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Reunited As Guest Star
(aka: I Want You To Meet An Old Friend Of Mine)

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Reunited As Guest Star (trope)
Stealth cameo: the Dodge Charger.

"They all knew each other extremely well and had worked together so long. When you're a new person, it's a bit nerve-racking. But I was young and went along and had a great time. Of course, it helped knowing Sid from playing his screen daughter in Bless This House."

A guest appearance by someone with a prior professional relationship with one of the cast members of the show, such as Rhea Perlman appearing on Becker, Christopher Lloyd appearing on Spin City, or Helen Hunt appearing on The Simpsons. More often than not, the guest actor will be playing an Old Friend of the relevant character, whom they haven't seen in years.

Subtrope of Casting Gag. Liable to be a Large Ham. Expect numerous Actor Allusions. Compare Real-Life Relative. Not to be confused with Old Friend, Remember the New Guy?, or Beleaguered Childhood Friend, but can overlap with any of them.


Examples:

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    Advertising 

    Anime 

    Film 

    Literature 
  • Chance to Fly is written by Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz. Ali Stroker is best known for her acting, being the first performer in a wheelchair to get the lead role in any Broadway production in history. She also guest starred in Glee. The review on the cover of her novel was written by Chris Colfer, another Glee-actor-turned-author-of-middle-grade-fiction.

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    Theatre 
  • Camelot was written and originally produced by much of the same team responsible for My Fair Lady (including director Moss Hart in the last Broadway show of his life). Not only did Julie Andrews have the starring role in both productions, but Robert Coote, who was Pickering in My Fair Lady, returned as Sir Pellinore in Camelot.
  • Catherine Tate and David Tennant of Doctor Who fame were reunited for an onstage production of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. They are both prominently featured in its advertising. (The two are also close friends in real life.)

    Video Games 
  • In the Mass Effect series Female Shepard and Ashley Williams are voiced by Jennifer Hale and Kimberly Brooks. The two have worked together as partners before... specifically band-mates Thorn and Luna from the various Scooby-Doo movies and shows. This makes it funnier if you have a female Shepard and always include Ashley in your squad and then turn the Hex Girls song on while playing.

    Western Animation 

Alternative Title(s): I Want You To Meet An Old Friend Of Mine

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