"Before they were Stars - Extras who blew up years later"
I just happened to catch Spiderman 2 on some channel a couple of weeks ago, and who showed up on the screen with exactly one line? Chadwick Boseman. Years later dude stars as Black Panther in Civil War, where Spiderman is also rebooted and added to the MCU.
Different but in the same ballpark, years ago I remember seeing Melissa McCarthy in like a one minute scene from Doug Liman's (IMO) underrated Go. There was something about her in it, like she put just 50% more into the bit part than was necessary, and it stood out. I was curious even then if she'd show up elsewhere. Then years later...
Do any of you have any other examples of that? Where you notice an extra or actor in a bit part who goes on to be a star? It could be before, or after the fact.
I want to say the same thing happened for me with Dave Chappelle. I remember noticing him way before Half-Baked. Maybe even before Men In Tights.
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4. "Jordan Peele was an extra on A Different World" In response to Reply # 0
He was sitting at a table in the Pit.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
8. "Or Black Hawk Down. " In response to Reply # 7
They're not extras, but every twentysomething squared-jawed white guy working was in that movie: Tom Hardy, Jamie Lannister, Mr. Fantastic from the first FF movies, Tig from SOA, Smalls from Sandlot, Abe from Mad Men, etc.
24. "None of them were extras" In response to Reply # 23
Jack Black is in about half the scenes the other 2 had bit roles, not some background extra one line steez Anna Gunn with the Skyler act years before BB
I wasn't talking about supporting roles for actors who went on to bigger projects.
I meant actors that started as either extras or roles with only one or two lines, and not as surprise cameos. Movies you catch way down the line, and you say "Wait, was that Matt Damon!?!?!"
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