13 A-List Celebrities Who Started As Background Actors
Look mom, I made it!
After reading many of your comments on my last post, it turns out, there are a LOT more celebrities who started out as extras in TV and film. Here are 13 of the wildest actor glow-ups that prove everyone really does start somewhere.
Lady Gaga: The Sopranos (2006)
Brie Larson: 13 Going on 30 (2004)
Ashley Benson: 13 Going on 30 (2004)
Elijah Wood: Back to the Future II (1989)
Angela Bassett: Kindergarden Cop (1990)
Benicio del Toro: "La Isla Bonita" music video (1987)
Kevin Costner: Night Shift (1982)
Sean Penn: Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Selena Gomez: Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003)
Steve Carell: Curly Sue (1991)
John Krasinski: State and Main (2000)
Joe Keery: Empire (2015)
Willem Dafoe: Heaven's Gate (1980)
I was not expecting Benicio Del Toro to be casually chilling in a Madonna music video, life is crazy, huh?!
Did we miss any examples that you think belong on this list? Let us know in the comments!
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