Line #20 AllStarCast/LiveActionTV


1	* Many British costume dramas fulfill this trope to the letter, though occasionally the names are unknown in Hollywood but considered major stars in UsefulNotes/{{Britain}}.
2	** The 2005 version of ''Series/BleakHouse'' starred, among others, Creator/GillianAnderson, Denis [[Franchise/StarWars "Wedge Antilles"]] Lawson, Creator/CharlesDance, Alun Armstrong, Pauline Collins, Creator/IanRichardson and Anne Reid.
3	** ''Series/PrideAndPrejudice1995'' has Creator/ColinFirth, Alison Steadman, Creator/JuliaSawalha and Creator/EmiliaFox.
4	** The 2007 ''Series/{{Cranford}}'' has Dame Creator/JudiDench, Creator/MichaelGambon, Creator/ImeldaStaunton, Creator/JuliaSawalha, Creator/PhilipGlenister 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 Creator/CeliaImrie, Creator/TimCurry, Creator/JonathanPryce, Creator/MichelleDockery, a pre-''Series/DoctorWho'' Creator/JodieWhittaker, and a pre-''[[Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}} Avengers]]'' Creator/TomHiddleston.
5	* ''Series/BlackBird'' is filled with big-name talent - Creator/TaronEgerton, Creator/PaulWalterHauser, Creator/RayLiotta, Creator/GregKinnear fill out the main cast.
6	* ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' has a pretty blinding cast for a TV show - Creator/TimothyOlyphant, Creator/IanMcShane, Creator/PowersBoothe, Creator/JohnHawkes, Creator/BradDourif, Creator/KeithCarradine, Creator/JeffreyJones and Creator/TitusWelliver, with Creator/BrianCox, Creator/StephenTobolowsky, Creator/KristenBell and Creator/GarretDillahunt appearing as guest stars.
7	* ''Series/TheDropout'' has, in addition to Creator/AmandaSeyfried as Elizabeth Holmes and Creator/NaveenAndrews as Sunny Balwani, Creator/WilliamHMacy, Creator/LaurieMetcalf, Creator/MichaelIronside, Creator/SamWaterston, Creator/MaryLynnRajskub and Creator/StephenFry.
8	* ''[[Series/FaerieTaleTheatre Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre]]'' featured many well-known actors and actresses. There's Creator/ShelleyDuvall herself, Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/EricIdle, Creator/PaulReubens, Music/MickJagger, Creator/HowieMandel, Creator/PeterWeller, Creator/BillyCrystal, and Creator/VincentPrice, to name a few. Directors of individual episodes included Creator/FrancisFordCoppola and Creator/TimBurton.
9	* ''Film/MotherGooseRockNRhyme'' is practically filled with name talent, most of them in cameos: Creator/ShelleyDuvall (the female lead), Music/CyndiLauper, Music/BobbyBrown, Creator/WoodyHarrelson, Music/LittleRichard, Creator/HowieMandel, [[Creator/CheechAndChong 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 Creator/JimVarney).
10	* 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, Creator/ThomasGibson and Creator/ShemarMoore (well-known in the soap world as Malcolm on ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''). The second season saw the addition of TV veteran Creator/PagetBrewster, with the third season seeing Patinkin replaced by Creator/JoeMantegna, with the eighth season seeing Brewster replaced by veteran actress Creator/JeanneTripplehorn (most famous previously for ''Film/BasicInstinct''). The show has also become a StarMakingRole for Creator/MatthewGrayGubler. A lot of guest stars on the show - especially lately - are name actors, with Creator/WilWheaton, Creator/JasonAlexander, Creator/TeriPolo and Creator/MichelleTrachtenberg, among others, all making appearances.
11	* 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 Creator/MikeOMalley, Creator/IdinaMenzel, Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, Creator/CarolBurnett, Creator/WhoopiGoldberg, Creator/KristinChenoweth, Creator/KenJeong, Music/GloriaEstefan and Music/RickyMartin.
