Top 20 TV Stars Who Became Too Big For Their Show
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Күн бұрынThe small screen is often a launch pad for actors! For this list, we’ll be looking at the actors who started with smaller TV roles before making it into the A-list category. Our countdown includes stars Ashton Kutcher, Adam Driver, Katherine Heigl and more! Which star’s popularity do you think transcended their shows? Let us know in the comments.
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@WatchMojo 8 ай бұрын
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@danielsantiagourtado3430 8 ай бұрын
Robin williams will always be larger than life
@mr.fartman 8 ай бұрын
HE WILL BE LARGER FOR DEEZ NUTZ 😂😂😂😂
@livvyb3583 8 ай бұрын
And there will never be anyone like him! His talent as an actor, be it comedy, drama, his voice acting and his ability to improvise and the way it just came naturally to him makes him one of a kind!
@KD-xp2eo 8 ай бұрын
Always
@Reaperguy67 8 ай бұрын
@@mr.fartmanyou need to grow up. Nobody finds you funny
@CCdion23 8 ай бұрын
Well said FartMan….
@daveyoung8420 8 ай бұрын
Interesting list but, I'd have included Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies), Denzel Washington (St. Elsewhere), Mila Kunis (That 70s Show/Family Guy), Pierce Brosnan (Remington Steele) and Zendaya (Disney Shows).
@JMwhocares 8 ай бұрын
Hahahahahaha Mila Kunis?!?
@gavinmarks2302 8 ай бұрын
Eddie Murphy (SNL)
@KNEEYOLO 8 ай бұрын
Sally Fields
@Arentzen 8 ай бұрын
Pierce Brosnan? Absolutely! If you are the fifth 007 (without Dr. No and TV ...) you deserve a spot on this list!
@tarjan68 8 ай бұрын
Yes, I really expected Denzel Washington to be mentioned. Watched him in St Elsewhere when it was on TV. Tom Hanks also starred in Family Ties as Elyse’s brother. Not a major role, but in the end he became a bigger star than Michael J. Fox.
@jamalvargas6146 8 ай бұрын
Jim Carrey In Living Color (1990-1994) My Favorite cast member out of the Ensemble and one of my favorite actors
@dicksmith3163 8 ай бұрын
Fire Marshall Bill
@Suiteness73 8 ай бұрын
You could also add Jamie Foxx as well. He and Jim were both so funny on that show. :)
@Jeremiah_Rivers76 8 ай бұрын
@@dicksmith3163”Lemme show ya something!”
@frayhua9716 8 ай бұрын
Do forget Jenny From the Block herself JLo.
@deementia6796 8 ай бұрын
Jim Carrey was in a number of movies in the 80's before joining In Living Color. He definitely needed to go to TV to get more recognition. Once Bitten and Earth Girls Are Easy didn't necessarily show off his talents. Plus there's the irony of him NOT getting a spot on SNL.
@Animeguy300 8 ай бұрын
RIP Robin Williams you'll always be a star to us
@mmarzett 8 ай бұрын
Christopher Lloyd might also be included here. From Taxi, to Star Trek 3, Clue, Back to the Future...... Also, "The World According to Garp" is one of the best and most underrated movies I have EVER seen.
@williammitchell4417 8 ай бұрын
Yup. While you're at it, think about some of the alumni of Taxi. Danny Devito for one. Tony Danza also.
@raymondhopwood9393 7 ай бұрын
You left out "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Judge Doom was a creepy villain who appropriately died by his own device (The Dip).
@Mos41f 8 ай бұрын
John Lithgow definitely deserved a spot on this list. Though he didn't play the main character in any Hollywood movie, he played a lot of memorable villains and supporting characters.
@Dopecheetah 8 ай бұрын
Lithgow is so dope. Very underrated. He could have been Joker in the Burton film, he thought it was to dark so he turned it down.
@Mos41f 8 ай бұрын
@@Dopecheetah His most underrated role was in Brian De Palma's 'Raising Cain' in which he played a psychotic character suffering from multiple personality disorder.
@owie4070 8 ай бұрын
@@Mos41fI liked that one.
