30 Embarrassing Early Works of A-List Movie Stars

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30 Embarrassing Early Works of A-List Movie Stars

After gathering these entries, the old saying “Its not where you start, its where you finish” came to mind. Not that these movie stars are “finished” by any means. Where they happen to be at the moment is just so far from their incredibly humble beginnings in “the biz.” 

Ugh, we always feel a tad creepy saying “the biz.”

Anywho, we took a long scroll down some IMDb pages today and landed in some strange places. You wont believe what these massive celebs had to do to get where they are now.

Chris Hemsworth

CHRIS HEMSWORTH CRACKED.COM His very first credit was the 2002 Australian TV series Guinevere Jones. Guinevere has flashbacks of her past life as the Queen of Camelot, and although he never speaks, Hemsworth plays her valiant husband, the King.

Kurt Russell

CRACKED.COM KURT RUSSELL WORE A LOINCLOTH ON GILLIGAN'S ISLAND. In the Season 1 episode Gilligan Meets Jungle Boy, Gilligan, well, meets a jungle boy. Who was played by a 13-year-old future Snake Plissken.

Laurence Fishburne

CRACKED.COM LAURENCE FISHBURNE WAS A COWBOY IN PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE. Before entering the dream world of The Matrix, Fishburne played Cowboy Curtis in the dream world of Pee-wee Herman.

Morgan Freeman

30 Embarrassing Early Works of A-List Movie Stars

Mark Ruffalo

MARK RUFFALO CRACKED.COM In 1994, Mark Ruffalo made his feature film debut as Christian in the direct-to-video horror sequel Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance about a haunted looking glass. It somehow warranted a 3rd - Mirror, Mirror 3: The Voyeur in 1995.

Ron Perlman

CRACKED.COM RON PERLMAN WAS ALWAYS A MAKEUP BEAST. Sitting in a makeup chair for hours was already Perlman's thing when he had his big break as Vincent in the 1980s TV show Beauty and the Beast.

Scarlett Johansson

SCARLETT JOHANSSON EXIT CRACKED COM As an 11 year old, Johansson played Alex Pruitt's older sister, Molly, in Home Alone 3. Her daughter loved the first two Home Alone movies, so they put on #3, and she later told People Magazine, I said, 'Who's that person?' She was like, 'You?!'

Jack Black

CRACKED.COM JACK BLACK HAWKED VIDEO GAMES TO YOU WHEN НЕ WAS 13. Wearing pith helmets in video-game-related stuff seems to be a career path for him. 35 years before Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, he was in an ad telling you how awesome Pitfall was.

Chris Evans

CHRIS EVANS CRACKED.COM The 2001 comedy Not Another Teen Movie was one of Chris Evans' first big film roles. Evans played the Popular Jock Jake, and barely covered himself with whipped cream and a banana long before covering himself with a shield.

Jeremy Renner

JEREMY RENNER CRACKED.COM In 1995, Renner played trouble-making stoner Mark Dags D'Agastino in National Lampoon's Senior Trip. His I know you like me scene is pretty cringe-worthy, but he landed more TV shows before a breakthrough as Jeffrey Dahmer in the 2002 movie Dahmer.

Brie Larson

BRIE LARSON CRACKED.COM At 9 years old, Larson's very first professional gig was a commercial parody for Barbie, titled Malibu Mudslide Barbie, in a 1998 episode of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. From there, she started steadily booking TV and film roles.

Robert Downey Jr.

ROBERT DOWNEY JR. CRACKED.COM RDJ's dad (you guessed it) Robert Downey Sr. wrote and directed the movie Pound in 1970. As a way to encourage his son to go into the family business, he had 5 year old Robert Downey Jr. appear in the film as a little boy named Puppy.

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves was in a campy holiday movie with Drew Barrymore The made-for-TV movie teaches kids the true meaning of Christmas: playing with toys. CRACKED.COM

Mila Kunis

MILA KUNIS WAS ON BAYWATCH. Not as a lifeguard, though, as she was a preteen. She was on two episodes, playing different characters. CRACKED.COM

Jennifer Aniston

EMBARRASSING EARLY APPEARANCES JENNIFER ANISTON in Leprechaun Aniston's film debut is this (not so) classic horror movie from 1993. The franchise has had eight movies, the last one featuring the daughter of Aniston's character. Spoiler alert: None are any good. CRACKED.COM