12	* A grand total of 90 actors were involved in ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride'', most of whom are recognizable stars in their own right, making this potentially one of the most star-studded live-action motion picture productions ever, ranging from Creator/AdamSandler, Creator/HughJackman, Creator/PattonOswalt, Creator/ShaquilleONeal, Creator/ElijahWood, Creator/JohnMalkovich, Creator/NeilPatrickHarris, Creator/JackBlack, and Creator/AndySerkis, to the likes of Creator/ChrisPine, Creator/JasonSegel, [[Wrestling/{{Batista}} Dave Bautista]], Creator/DiegoLuna, Creator/NickKroll, Creator/PedroPascal hot off of ''Series/TheMandalorian'', Creator/JohnCho, Creator/TaikaWaititi, Creator/JoshGad, Creator/SophieTurner, and more.
13	* The 1992 made-for-TV production of Larry Gelbart's play ''Mastergate: A Play on Words'' (a fictionalized Senate hearing about the latest UsefulNotes/{{Washington\|DC}} scandal) has to its credit Tim Reid, Creator/MarciaStrassman, Creator/BuckHenry, Richard Kiley, Creator/EdBegleyJr, Creator/DavidOgdenStiers, Henry Jones, Creator/BrunoKirby, Ron Vawter, Creator/JerryOrbach, Creator/BenStein, Creator/KenHoward, Creator/PatMorita, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/DarrenMcGavin, Creator/RobertGuillaume, Creator/DennisWeaver, and Creator/BurgessMeredith.
14	* Played straight with Creator/RyanMurphy's newest project, ''Series/ScreamQueens2015'', which features (as of season 1) Creator/JamieLeeCurtis, Creator/EmmaRoberts, Creator/LeaMichele, Creator/OliverHudson, Music/KekePalmer, Creator/AbigailBreslin, Creator/SkylerSamuels, Music/NickJonas, Music/ArianaGrande, Creator/CharismaCarpenter and Creator/GracePhipps.
15	* ''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/ErnestBorgnine, Creator/RodSteiger and Creator/PeterUstinov.
16	* ''Series/{{Damages}}'' has Creator/GlennClose, Creator/TedDanson, Creator/WilliamHurt, Creator/MarciaGayHarden, Creator/CampbellScott, Creator/MartinShort, Creator/LilyTomlin and Creator/JohnGoodman as part of the regular cast at one point or another along with up and comer Creator/RoseByrne. That roster is enough to make the one off StuntCasting guest list of some series blush.
17	* 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.'' has [[Film/BackToTheFuture1 Marty [=McFly=] and his dad]] along with [[Series/{{ER}} Dr. Greene]]!
18	* Aside from starring the prolific Creator/TuncelKurtiz, ''Series/{{Ezel}}'' boasts established stars Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Creator/CansuDere, Haluk Bilginer, and (guest star) Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ. The cast also features Barış Falay, Yiğit Özşener, Burçin Terzioğlu, Sarp Akkaya, Rıza Kocaoğlu, Creator/BerrakTuzunatac;, and Bade İşçil, who would take on bigger roles after their tenure on the show.
19	* The Creator/{{HBO}} miniseries version of ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'', with (among others) Creator/AlPacino, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/PatrickWilson, Creator/JeffreyWright, Creator/MaryLouiseParker and Creator/EmmaThompson. Ironically, Wilson only appears on this list in hindsight; this was his StarMakingRole.
20	* ''Series/JuliusCaesar2003'': Creator/JeremySisto as Caesar, Creator/ChristopherWalken as Cato the Younger, Creator/RichardHarris as Sulla, Creator/ChrisNoth as Pompey Magnus, and Valeria Golino as Calpurnia.
21	* ''Series/BigLittleLies'' starred Creator/ReeseWitherspoon, Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/ShaileneWoodley, Creator/ZoeKravitz, and Creator/LauraDern, with Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard and Creator/AdamScott in supporting roles. As if that wasn't enough, Season 2 brings in ''Creator/MerylStreep''.
