Embarrassing Starts to an excellent acting career

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After reading the Lawrence Fishburne thread, I was getting the opinion of a friend of mine (I printed out the Cowboy Curtis photo).
Qouth friend: "Damn. Thank God Morgan Freeman never dressed up like that."
At this I busted out laughing, and said "Yeah, but Morgan Freeman got his start on a low budget kids show on PBS* where he had to dress like dracula...with crooked fangs."
He didn't believe me.
So....this thread is about discussing the ignominious early careers of great actors. Especially with embrassasing pictures.
And for right now, if anyone has a PHOTO of Morgan Freeman as Count Dracula...please post it.
Thank You.

* Note = "The Electric Company"

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Jessica Lange, King Kong When the now almost-revered Jessica Lange made her screen debut in the 1976 remake of King Kong, critics judged her without benefit of having seen her as Frances, or even as the blonde tootsie in Tootsie, wrote her off as just another pretty---and pretty bad---starlet. Not one of them noticed that she was playing just another pretty---and pretty bad---starlet.
http://ibelgique.ifrance.com/cinedestin/films/k/kingkong4.jpg

― Skottie, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Every actor ever?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Tracer OTM.
http://www.kfcplainfield.com/tv/room2225.jpg
There was a cast of regular players in the multi-racial student
body; frizzy-haired Bernie, jive-talking Jason, girl-next-door
Helen and several others that were residents of Pete Dixon's
homeroom over "Room 222"'s 4 1/2 seasons. Guest students and
staffers would join on a one-off basis to add to the drama and
keep the storylines fresh. Some of faces who passed through the
hallowed halls of Walt Whitman High as students; Cindy Williams,
Teri Garr, Jamie Farr, Rob Reiner, Richard Dreyfus, Chuck Norris,
Kurt Russell, and Mark Hamill to name a few.

You must follow this link to hear the cheesey theme song...
http://www.kfcplainfield.com/tv/room222.html

― Skottie, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

oh, for a minute there, i had that confused with "227".

http://valdefierro.com/marla227b.jpg

This was the epic that launched "Jackee'" unto the world.

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Little known facts:

Audrey Tatou used to be in soft porn flicks before "Amélie".

Mel Gibson played Mr. Dazzling, the gay gardener in the Australian indie flick "Is That Your Hand?"

In the short-lived sci-fi sitcom "The Bride of The Robot", Jennifer Connelly was The Bride.

That's Colin Farrell's penis you see at the end of "Boogie Nights".

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

If Audrey Tautou had done pron my life would be complete.

― uh (Mark C), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:31 (twenty-one years ago)

George Clooney owns this thread

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

That's Colin Farrell's penis you see at the end of "Boogie Nights".

Ew. Ew. EWWWW.

― Miggie (Miggie), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Audrey Tatou used to be in soft porn flicks before "Amélie".
well, uh, French cinéma...duh...

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Every actor ever?

This is why this thread is stupid.

And I consider starring in Pee Wee's Playhouse to be much less embarassing than the Matrix Reloaded.

― Nicolars (Nicole), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Nicolars OTM

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:38 (twenty-one years ago)

If Audrey Tautou had done pron my life would be complete.

Actually, I just watched "Le Libertin", where she appears naked. She has quite nice breasts. Nice flick, too.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:39 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.georgeclooney.org/pics/FOLpho28.jpg

― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.georgeclooney.org/pics/FOLpho30.jpg

― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

least embarrassing:
http://specialrealms.com/VM/interview13.jpg
and
http://specialrealms.com/VM/biopics/xbeyond.jpg

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

custos what are you talking about?! freeman was GREAT on the electric company!! i posted a good pic of him & co-stars to an old kid's tv thread awhile back but it isn't showing up anymore - maybe this one will work:

http://www.joerenzetti.com/tec/ecmag.jpg

also easy reader > the count

― jones (actual), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

more about how wrong you are here you wingnut

(haha that viggo/exene thing re-flabbergasts me every time i hear it!)

― jones (actual), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Stallone and Schwarzenegger own this thread.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 20:06 (twenty-one years ago)

"Schwarzenegger own(s) this thread. "

Hey, he was a silent thug in "The Long Goodbye", which isn't bad for starters. Now "Hercules In NYC" on the other hand...

― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

That's the one.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 21:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I want to second the otming of nicolars's matrixt comment

― s1utsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

but his mustache in The Long Goodbye was the problem.

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

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