History AllStarCast / LiveActionTV

* ''Series/BigLittleLies'' starred Creator/ReeseWitherspoon, Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/ShaileneWoodley, Creator/ZoeKravitz, and Creator/LauraDern, with Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard and Creator/AdamScott in supportng roles. As if that wasn't enough, Season 2 brings in ''Creator/MerylStreep''.

* By its concept alone, ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' is a who's-who of celebrities. Celebrities on the show include bonafide singers [[spoiler:like Music/JesseMccartney, Music/{{Seal}}, Music/LeAnnRimes and Nick Lachey]], hip-hop artists [[spoiler:like Creator/TPain, Creator/LilWayne, Busta Rhymes and Creator/WizKhalifa]], [[LivingLegend living legends]] [[spoiler:such as Gladys Knight, Donny Osmond, Chaka Khan and Creator/BobbyBrown]], actors [[spoiler:such as Creator/DrewCarey, Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/DannyTrejo and Creator/TyreseGibson]], athletes [[spoiler:like Tony Hawk, Rob Gronkowski, Mark Sanchez and Creator/CaitlynJenner]], and other well-known people [[spoiler:which include Ninja, Creator/SarahPalin, and even Kermit the Frog]]. Even the panel has its fair share of recognition, with the permanent panel having people like Creator/KenJeong and Music/NicoleScherzinger among their ranks, and guest panelists including Creator/AnthonyAnderson, Creator/JamieFoxx, Sharon Osbourne, Creator/GordonRamsay, Creator/CraigRobinson, and Creator/RitaWilson.

* By its concept alone, ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' is a who's-who of celebrities. Celebrities on the show include bonafide singers [[spoiler:like Music/JesseMcCartney, Music/{{Seal}}, Music/LeAnnRimes and Nick Lachey]], hip-hop artists [[spoiler:like Creator/TPain, Creator/LilWayne, Busta Rhymes and Creator/WizKhalifa]], [[LivingLegend living legends]] [[spoiler:such as Gladys Knight, Donny Osmond, Chaka Khan and Creator/BobbyBrown]], actors [[spoiler:such as Creator/DrewCarey, Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/DannyTrejo and Creator/TyreseGibson]], athletes [[spoiler:like Tony Hawk, Rob Gronkowski, Mark Sanchez and Creator/CaitlynJenner]], and other well-known people [[spoiler:which include Ninja, Creator/SarahPalin, and even Kermit the Frog]]. Even the panel has its fair share of recognition, with the permanent panel having people like Creator/KenJeong and Music/NicoleScherzinger among their ranks, and guest panelists including Creator/AnthonyAnderson, Creator/JamieFoxx, Sharon Osbourne, Creator/CraigRobinson, Creator/RitaWilson, and Creator/GordonRamsay.

* By its concept alone, ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' is a who's-who of celebrities. Celebrities on the show include bonafide singers [[spoiler:like Music/JesseMcCartney, Music/{{Seal}}, Music/LeAnnRimes and Nick Lachey]], hip-hop artists [[spoiler:like Creator/TPain, Creator/LilWayne, Busta Rhymes and Creator/WizKhalifa]], [[LivingLegend living legends]] [[spoiler:such as Gladys Knight, Donny Osmond, Chaka Khan and Creator/BobbyBrown]], actors [[spoiler:such as Creator/DrewCarey, Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/DannyTrejo and Creator/TyreseGibson]], athletes [[spoiler:like Tony Hawk, Rob Gronkowski, Mark Sanchez and Creator/CaitlynJenner]], and other well-known people [[spoiler:which include Ninja, Creator/SarahPalin, and even Kermit the Frog]]. Even the panel has its fair share of recognition, with the permanent panel having people like Creator/KenJeong and Music/NicoleScherzinger among their ranks, and guest panelists including Creator/AnthonyAnderson, Creator/JamieFoxx, Creator/SharonOsbourne, Creator/CraigRobinson, Creator/RitaWilson, and Creator/GordonRamsay.

* By its concept alone, ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' is a who's-who of celebrities. Celebrities on the show include bonafide singers [[spoiler:like Music/JesseMcCartney, Music/{{Seal}}, Music/LeAnnRimes and Nick Lachey]], hip-hop artists [[spoiler:like Creator/TPain, Creator/LilWayne, Busta Rhymes and Creator/WizKhalifa]], [[LivingLegend living legends]] [[spoiler:such as Gladys Knight, Donny Osmond, Chaka Khan and Creator/BobbyBrown]], actors [[spoiler:such as Creator/DrewCarey, Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/DannyTrejo and Creator/TyreseGibson]], athletes [[spoiler:like Tony Hawk, Rob Gronkowski, Mark Sanchez and Creator/CaitlynJenner]], and other well-known people [[spoiler:which include Ninja, Creator/SarahPalin, and even Kermit the Frog]]. Even the panel has its fair share of recognition, with the permanent panel having people like Creator/KenJeong and Music/NicoleScherzinger among their ranks, and guest panelists including Creator/AnthonyAnderson, Creator/JamieFoxx, Creator/Sharon Osbourne, Creator/CraigRobinson, Creator/RitaWilson, and Creator/GordonRamsay.

