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Old 06-29-2010, 04:20 AM
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These are actors that went on to make it big who had roles in horror films early in their careers:

Johnny Depp (Nightmare On Elm Street - 1984)
Brad Pitt (Cutting Class - 1989)
Jack Nicholson (Little Shop Of Horrors - 1960)
Clint Eastwood (Revenge Of The Creature - 1955)
John Travolta (Carrie - 1976)
Meg Ryan (Amityville 3-D - 1983)
Demi Moore (Parasite - 1982)
Jennifer Connelly (Phenomena - 1985)

There must be tons of others. Who did I miss?
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Old 06-29-2010, 05:29 AM
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Jennifer Aniston -- Leprechaun [1993]

Jason Alexander--The Burning [1981]

Steve McQueen--The Blob [1958]
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Old 06-29-2010, 07:18 AM
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Jennifer Aniston -- Leprechaun [1993]

Jason Alexander--The Burning [1981]

Steve McQueen--The Blob [1958]
I LOVED Steve McQueen in The Blob!

Didn't know about the others. Jason Alexander with hair!
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Holly Hunter was also in The Burning.
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Holly Hunter was also in The Burning.
Never would have recognized her.
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Never would have recognized her.
that's not her
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Leonardo DiCaprio in Critters 3

George Clooney in Return to Horror High & Return of the Killer Tomatoes

Laurence Fishburne in NOES 3

Ben Affleck in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Tom Hanks in He Knows You're Alone

Viggo Mortensen in Leatherface: TCM III

Brooke Shields in Alice Sweet Alice

Eva Mendes in Children of the Corn V

Sharon Stone in Deadly Blessing


...bet I am missing plenty more.
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These are actors that went on to make it big who had roles in horror films early in their careers:

Clint Eastwood (Revenge Of The Creature - 1955)
Clint Eastwood was also in a brief role as a pilot in Tarantula.



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James Arness--The Thing From Another World [1951]
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