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* Vincent Martella, who is the voice of Phineas in ''PhineasAndFerb'', was Greg in ''EverybodyHatesChris''.


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* Keke Palmer from ''Akeelah and the Bee'' and ''TrueJacksonVP'' was Madea's young troubled foster child in ''MadeasFamilyReunion''.


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* AdamSandler was one of Theo's buddies in ''TheCosbyShow''.
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** He also pops up to fix {{Frasier}}'s toilet...

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** Was in SmallSoldiers, too.

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** Was in SmallSoldiers, too.''SmallSoldiers'', too.
** As well as ''BringItOn''
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** She was also depressed dancer Penelope in ''[[BringItOn Bring It On Again]]'' in between the two roles.
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* Leonardo DiCaprio had a tiny part as one of Darlene's classmates on ''{{Roseanne}}'', before his larger roles on Parenthood (1990) and ''{{Growing Pains}}''.

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* Leonardo DiCaprio {{Leonardo DiCaprio}} had a tiny part as one of Darlene's classmates on ''{{Roseanne}}'', before his larger roles on Parenthood ''Parenthood'' (1990) and ''{{Growing Pains}}''.

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** Leonardo DiCaprio had a tiny part as one of Darlene's classmates on ''{{Roseanne}}'', before his larger roles on Parenthood (1990) and ''{{Growing Pains}}''.


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* Leonardo DiCaprio had a tiny part as one of Darlene's classmates on ''{{Roseanne}}'', before his larger roles on Parenthood (1990) and ''{{Growing Pains}}''.
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** Leonardo DiCaprio had a tiny part as one of Darlene's classmates on ''{{Roseanne}}'', before his larger roles on Parenthood (1990) and ''{{Growing Pains}}''.
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** And was Stuart Little's adoptive dad in the live-action movies.
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* Misha Collins was in NCIS, CSI, CSI:NY and 24 before landing the role of Castiel in {{Supernatural}}

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** He was also the bumbling policeman that John Goodman kept arguing with [[RunningGag throughout]] ''TheBorrowers''.



** And his role as Denethor in TheLordOfTheRings

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** And his role as Denethor in TheLordOfTheRings''TheLordOfTheRings''.



* So you're watching ''BreakfastAtTiffanys'', and Audrey Hepburn's LoveInterest seems bizarrely familiar, and you don't know why. Then you realize that if he was aged up about twenty years and given white hair...Dear God, it's a young [[TheATeam Hannibal]]! (George Peppard)



* Zachary Quinto, who is Sylar from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' and ''[[Film/StarTrek Spock]]'' from [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready ...something or other...]] played a demon in ''{{Charmed}}''
** And prior to both, he hilariously hammed it up playing Tori Spelling's gay best friend on her show So Notorious. Watching that show and then ''{{Series/Heroes}}'' back to back makes for an especially hilarious experience.

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* Zachary Quinto, who is Sylar from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' and ''[[Film/StarTrek Spock]]'' from [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready ...something or other...]] played a demon in ''{{Charmed}}''
''{{Charmed}}''.
** And prior to both, he hilariously hammed it up playing Tori Spelling's gay best friend on her show So Notorious.''So Notorious''. Watching that show and then ''{{Series/Heroes}}'' back to back makes for an especially hilarious experience.
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* [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration John DeLancie]] is ''[[HeyItsThatGuy everywhere]]'', like playing a pollster who steals Joey Lucas from Josh on ''TheWestWing''.
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* Journeyman supporting comic actor/[[SaturdayNightLive ''SNL'']] standout Bill Hader was a field agent on ''Punk'd''. Avid viewers of the credits of action films (all two of you) may also spot his name as a production assistant on a host of early-2000s films like ''Collateral Damage'' and ''TheScorpionKing''.

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* Journeyman supporting comic actor/[[SaturdayNightLive ''SNL'']] actor/''SaturdayNightLive'' standout Bill Hader was a field agent on ''Punk'd''. Avid viewers of the credits of action films (all two of you) may also spot his name as a production assistant on a host of early-2000s films like ''Collateral Damage'' and ''TheScorpionKing''.
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* Journeyman supporting comic actor/[[SaturdayNightLive ''SNL'']] standout Bill Hader was a field agent on ''Punk'd''. Avid viewers of the credits of action films (all two of you) may also spot his name as a production assistant on a host of early-2000s films like ''Collateral Damage'' and ''TheScorpionKing''.

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* [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses The Nostalgia Critic]] was quick to recognize DanielCraig in the OldShame example of ''AKidInKingArthursCourt''.

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* [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses The Nostalgia Critic]] TheNostalgiaCritic was quick to recognize DanielCraig in the OldShame example of ''AKidInKingArthursCourt''.



* There was much mockery made of [[OldShame future Oscar winner]] Phillip Seymour Hoffman's supporting role in ''{{Twister}}'' by the [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Nostalgia Critic]].

