Reading the disparity in members ages on the RIP Corey Haim thread really got me thinking about the generational gap as far as some celebrities go. Take John Madden for example, I wouldn't be surprised if half the people who've played his game didn't know that he was a Hall of Fame, Super Bowl winning coach of the Oakland Raiders. Focus - Educate the youngins. Before Johnny Depp was Jack Sparrow, he was Freddy bait in Nightmare On Elm Street and known for being Officer Tom Hanson from this show...
Before Jerry O'Connell got all pretty and starting having babies with Rebecca Romijn (I still hear the Stamos after her name) he was a chubby dork in one of the greatest movies ever: Then, a few years later discovered that he could fly. (God, I loved this show. I don't care how bad it was)
Some of you may remember Jane Krakowski (Jenna of 30 Rock) for her role as Cousin Vicki in the original National Lampoon's Vacation. "I'm going steady, and I french kiss." "So, everybody does that." "Yeah, but daddy says I'm the best at it."
Brad Pitt starred in the shitty, SHITTY high school slasher film Cutting Class. It sucks. Another: Jeff Goldblum, as the sicko the rapes and beats Charles Bronson's wife and daughter to death in the original Death Wish: "Rich CUNT!!!! I kill rich cunts!!!!" ..and who could forget Arnie's Oscar nominated debut in Hercules In New York (the one with the American accent dubbed voice over his in even more hysterical):
Before he started banging supermodels (sorry, jewpermodels)... ...Dicaprio was the annoying little kid on Growing Pains. I seriously hated him back then. Now, he is probably as solid of an actor as there is.
Rambo did porn! The original title was The Party at Kitty and Stud's, but after Stallone made it big with Rocky, it was released as Italian Stallion (Rocky's nickname in that movie).
Before Ben Affleck fucked J-Lo and married Jennifer Garner, he hosted shitty educational videos for P.B.S. The funny thing is, I remember watching these in High-School.
As mentioned many-a-times on here, Elisha Cuthbert was the sweet, articulate girl on better-than-average youngster show Popular Mechanics For Kids. Then, the Heavens opened up....
Before becoming the buxom, neurotic Elliot Reid on Scrubs, Sarah Chalke was the "second" Becky Conner on Roseanne.
Yep, that's George Clooney with mullet flowing beautifully in the wind as the hero's horny sidekick in a sequel to a movie that is considered by many to be the worst movie ever made: Return Of The Killer Tomatoes (it actually IS worse than Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, believe me). He was also one of Jackie's earlier boyfriends named Booker on Rosanne. Who knew?
More importantly he was on The Facts of Life. (and one episode of the Golden Girls where he was Det. Bobby Hopkins)
Bill Maher in Cannibal Women In The Avocado Jungle Of Death (the blond in the glasses is Shannon Tweed):
Before Ace Ventura, before Truman, before Eternal Sunshine, Jim Carrey was Once Bitten. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x66zg1_jim-carrey-once-bitten-trailer_shortfilms" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x66zg1 ... shortfilms</a>
No no no no Zorro, before all that he was James Carrey, and along with Oscar Nominee Jamie Foxx, they were all bit players on this show
This was something I truly didn't know until a few months ago. Rusty Griswold from Christmas Vacation turned into Darlene's boyfriend on Roseanne then later got a staring gig on The Big Bang Theory.
Before Axl Rose was this: He was the singer for a band called Guns N Roses and they made great music. Not only the classics everyone knows, but also a few great acoustical songs as well. R.I.P. Axl you cunt.
Sorry...............it just slipped in. It's funny. Whenever I think of displaying elements of my past for young people on this board I always feel compelled to try and find video to complement my point. Like, who of the current generation would sit in front of a YouTube still screen that just played the song and no video? What the hell will they do with their eyes while they listen to the song? "You're just so boring old man who still says dude. Whatever." Also, most of you know who Slash the guitarist is, you just don't know why he is famous, other than seeing him playing as a guest on many, many stages. I like the way he plays here, with his original band. Plus, Axl still had the pipes. Witness.