riding Hood Is A Fashionista! – Betty Confidential

The Most Memorable Grammy Performances – College Candy

John Travolta Hits On Waiter In Front Of His Wife – Allie Is Wired

Popularity: unranked [?]

 

20 Of The Craziest VMA Outfits

The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards take place this Sunday so Billboard decided to go down memory lane and take a look at some of the craziest VMA outifts.

20. Lil Mama looks more like child than mother at the VMAs in 2009.

19. At least Rodman rocked the red AIDS ribbon on his train wreck of a look in 1995.

18. Let’s hope Missy Elliot, pictured here in at the 2003 VMAs, didn’t use her MTV Moon Man to tee off.

17. Katy Perry was a “teenage dream” with her vintage Barbie look at the 2008 VMAs.

16. Slipknot looked slightly respectable in their suits and ties at the VMAs in 2008.

15. Before Gwen Stefani was a fashionista, she was “just a girl” in ’98 — who had blue hair and futuristic skirts.

14. Fergie‘s hat is reminiscent of “A Clockwork Orange,” but the rest of the outfit screams saucy schoolgirl at the 2006 VMAs.

13. Lenny Kravitz‘s 1998 single “Fly Away” wasn’t joking, but the rocker didn’t prove it until six years later at the VMAs.

12. How could Shakira even sit down in those skin-tight leather pants is the outrageous part of her outfit at the 2001 VMAs.

11. Jack Black is a not-so-”smooth criminal” at the 2003 VMAs, ripping off Michael Jackson’s look with more humor than style.

10. Destiny’s Child channels a Native American vibe at the VMAs in 2001. It’s more Dances With Beyonce than “Dances With Wolves.”

09. Pink — at her most, well, pink — rocks leopard and gold for a wild child look at the 2000 VMAs.

08. His eyebrows might be the most surprising part of Axl Rose‘s sporty look at the 2001 VMAs.

07. Lil Kim was as brave as they come in 1999, letting it all hang out.

06. Big Boi and André 3000 of Outkast somehow make furry pants and orange overalls look good at the 2001 VMAs.

05. Schoolgirl no more. Britney Spears debuted her biker side at the 2002 VMAs.

04. For once, Mudvayne‘s brightly-colored mohawks were not the most eye-catching part of the band’s appearance, pictured here in 2001.

03. Christina Aguilera definitely needed double-sided tape in order to avoid a “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2002 VMAs.

02. For once, Marilyn Manson, pictured here in 1998 with then-girlfriend Rose McGowan, is not the center of attention.

01. Lady Gaga showed off her many, many sides at the 2009 VMAs.

How the hell is GaGa number 1? Rose McGowan was practically nude and Mudvayne have bullet holes in their head – either of them should have been number 1. To see the full 50 craziest VMA outfits head over to the source.

source: The VMAs’ 50 Most Outrageous Fashions [Billboard]

Popularity: unranked [?]

 

Prop 8 : The Musical

Forget the likes of High School Musical and Greese, the people over at Funny Or Die have released a new musical – Prop 8 The Musical.

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die


Proposition 8
was a a ballot in California that restricted the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman and eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry.

Funny or Die have previously got Pars Hilton to star in some of their skits, this time they have openly gay actor Neil Patrick Harris , some other celebrities and Jack Black as Jesus Christ.

Do you think Prop 8 : The Musical is funny or desperate?

Popularity: unranked [?]

 

Tropic Thunder Boycott

A coalition of disabilities groups is expected as early as Monday to call for a national boycott of the film “Tropic Thunder” because of what the groups consider the movie’s open ridicule of the intellectually disabled.

The film, a movie-industry spoof directed by Ben Stiller, is set for release on Wednesday by Paramount Pictures and its DreamWorks unit.

“Not only might it happen, it will happen,” Timothy P. Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics, said of the expected push for a boycott. Speaking by phone, Mr. Shriver said he planned to be in Los Angeles with representatives of his group and others to picket the movie’s premiere on Monday evening in this city’s Westwood district.

A particular sore point has been the film’s repeated use of the term “retard” in referring to a character, Simple Jack, who is played by Mr. Stiller in a subplot about an actor who chases an Oscar by portraying a mindless dolt.

Mr. Shriver said that he had also begun to ask members of Congress for a resolution condemning what he called the movie’s “hate speech” and calling for stronger federal support of the intellectually disabled.

“The most disappointing thing, the most incredible thing, is that nobody caught it,” said Mr. Shriver, who, as a co-producer of the DreamWorks film “Amistad,” is no stranger to the studio. He spoke of what he described as the studio’s and the filmmakers’ blatant disregard for the disabled even as they stepped carefully around other potentially offensive references, notably in a story line that has Robert Downey Jr. playing a white actor who changes his skin color to play a black soldier.

