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* ChristianBale in ''AmericanPsycho''

* AkiToyosaki and YokoHikasa and AyaneTaketatsu in ''{{K-On}}!''

* AkiToyosaki and YokoHikasa in ''{{K-On}}!''

* Though a regional and territorial star for years, RicFlair's breakout match on the national stage was the legendary "I Quit" match against Terry Funk at Clash of the Champions IX. Because fans hadn't evolved to the "[[SmartMark smark]]" stage yet and weren't entirely in on the choreographed nature of the sport, Funk didn't come out of this match looking as good as Flair did with the fans. However it got him over with other wrestlers and many cite this as one of their favorite matches.

* ''SaturdayNightLive'' has generated many, ''many'' stars over its long run. Most of those people have DVD sets dedicated to their best performances on the show.

* KikukoInoue in ''AhMyGoddess''

* RinaSato in ''{{Negima}}''
* MaiNakahara in ''{{My-Hime}}''
* NanaMizuki and YukariTamura in ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''
* YukoGoto in ''{{Shuffle}}''
* RieKugimiya in ''ShakuganNoShana''
* EriKitamura in ''BloodPlus''
* AyaHirano, DaisukeOno, MinoriChihara, and TomokazuSugita in ''TheMelancholyOfHaruhiSuzumiya''

* MamoruMiyano in ''DeathNote''
* JunFukuyama in ''CodeGeass''
* KanaeIto in ''ShugoChara''
* AkiToyosaki and YokoHikasa in ''{{K-On}}!''

* BruceCampbell in ''The EvilDead''

* BenAffleck in ''Film/{{Armageddon}}''. He became [[HeyItsThatGuy That Guy]] in ''Mallrats'' and ''ShakespeareInLove'' in his own right after ''Good Will Hunting'' but it was MichaelBay's SummerBlockbuster that provided his SMR.
* ChristianBale in ''BatmanBegins''

* NaomiWatts in ''MulhollandDrive''.
* MerylStreep in ''Kramer vs. Kramer''.
* PaulGiamatti in ''Sideways''.
* DustinHoffman in ''TheGraduate''
* ChristianBale in ''AmericanPsycho''
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy in ''{{Inception}}''
* Ken Watanabe's hollywood career in ''TheLastSamurai''

* Zach Galifianakis really became popular after ''TheHangover''.

* SeanBean in ''{{Sharpe}}''
* WillSmith in ''TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''
* David Caruso had been on ''NYPDBlue'' for a couple seasons and was labeled the next big thing, but a series of box office bombs shifted him to back burner status. Then ''CSIMiami'' comes around, [[CareerResurrection and the rest...is history]].
** [[MemeticMutation Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah...]]
* JenniferAniston in ''{{Friends}}''
* Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano in ''[=~Who's the Boss?~=]''
* Christina Applegate in ''MarriedWithChildren''.
* Charlie Murphy on ''[=~Chappelle's Show~=]'', following the ''C: True Hollywood Stories'' skits in the second season.
* Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from ''{{Mythbusters}}''.
* Bob Vila from ''ThisOldHouse''
* Katie Couric from ''The Today Show''
* Ty Pennington from ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''

* StephenColbert on ''TheDailyShow'', which eventually led to him getting [[TheColbertReport his own series]].

* [[MaryKateAndAshleyOlsen The Olsen twins, Mary Kate and Ashley]], on ''FullHouse''. They started [[FormerChildStar much younger]] than most examples.

* RieTanaka and SoichiroHoshi in ''GundamSeed''

* JosephGordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy in ''{{Inception}}''
* Ken Watanabe's hollywood career in TheLastSamurai

* Zach Galifianakis really became popular after TheHangover.

* Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano in ''Who's the Boss?''

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* Nolan North from ''{{Uncharted}}''

* HulkHogan was a big time wrestling star before his legendary Wrestlemania 3 bout with Andre the Giant, but that match catapulted him, and pro wrestling in general, to international stardom.
* StoneColdSteveAustin first got over with his King of the Ring win in 1996, but it was his submission match at Wrestlemania 13 with Bret Hart that solidified his standing.
* MickFoley's Hell In A Cell match with The Undertaker at King of the Ring 1998, possibly for all the wrong reasons.

* Speaking of double-sided Star Making Matches and ladders, The Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian broke out over a series of Ladder Matches against one another, started by an outstanding effort at No Mercy 1999. The whole Bardyz/E&C feud is a SugarWiki/{{Crowning Moment of Awesome}} for all four men.

* HaydenPanettiere and Zachary Quinto in ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.

* SoichiroHoshi in ''GundamSeed''

* JosephGordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy in {{Inception}}''

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* For voice actors outside of Japan:
** SteveBlum and WendeeLee in ''CowboyBebop''
** VicMignogna in ''FullmetalAlchemist''

* Hayden Panettiere and Zachary Quinto in ''Series/{{Heroes}}''.

** In the UK ''Blackadder'' had Star Making Roles for Atkinson, HughLaurie, Tony Robbins, StephenFry and Miranda Richardson. In the states Laurie didn't become a star until the debut of ''{{House}}'' after [[MrBean Mr. Bean]] made Atkinson a star in the states.

* George Clooney in ''{{ER}}''

* Hilary Swank in ''BoysDontCry''

* MattDamon in ''GoodWillHunting'' or ''TheBourneSeries''

* JohnnyDepp in ''{{Pirates of the Caribbean}}''

* MattDamon in ''GoodWillHunting''

*Gerard Butler in ''[=~300~=]''

*SandraBullock in ''{{Speed}}''

*BruceWillis in ''DieHard''
**AlanRickman as well

*MerylStreep in ''Kramer vs. Kramer''
*PaulGiamatti in ''Sideways''

* Eva Longoria in ''DesperateHousewives''

* StoneColdSteveAustin first got over with his King of the Ring win in 1996, but it was his submission match at Wrestlemania 13 with Bret Hart that solidified his standing.
*Mick Foley's Hell In A Cell match with The Undertaker at King of the Ring 1998, possibly for all the wrong reasons.

*Though a regional and territorial star for years, RicFlair's breakout match on the national stage was the legendary I Quit match against Terry Funk at Clash of the Champions IX. Because fans hadn't evolved to the "[[SmartMark smark]]" stage yet and weren't entirely in on the choreographed nature of the sport, Funk didn't come out of this match looking as good as Flair did with the fans. However it got him over with other wrestlers and many cite this as one of their favorite matches.

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