* By its concept alone, ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' is a who's-who of celebrities. Celebrities on the show include bonafide singers [[spoiler:like Music/JesseMcCartney, Music/{{Seal}}, Music/LeAnnRimes and Nick Lachey]], hip-hop artists [[spoiler:like Creator/TPain, Creator/LilWayne, Busta Rhymes and Creator/WizKhalifa]], [[LivingLegend living legends]] [[spoiler:such as Gladys Knight, Donny Osmond, Chaka Khan and Creator/BobbyBrown]], actors [[spoiler:such as Creator/DrewCarey, Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/DannyTrejo and Creator/TyreseGibson]], athletes [[spoiler:like Tony Hawk, Rob Gronkowski, Mark Sanchez and Creator/CaitlynJenner]], and other well-known people [[spoiler:which include Ninja, Creator/SarahPalin, and even Kermit the Frog]]. Even the panel has its fair share of recognition, with the permanent panel having people like Creator/KenJeong and Creator/NicoleScherzinger among their ranks, and guest panelists including Creator/AnthonyAnderson, Music/JamieFoxx, Creator/CraigRobinson, Creator/RitaWilson, and Creator/GordonRamsay.

* By its concept alone, ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' is a who's-who of celebrities. Celebrities on the show include bonafide singers [[spoiler:like Music/JesseMcCartney, Music/{{Seal}}, Music/LeAnnRimes and Nick Lachey]], hip-hop artists [[spoiler:like Creator/TPain, Creator/LilWayne, Busta Rhymes and Creator/WizKhalifa]], [[LivingLegend living legends such as Gladys Knight, Donny Osmond and Creator/BobbyBrown]], actors [[spoiler:such as Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/DannyTrejo and Creator/TyreseGibson]], athletes [[spoiler:like Tony Hawk, Rob Gronkowski, Mark Sanchez and Creator/CaitlynJenner]], and out-there people [[spoiler:which include Ninja, Creator/SarahPalin, and even Kermit the Frog]].

* ''Series/BigLittleLies'' starred Creator/ReeseWitherspoon, Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/ShaileneWoodley, Creator/ZoeKravitz, and Creator/LauraDern, with Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard and Creator/AdamScott in recurring roles. As if that wasn't enough, Season 2 brings in ''Creator/MerylStreep''.

* Throughout the late-80's--early-90's, Creator/{{NBC}} produced a slew of TV movies geared toward the pre-teen--early-teen demographic--''[[https://youtu.be/NAVxOM2GBVE Crash Course]]'', ''[[https://youtu.be/dbI4HULM99g Class Cruise]]'', ''[[https://youtu.be/2F9lV6-uDas Camp Cucamonga]]'', ''[[https://youtu.be/lgzyWNKMJj4 Dream Date]]'' etc. The casts were a hodgepodge of stars of popular Creator/{{NBC}} series of the era, and even provided a little RetroactiveRecognition--[[Series/{{Friends}} Rachel]] appears in ''Camp Cucamonga'' and [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Dr. Huang]] in ''Crash Course''. ''High School U.S.A.'' [[Film/BackToTheFuture Marty [=McFly=] AND his dad]]!

* Throughout the late-80's--early-90's, Creator/{{NBC}} produced a slew of TV movies geared toward the pre-teen--early-teen demographic--''[[https://youtu.be/NAVxOM2GBVE Crash Course]]'', ''[[https://youtu.be/dbI4HULM99g Class Cruise]]'', ''[[https://youtu.be/2F9lV6-uDas Camp Cucamonga]]'', ''[[https://youtu.be/lgzyWNKMJj4 Dream Date]]'' etc. The casts were a hodgepodge of stars of popular Creator/{{NBC}} series of the era, and even provided a little RetroactiveRecognition--[[Series/{{Friends}} Rachel]] appears in ''Camp Cucamonga'' and [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Dr. Huang]] in ''Crash Course''.

* Played straight with Ryan Murphy's newest project, ''Series/ScreamQueens2015'', which features (as of season 1) Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EmmaRoberts, Creator/LeaMichele, Oliver Hudson, Music/KekePalmer, Creator/AbigailBreslin, Skyler Samuels, Music/NickJonas, Music/ArianaGrande, Creator/CharismaCarpenter and Grace Phipps.

** The 2007 ''Series/{{Cranford}}'' has Dame Creator/JudiDench, Simon Woods, Creator/MichaelGambon, Creator/ImeldaStaunton, Julia Sawalha, Philip Glenister and Eileen Atkins, not to mention a host of beloved British character actors in supporting roles, among them Emma Fielding, Jim Carter, Deborah Findlay, Barbara Flynn, Greg Wise, and Francesca Annis. ''Return to Cranford'' upped the ante, adding names like Celia Imrie, Creator/TimCurry, Creator/JonathanPryce, Michelle Dockery, and a pre-''Avengers'' Creator/TomHiddleston.