In a statement on Sunday, Chip Sullivan, a DreamWorks spokesman, said the movie was “an R-rated comedy that satirizes Hollywood and its excesses and makes its point by featuring inappropriate and over-the-top characters in ridiculous situations.” Mr. Sullivan, in the statement, added that the film was not meant to disparage or harm people with disabilities and that DreamWorks expected to work closely with disability groups in the future. But, he said, “No changes or cuts to the film will be made.”

Formal complaints about the content of films are not uncommon, but well-coordinated boycotts are fairly rare.

The groups involved said that they represented millions of members and associates. Perhaps the most striking use of the tactic involved “The Last Temptation of Christ,” released in 1988.

Religious groups that considered that movie’s depiction of Jesus blasphemous called for a boycott of companies owned by MCA, whose Universal unit made the film.

source: Nationwide ‘Thunder’ Boycott in the Works [ny times]

Popularity: unranked [?]

 

25 Funniest People in America

Presenting The 25 Funniest People in America. From Conan O’Brien to Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey to Craig Ferguson, let’s count down the names of the entertainers who make us laugh the hardest.

25. AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS

Burroughs’ best-selling memoir Running with Scissors — about being raised by a nutso shrink who studies his poo and rents the back shed to a pedophile — is unbelievably disturbing. And sidesplitting. At first we felt guilty giggling at his adventures with an electroshock therapy machine, but Burroughs knows that laughter is the best antidepressant. Much better than booze, which the author struggles to kick in his equally effervescent follow-up, Dry.

24. CATHERINE O’HARA

After her run on SCTV in the late ’70s, Hollywood didn’t know what to do with O’Hara. Fortunately, Christopher Guest did. In Waiting for Guffman, she and Fred Willard are tracksuit-wearing answers to Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire; in Best in Show, she’s a onetime floozy with a prize terrier and a torrid past; and in A Mighty Wind, O’Hara shows off a subtler comic touch, proving that humor doesn’t always mean a pie in the face.

23. SARAH SILVERMAN

The Lenny Bruce of the 21st century might be this hot, foul-mouthed, button-punching stand-up. Silverman is ruthlessly funny about topics like sex, the Holocaust, and 9/11, which may be why The Sarah Silverman Program has a permanent slot on our DVR. Oh, and if you hadn’t heard, she’s f—ing Matt Damon.

22. DAVE CHAPPELLE

The fact that Diamond Dave is all but absent from the comedic stage these days doesn’t invalidate his funny. After all, Chappelle’s revered Comedy Central show — on which the wiry comic gleefully engaged in crass T&A humor, swore like a sailor, and mocked everyone in the multiculti rainbow, confronting race in a way that is positively Pryor-esque — is still the best sketch comedy this country has seen in more than a decade. For that alone, he deserves a spot on any list like this.

21. DEMETRI MARTIN

You know what’s funny? Palindromes and anagrams. ”Shut up, Grandma,” you say, but we say shut up yourself and watch Demetri Martin work a stand-up mic. ”A drunk driver’s very dangerous. Everybody knows that. But so is a drunk backseat driver — if he’s persuasive.” The floppy-haired heir to Steven Wright won a prestigious award at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, taking him from the comedy underground to…the comedy slightly less underground.

20. DIABLO CODY

Not to be partial, but the newly minted Oscar winner showed off her comedic — and emotional — chops with her debut screenplay for Juno. Did we mention it won an Oscar?

19. CRAIG FERGUSON

Late night is the province of the mono-name. Jay! Dave! Conan! Then there’s that Scottish guy, two-name ID required: Craig Ferguson. You know, the one who can’t quite be pinned down. Since taking over CBS’ Late Late Show from Craig Kilborn in 2005, Ferguson has brought a fresh burst of energy to the format. He’s reinvented the opening monologue, doing away with most of the topical jokes and just ad-libbing about his life. Along with fresh energy, he’s brought something else — ratings. Ferguson, 45 and a brand-spanking-new U.S. Citizen, doesn’t get as much media attention as time-slot competitors Jimmy Kimmel or Conan, but with an audience of just under 2 million, the great Scot outperforms the former and has climbed within 500,000 viewers of the latter.

18. JACK BLACK

Black is an entirely new classification of human: the frenetic slacker. Before his turn as doofus band reject/inspirational teacher Dewey Finn in School of Rock, he was the Ritalin-deprived half of Tenacious D (along with his partner, Kyle Gass) and the list-obsessed record-shop shlub in High Fidelity. He is, inarguably, the coolest fusion of music and comedy since Spinal Tap. (And, if Tropic Thunder is as good as we’ve been led to believe, we’ll forgive him that whole Nacho Libre business.)