22	* While ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' is known for casting up-and-coming comedians, the 1984-1985 season was a rare case in which they primarily cast established comedians. New cast members for that season included Creator/BillyCrystal (already known for his role in ''Series/{{Soap}}'', and had ''hosted'' SNL before), Creator/ChristopherGuest (who had just starred in ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap''), Creator/HarryShearer (also in ''Spinal Tap'', but had also been on ''SNL'''s 1979-1980 season), Creator/MartinShort (''Series/{{SCTV}}''), Rich Hall (''Series/NotNecessarilyTheNews'', ''Fridays''), and Creator/PamelaStephenson (while still unknown in the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates, she had some success in the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom with ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews''). While none of them were necessarily massive stars yet, they certainly stuck out compared to your average group of SNL newcomers.
23	* By its concept alone, ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' is a who's-who of celebrities. Celebrities on the show include bonafide singers [[spoiler:like Music/{{Seal}}, Music/{{Jesse McCartney}}, Music/LeAnnRimes, Nick Lachey, [=Katherine McPhee=], Wilson Philips, Music/DebbieGibson, Music/{{Pentatonix}} and Music/NeYo]], hip-hop artists [[spoiler:like Music/TPain, Music/LilWayne, Music/BustaRhymes, Music/WizKhalifa and [[Music/GrandmasterFlashAndTheFuriousFive Grandmaster Flash]]]], [[LivingLegend living legends]] [[spoiler:such as Music/GladysKnight, Donny Osmond, Chaka Khan, Music/DionneWarwick, Music/BobbyBrown, Creator/WilliamShatner, Creator/DickVanDyke and Billie Jean King]], actors [[spoiler:such as Creator/DrewCarey, Creator/MickeyRourke, Creator/DannyTrejo, Creator/TyreseGibson, Kirstie Alley, Creator/HowieMandel and Creator/KevinHart]], athletes [[spoiler:like Terry Bradshaw, Tony Hawk, Rob Gronkowski, Mark Sanchez, Creator/CaitlynJenner, Jordan Mailata, George Foreman and Keenan Allen]], and other well-known people [[spoiler:which include Ninja, Creator/SarahPalin, Creator/PennAndTeller, Wrestling/ChrisJericho 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, Creator/RitaWilson, Music/WillIAm, Creator/AndrewLloydWebber and Miss Piggy.
24	* ''Series/TheHauntingHour'' has a combination of RetroactiveRecognition and a who's who list of well-known child and teen actors of the early 2010's -- among its cast are Creator/BaileeMadison, Creator/CalumWorthy, Creator/MadisonPettis, Creator/JodelleFerland, Creator/DebbyRyan, Creator/RobertCapron, Creator/BoobooStewart, Creator/GreggSulkin, Creator/JoelCourtney, Creator/DylanMinnette, Creator/MichelleCreber, Creator/ZacharyGordon, Creator/ArielWinter, Creator/RicoRodriguez, Creator/VincentMartella, Creator/KatherineMcNamara, Creator/SeanGiambrone, Creator/ChinaAnneMcClain, and Creator/JoeyKing.
25	* ''Series/OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding'' boasts Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/MartinShort, and Music/SelenaGomez as its leading cast members, with Creator/CaraDelevingne joining the main cast during season 2. The series also boasts an impressive roster of recurring actors that includes Creator/TinaFey, Creator/NathanLane, Creator/JaneLynch, Creator/AndreaMartin, Creator/DaVineJoyRandolph, Creator/MichaelRapaport, and Creator/JesseWilliams, with Creator/EugeneLevy, Creator/EvaLongoria, and Creator/MollyShannon set to join the upcoming season 4. Guest stars have included Creator/MatthewBroderick, Creator/MelBrooks, Creator/JimmyFallon, Creator/ShirleyMaclaine, Creator/AmySchumer, and Music/{{Sting}}. And is if if that somehow wasn't enough, Creator/PaulRudd and ''Creator/MerylStreep'' appeared as Special Guests throughout season 3!

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