* ''Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre'' featured many well-known actors and actresses. There's Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/EricIdle, Creator/PaulReubens, Music/MickJagger, Howie Mandel, Creator/PeterWeller, Creator/BillyCrystal, and Creator/VincentPrice, to name a few. Directors of individual episodes included Creator/FrancisFordCoppola and Creator/TimBurton.

* ''Series/JesusOfNazareth'' has a cast list that would make your eyes spin: Creator/LaurenceOlivier, Creator/AnneBancroft, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Creator/IanHolm, Creator/IanMcShane, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/ErnstBorgnine, Creator/RodSteiger and Creator/PeterUstinov.

* ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' has a pretty blinding cast for a TV show - Creator/TimothyOlyphant, Creator/IanMcShane, Creator/PowersBoothe, John Hawkes, Creator/BradDourif, Creator/KeithCarradine, Creator/JeffreyJones and Creator/TitusWelliver, with Creator/BrianCox, Creator/StephenTobolowsky and Garret Dillahunt appearing as guest stars.

* The 1992 made-for-TV production of Larry Gelbart's play ''Mastergate: A Play on Words'' (a fictionalized Senate hearing about the latest Washington scandal) has to its credit Tim Reid, Marcia Strassman, Buck Henry, Richard Kiley, Ed Begley Jr., Creator/DavidOgdenStiers, Henry Jones, Bruno Kirby, Ron Vawter, Creator/JerryOrbach, Ben Stein, Ken Howard, Pat Morita, James Coburn, Darren [=McGavin=], Robert Guillaume, Dennis Weaver, and Burgess Meredith.

* Throughout the late-80's--early-90's, Creator/{{NBC}} produced a slew of TV movies geared toward the pre-teen--early-teen demographic--''[[ https://youtu.be/NAVxOM2GBVE Crash Course]]'', ''[[https://youtu.be/dbI4HULM99g Class Cruise]]'', ''[[https://youtu.be/2F9lV6-uDas Camp Cucamonga]]'', ''[[https://youtu.be/lgzyWNKMJj4 Dream Date]]'' etc. The casts were a hodgepodge of stars of popular Creator/{{NBC}} series of the era, and even provided a little RetroactiveRecognition--[[Series/{{Friends}} Rachel]] appears in ''Camp Cucamonga'' and [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Dr. Huang]] in ''Crash Course''.

* Throughout the late-80's--early-90's, Creator/{{NBC}} produced a slew of TV movies geared toward the pre-teen--early-teen demographic--''Crash Course'', ''Class Cruise'', ''Camp Cucamonga'', etc. The casts consisted of stars of popular Creator/{{NBC}} series of the era, and even provided a little RetroactiveRecognition--[[Series/{{Friends}} Rachel]] appears in one film, and [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Dr. Huang]] in another.

* Aside from starring the prolific Tuncel Kurtiz, ''Series/{{Ezel}}'' boasts established stars Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Cansu Dere, Haluk Bilginer, and (guest star) Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ. The cast also features Barış Falay, Yiğit Özşener, Burçin Terzioğlu, Sarp Akkaya, Rıza Kocaoğlu, Berrak Tüzünataç, and Bade İşçil, who would take on bigger roles after their tenure on the show.

* ''Film/MotherGooseRockNRhyme'' is practically filled with name talent, most of them in cameos: Shelley Duvall (the female lead), Cyndi Lauper, Bobby Brown, Creator/WoodyHarrelson, Little Richard, Howie Mandel, Cheech Marin... In fact, protagonist Gordon seems to be the only major character to be played by a nobody (albeit in a role that was turned down by Jim Varney).
* Casting for ''Series/CriminalMinds'' tends to go this way. In the first two seasons, the cast had the drawing power of noted TV actors Creator/MandyPatinkin, Thomas Gibson and Shemar Moore (well-known in the soap world as Malcolm on ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''). The second season saw the addition of TV veteran Paget Brewster, with the third season seeing Patinkin replaced by Joe Mantegna, with the eighth season seeing Brewster replaced by veteran actress Jeanne Tripplehorn (most famous previously for ''Film/BasicInstinct''). The show has also become a StarMakingRole for Matthew Gray Gubler. A lot of guest stars on the show- especially lately- are name actors, with Creator/WilWheaton, Creator/JasonAlexander, Teri Polo and Michelle Trachtenberg, among others, all making appearances.
* Zig-zagged with ''Series/{{Glee}}''. When the show started most of the main actors were mainly unknown, but as time went on they all became hugely popular. They've been flanked by a respectable supporting cast (mainly musical theatre people) that includes Mike O'Malley, Creator/IdinaMenzel, Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, Carol Burnett, Creator/WhoopiGoldberg, Creator/KristinChenoweth, Ken Jeong, Gloria Estefan and Music/RickyMartin.

** The 1995 version of ''Film/PrideAndPrejudice'' has Creator/ColinFirth, Alison Steadman, Julia Sawalha and Creator/EmiliaFox.

* ''Series/JesusOfNazareth'' has a cast list that would make your eyes spin: Creator/LaurenceOlivier, Creator/AnneBancroft, Creator/DonaldPleasence, Creator/IanHolm, Creator/IanMcShane, Creator/MichaelYork, Creator/ErnstBorgnine, Creator/RodSteiger.