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* There was much mockery made of [[OldShame future Oscar winner]] Phillip Seymour Hoffman's supporting role in ''{{Twister}}'' by the [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Nostalgia Critic]].TheNostalgiaCritic.



* KateWinslet showed up in ''AKidInKingArthursCourt'', much to the surprise of the [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Nostalgia Critic]].
** Ditto with DanielCraig.
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You start watching a show. There's an actor on it. Let's call him [[{{Lost}} Terry O'Quinn]]. As far as you know, you've never seen him before.

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You start watching [[{{Lost}} a show.show]]. There's an actor on it. Let's call him [[{{Lost}} Terry O'Quinn]]. As far as you know, you've never seen him before.

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** Don't forget his JerkAss highschool senior role in DazedAndConfused.



* Christian Bale as a child actor played Jim Hawkins in an awesome version of Treasure Island with Charlton Heston as Long John Silver.



** He was also one of the crooks in the ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Starship Mine." He [[{{Irony}} has the Vulcan nerve pinch used on him]] by Picard. (He's also a bridge officer on the Enterprise-B at another point. We get a good look at his ears and they're not pointed.)

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** He was also one of the crooks in the ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Starship Mine." He [[{{Irony}} has the Vulcan nerve pinch used on him]] by Picard. (He's Picard.
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also a bridge officer on the Enterprise-B at another point. We get a good look at his ears and they're not pointed.)pointed.
** Interestingly he was retconned in a Voyager episode to actually BE Tuvok(complete with pointed ears in a flashback) as a lieutenant on the Excelsior who had joined starfleet in Kirk's era only to become disillusioned by Sulu's maverick attitude, quitting Starfleet for decades until rejoining in Picard's time.


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** Matt Smith didn't exist in the public eye until DrWho. His IMDB page was practically empty up until this year.


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** He also played Gurney Halleck in Dune.


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** Many youmg people would be surprised to see him in reruns of WelcomeBackKotter.


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** He also provided may Dalek voices before playing Davros.
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** Do none of you morons remember him playing Animal Mother from FullMetalJacket?????
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* [[{{Angel}} David]] [[{{Bones}} Boranaz]] once was the "friend for this episode" of [[MarriedWithChildren Kelly Bundy]], and ended up being [[OnceAnEpisode beaten up by Al]].

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* [[{{Angel}} David]] [[{{Bones}} Boranaz]] Boreanaz]] once was the "friend for this episode" of [[MarriedWithChildren Kelly Bundy]], and ended up being [[OnceAnEpisode beaten up by Al]].
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** Not to mention [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlKhfEWchf8 Dong!]] (rhymes with flong).
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* Amanda Tapping showed up in an episode of ''DueSouth'' a year before ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' aired, playing a scientist with a secret government program that was strongly implied to be tracking [=UFOs=].
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** He also had a small part in the 2002 remake of "Solaris", and as a teen he starred in the film "Spanking The Monkey" -- and also was in an ill-conceived car commercial in which he declared Subaru was "like PUNK ROCK".
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** And he had a recurring role as Knowle Rohrer, an alien-enhanced supersoldier, in the final season of The X Files.
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** And again, she was on ''{{The X-Files}}''. Seems like that show nurtured rather a few budding actors...
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** She also had a cameo as Dr. Cathy Ryan in ''TheHuntForRedOctober''.
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** He also had a bit part in ''[[{{Predator}} Predator 2]]''.
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** And one of the main [[AudienceSurrogate Audience Surrogate]] characters in the 1987 live-action [[HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse Masters of the Universe]] movie.


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** And even before that she was the girl who got up on stage and danced with the Boss in the [[BruceSpringsteen Dancing in the Dark]] video.
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** And don't fotget the above Tim Robbins as Merlin.
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** '' {{Office Space}}'' anyone

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*KateWinslet showed up in ''AKidInKingArthursCourt'', much to the surprise of the [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Nostalgia Critic]].

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*KateWinslet * KateWinslet showed up in ''AKidInKingArthursCourt'', much to the surprise of the [[ThatGuyWithTheGlasses Nostalgia Critic]].Critic]].
** Ditto with DanielCraig.
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Misspelled Ken Leung's name


* [[{{Lost}} Ken Leong]] was [[http://cdn-www.cracked.com/phpimages/photoshop/5/3/8/1538_slide.jpg?v=2 a mutant]] in ''Film/{{X-Men}}: The Last Stand'', and kidnapped the girl from ''RushHour''.

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* [[{{Lost}} Ken Leong]] Leung]] was [[http://cdn-www.cracked.com/phpimages/photoshop/5/3/8/1538_slide.jpg?v=2 a mutant]] in ''Film/{{X-Men}}: The Last Stand'', and kidnapped the girl from ''RushHour''.

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