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Before They Were Famous

  • TV Series
  • 1997–
  • 40m
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Before They Were Famous (1997)
Comedy

Film clips of big stars back when they were still doing bit parts, local commercials or community theater. Segments include Tom Selleck's appearance as a contestant on "The Dating Game" (196... Read allFilm clips of big stars back when they were still doing bit parts, local commercials or community theater. Segments include Tom Selleck's appearance as a contestant on "The Dating Game" (1965) and Gillian Anderson giving a poetry recital on community-access cable TV.Film clips of big stars back when they were still doing bit parts, local commercials or community theater. Segments include Tom Selleck's appearance as a contestant on "The Dating Game" (1965) and Gillian Anderson giving a poetry recital on community-access cable TV.

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    • Jeff Stewart
    • Nick Hancock
    • Sid Owen
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    6.4/10
    19
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    • Stars
      • Jeff Stewart
      • Nick Hancock
      • Sid Owen
    • 1User review
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    Before They Were Famous

    Based on an American format. Angus Deayton provides the wry commentary for Before They Were Famous.

    Essentially it is a clip show of stars before they made it big.

    Steve Martin and Tom Selleck appearing on a dating show. John Travolta doing a commercial.

    Even British stars had to start somewhere. You see Ross Kemp doing an advert, Graham Norton doing a corporate video. Presenter Angus Deayton did a lot of adverts himself.

    It is also a bit of a cheat. There were a lot of corporate videos and bad videos of school productions and amateur theatre.

    It is diverting fun mainly due to Deayton's put downs.

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    • Connections
      Remake of Before They Were Stars (1996)

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      • United Kingdom
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      • English
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • Sony Pictures Television International
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