George Clooney

EMBARRASSING EARLY APPEARANCES GEORGE CLOONEY in Grizzly II: The Concert Partially filmed in 1976 but only finished in 2020, the awful horror flick Grizzly II: Wait, Does the Bear Really Attack a Concert? is Clooney's actual first movie. Suddenly Batman & Robin doesn't look so bad, uh? CRACKED.COM

Cate Blanchett

EMBARRASSING EARLY APPEARANCES CATE BLANCHETT in an Egyptian boxing movie When Blanchett began her film career in 1996, she had already appeared in 1990's Kaboria. Apparently, she was offered the role while backpacking, and never saw the movie out of embarrassment. CRACKED.COM

Jennifer Connelly

EMBARRASSING EARLY APPEARANCES /-7 - 14904 224 DORDO ? JENNIFER CONNELLY was a pop musician In Japan Way before standing on docks in Dark City and Requiem for a Dream, Connelly recorded two romantic songs in phonetic Japanese, because of reasons. One of these 1986 songs was even used in a Japanese stereo commercial, which yes, can be found on YouTube. You're welcome. CRACKED.COM

Emma Stone

EMBARRASSING EARLY APPEARANCES EMMA STONE voiced a dog on The Suite Life of Zack & & Cody A year before her big screen debut in Superbad, Stone voiced a Pomerainian named Ivana Tipton on the Nickelodeon show. It was the only time the dog talked. At least she also appeared on Malcolm in the Middle in 2006, which is actually cool. CRACKED.COM

Kristen Stewart

EMBARRASSING EARLY APPEARANCES KRISTEN STEWART in Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas Stewart's very first role was as a girl tossing a ring in a Flintstones movie nobody saw and nobody re. Now, in the scene itself you can only see her back, yet the role is pretty well-documented and there are even photos of her on set. CRACKED.COM

Jason Statham

EMBARRASSING EARLY APPEARANCES JASON STATHAM was an oily backup dancer In the early '90s, Statham did what is truly his finest work to date. Не was a backup dancer in a few music videos in which he would appear all oiled up, like in that oil fight scene from The Transporter, but less homoerotic. CRACKED.COM

Charlize Theron

EMBARRASSING EARLY APPEARANCES CHARLIZE THERON in Children of the Corn III Theron appears (uncredited) in 1995 as a cult follower in the B-tier horror franchise inspired by Stephen King. Nowadays, Theron has rather focused her interest in action movies, even appearing in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. CRACKED.COM

Tom Hanks

EMBARRASSING EARLY APPEARANCES TOM HANKS in a cheap slasher Many think Hanks' first movie was 1982's Mazes and Monsters, but he had a small role two years before in the Halloween knock-off (and surprisingly successful movie) Не Knows You're Alone. How was his character killed, you ask? Не wasn't, as the producers reportedly found him too likable. CRACKED.COM

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leo DiCaprio's first role was in the third instalment of a forgettable franchise. Не was in Critters 3, and the franchise was milked dry at that point - the first movie was a success, the second wasn't, and the third was a cash grab. CRACKED.COM

Jon Favreau

One of Jon Favreau's early roles was as a birthday party clown in Seinfeld. Не was Eric the Clown, hired for George's girlfriend's son's birthday. At the party, George is pretty hard on him because he's not too familiar with Bozo the Clown. CRACKED.COM

Chris Pratt

Before Guardians of the Galaxy, Chris Pratt played Disgusting Donald. Не was one of Anna Faris' exes in What's Your Number?, a movie about a woman who thinks she's slept with too many men to be marriageable. CRACKED.COM

Michael Keaton

One of Michael Keaton's early roles was a panda on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. TROLLEY Не got dressed up as Black and White Panda -- he was a stagehand at the PBS station that produced the show, and they got him to perform on stage. CRACKED.COM

Cameron Diaz

In the early '90s, when she was 19, Cameron Diaz filmed a softcore porn movie. It's called She's No Angel, and it has Diaz using chains to yank a shirtless guy (and also spraying aerosol on her nipples, for some reason). CRACKED.COM

The Rock

In 2000, The Rock played an alien bad guy on an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. In the episode, they kidnapped Seven of Nine and made her fight in an arena. Her first opponent was a young Dwayne Johnson in silver spandex. CRACKED.COM

Jennifer Lawrence

CRACKED.COM CRUSH GIRL'S HOOPS THE CARD 0 TOMANI ОПА 12 LU Monk, Season Five, Episode Three. The role of Mascot played by Academy Award Winner Jennifer Lawrence

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