17. DAVID LETTERMAN

With a receding hairline and a jogger’s grim jowls, Dave is no one’s idea of a hip comic, and he likes it that way. New-school gone old-school, the upstart who first pumped irony into the talk show still rails against the stupidity of the powerful and yet has the charm to melt Julia Roberts.

16. AMY SEDARIS AND DAVID SEDARIS

Big brother is the best-selling author of the sublime autobiographical essay collections Me Talk Pretty One Day and Naked, full of terrific riffs about stuff like his cuckoo-clock North Carolina clan and his midget guitar teacher. Little sis was the rubber-faced star of Comedy Central’s truly strange Strangers With Candy, as well as coauthor of the book Wigfield.

15. WILL FERRELL

See, there’s this man-child who latches onto Will Ferrell in most every role he plays — and good luck getting the little guy to let go. As a result, we are treated to inspired displays of dolt-trapped-in-the-headlights hijinks, be it in the form of Old School’s keghead Frank the Tank (who goes from repressed to regressed to undressed) or Talladega Nights’ Ricky Bobby, the dumbest, most earnest NASCAR driver on the circuit — who’s also the most comfortable with his sexuality.

14. RICKY GERVAIS

Okay, so he doesn’t spend all that much of his time in America. We don’t care. Whether as the creator of The Office and Extras, a supporting actor in movies like For Your Consideration or Night at the Museum, or doing killer stand-up (as seen most recently in Grand Theft Auto IV), he’s still as funny as the dog’s bollocks.

13. ELLEN DEGENERES

DeGeneres, whose career seemed all but kaput a few years ago, has earned back adoration simply by being her affably dry self on the Emmy-winning The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Whether it’s her circuitous monologues, her deadpan celebrity interviews, or that vocal turn as Dory in Finding Nemo, she remains one of the cleanest, coolest funny ladies around.

12. DAVID CROSS

All conversations about his genius start here: Along with Bob Odenkirk, he created the cunning HBO sketch series Mr. Show, which routinely put SNL to silly shame. And not only does Cross work little miracles in supporting roles (remember his role as feckless freak-job Tobias on Fox’s Arrested Development?), he can drop some pretty fearsome stand-up (who else talks about being raped by the Virgin Mary?). Simply put, this dude never kowtows for his funny.

11. CONAN O’BRIEN

Smarty-pants isn’t usually a compliment, but O’Brien wears them so well. When this Harvard geek isn’t riffing on Muammar Gaddafi in his monologue, he’s making absurd innovations in low-brow comedy. Now, let’s see if those absurd innovations will play on The Tonight Show….

The Top 10 are after the jump!!

Popularity: unranked [?]

 

Angelina Jolie Pregnant with Twins – Confirmed

Angelina Jolie Pregnant with Twins - Confirmed - Photo

Angelina Jolie has confirmed she’s pregnant with twins. Jack Black spilled the news to Access Hollywood during a side-by-side interview with Angelina to promote their movie “Kung Fu Panda.”

quote1.jpg“You’re gonna have as many as (the) ‘Brady Bunch’ when you have these,” Jack joked.

“It’s confirmed? Is it two?”, Natalie with Access Hollywood asked.

“Yeah, yeah, we’ve confirmed that already,” Angelina responded. “Well, Jack’s just confirmed it actually.”

“Is that true?”, Jack said jokingly.

“Yeah, you did,” Angelina replied.

“Sorry,” Jack concluded.

You gotta love Jack Black — he simply had no idea.

source: Angelina Jolie Confirms She’s Having Twins [access hollywood]

Popularity: 2% [?]

 

Lindsay Lohan Loses Another Job

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First Lindsay Lohan was supposed to play Nancy Pitman in Matthew Bright’s “The Manson Girls,” but she was dropped. Nikki Finke reports that producers of the movie couldn’t find any name actresses to star with her. Nobody wants to star with Lohan — what’s up with that?!

Now Lindsay has been canned again!

Lohan was set to star alongside Jack Black in “Ye Old Times.” One of the producers confirmed to E! that she’s left the movie, but said she wasn’t dumped.

“We have just decided to go our separate ways. We currently have an offer out to another actor.”

Right… she was fired. I’m beginning to think that Lindsay has done more damage to her career than I had originally expected. At least she has her new line of leggings to fall back on — and they have knee pads to boot!

Maybe she should reconsider doing Living Lohan — otherwise, Dina and Ali might take all the upcoming opportunities. That’s a sad situation, I can’t stand her mother.

Here’s the promo for Living Lohan:

Popularity: 2% [?]

 

Celebrities Who Look Like Muppets

Celebrities are truly a funny breed… but not nearly as funny as their Muppet comparisons.

I’m not sure why I am so amused by this, but one of my favorite Muppet creations was the Fraggle Rock Doozers.

Beaker and Carrot Top

Celebrities Who Look Like Muppets - Beaker and Carrot Top - Photo

Miss Piggy and Tori Spelling

Celebrities Who Look Like Muppets - Miss Piggy and Tori Spelling - Photo

Janice and Donatella Versace

Celebrities Who Look Like Muppets - Janice and Donatella Versace - Photo

Grog and Bruce Vilanch

Celebrities Who Look Like Muppets - Grog and Bruce Vilanch - Photo

The Swedish Chef and Dr. Phil

Celebrities Who Look Like Muppets - The Swedish Chef and Dr. Phil - Photo

Fozzie Bear and Jack Black

Celebrities Who Look Like Muppets - Fozzie Bear and Jack Black - Photo

Rowlf the Dog and Whoopi Goldberg

Celebrities Who Look Like Muppets - Rowlf the Dog and Whoopi Goldberg - Photo

Gonzo and Adrien Brody

Celebrities Who Look Like Muppets - Gonzo and Adrien Brody - Photo

source: Hollywood Muppets [tmz]

Popularity: 6% [?]

 

Lindsay Lohan Cast in Manson Girls

Lindsay Lohan has signed on to star as Nancy Pitman, once a loyal member of Charles Manson‘s not-so-merry band, in the movie Manson Girls.

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The film’s producer, Brad Wyman of Junction Films, confirmed the casting — “Yes, I am doing it with Lindsay.”

E! News Online
reports,

quote2.jpgA source familiar with the deal says that despite the fact that Lohan has had some recent brushes with the law and just completed rehab, “the production company is insuring her for the film.”

Shooting Manson Girls Lohan will shoot the offbeat comedy Ye Olde Times with Jack Black and David Arquette this spring. That film is due out in 2009.

Pitman grew up in wealthy household in Malibu, and at 16 she was introduced to Manson by a friend, according to published reports. She fell under his spell, moving in with him and becoming one of his most ardent followers. She was home with Manson on the night he dispatched members of his “Family” to the former home of ex-business associate Terry Melcher, where they ended up brutally killing actress Sharon Tate and four others.

Pitman, aka Brenda McCann, later became involved with the Aryan Brotherhood and served 18 months in prison after being convicted of being an accessory after the fact to murder. She later married one of her coconspirators, divorced and moved to Oregon with her two children.

When will Lindsay get it in her head — she’s not an actress. It’s beyond creepy she even wants to do this film. Charles Manson is just not right, not right at all.

What others said:

  • Defamer says, “So invested is the actress in getting the details just right, expect to see her on red carpets and at area hot spots in the coming weeks sporting styles from the period, with the word “PIG” smeared across her forehead in what we hope will only be pig’s blood.

Popularity: 3% [?]

 

Robert Downey Jr. Playing a Black Man

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Holy crap! I would swear that was Don Cheadle. Robert Downey Jr. is playing and African American (or whatever the current PC term is) in the upcoming film “Tropic Thunder.” The movie is a comedy that also stars Jack Black and Ben Stiller.

Robert Downey Jr. Playing a Black Man

Source: “Tropic Thunder” Pushes Race Envelope [Showbuzz]

Popularity: 3% [?]

 

Owen Wilson Returns Home After Suicide Attempt

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Owen Wilson has returned home from Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center less than a week after attempting suicide. He is surrounded by family who are watching him 24/7, including brother Luke Wilson, who initially found Owen in his Santa Monica home.

quote-pic“Owen is in bad mental shape but said he is thankful to be alive,” says a source close to the actor, who had returned to his Santa Monica home on Saturday. “He knows he came close to ending his life, and he is happy that he was saved from himself. He is basically at home with people watching him 24/7.”

Owen has dropped out of the film Tropic Thunder that was already six weeks into production. He was working on the project with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Jack Black.

Source: “Owen Wilson Returns Home Under Close Watch” [people]

Popularity: 14% [?]

 

Sanjaya Malakar on Jay Leno – Video

In all honesty, Sanjaya Malakar has a great sense of humor… you can’t help but like him. Here’s hoping he can make some sort of career out of his experience.

By the way… Jack Black is one funny man.

Popularity: 17% [?]

 
 


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