@charlessalzman4377 8 ай бұрын
John Lithgow started in movies.
@Filmation77 8 ай бұрын
he was an Icon before he got 3rd Rock from the Sun(i'm just surprised that they didn't talk about Joseph Gordon Levitt)
@blackprince7510 8 ай бұрын
Jason Segal was in "Freaks and Geeks" before "How I Met Your Mother". That show also helped jump start the careers of Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Linda Cardellini
@sergiofernandez7318 8 ай бұрын
I am seriously disappointed that they didnt mention this amazing show
@tazdolla5590 8 ай бұрын
Wasn’t Busy Phillips also on that show
@sergiofernandez7318 8 ай бұрын
@@tazdolla5590 she sure was
@blackprince7510 8 ай бұрын
@@tazdolla5590 Yes
@wendeboyd503 8 ай бұрын
True, but he didn't outgrow the show. It was short-lived, nothing to do with him doing bigger projects.
@user-sg8ng9ur3x 8 ай бұрын
Selena Gomez in Wizard's Of Waverly Place, Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana, Zendaya in Shake It Up
@JMwhocares 8 ай бұрын
@@OR-Violet-Stallion-1899who?
@cryingbananajo 8 ай бұрын
You grew up with disney. Too bad there are not much interesting funny shows on the channel now.
@dalevintage 8 ай бұрын
Robin got his start on Happy Days, as Mork, from that performance on Happy Days they created a show for him. Can't really call Mork and Mindy as his start. Mork and Mindy was created because of him...he was already a star at that point. He just got bigger when M&M hit the air.
@raymondhopwood9393 7 ай бұрын
He was already doing stand-up comedy, and appeared in the "Laugh-In" revival.
@asmith8947 7 ай бұрын
I think he had a job offer before he even finished his Happy Days stint.
@sailorhathor9705 8 ай бұрын
I think you have forgotten that George Clooney was first on "The Facts of Life," where he cemented his status as a heartthrob. ❤
@shonda79able 8 ай бұрын
He still wasn't a big star on The Facts of Life
@sailorhathor9705 8 ай бұрын
@@shonda79ableYou do have a point, although I do remember George being considered a major hunk among teens at the time (my classmates) and made that season of "The Facts of Life" almost worth watching.
@immapotato1 8 ай бұрын
@@shonda79able I remember from a previous video he left that show in order starting his film career.
@kellir2679 8 ай бұрын
He was also in the first couple of seasons of roseanne
@moniquevandoorn8347 8 ай бұрын
He also was on Sisters. He played a cop called Falconer. He was the love interest of Teddy, one of the sisters. I believe they got married, but then he was killed by a carbomb.
@jefyanke8168 8 ай бұрын
What about Tom Hanks who started out on Bosom Buddies?
@JMwhocares 8 ай бұрын
He didn’t become famous until after it ended
@KIRAMH1023 8 ай бұрын
1980-1982: Bosom Buddies 1982-1984: Single eps of a few random shows (Family Ties, Taxi) 1984: Splash, Bachelor Party Now it’s surely true the first few movies he did were seen bc of fans of BB, but he didn’t get huge from or during the show.
@raymondhopwood9393 7 ай бұрын
He was also the first actor since Spencer Tracey to win back-to-back Oscars (Philadelphia, 1993 and Forrest Gump,1994).
@UncleMilosSideshow 8 ай бұрын
More for the next version of this list would be Morgan freeman who had his first big break in The electric company, the Wayans, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Carey, Jamie Foxx, and more from In Living Color. Most of that cast were launching their careers while still being on that show. Although, to think of it, may just be a good list for all the people who broke out from variety/ sketch shows
@raymondhopwood9393 7 ай бұрын
They could do an entire list on "Saturday Night Live" alone!
@magusxxx 8 ай бұрын
I'm surprised Gillian Anderson didn't make the list. From getting an Emmy to getting the Order of the British Empire shows a staggering amount of talent.
@jaimonjohn2516 8 ай бұрын
Michael j fox is so down to earth even he became a big star he still continued in family ties until it's last episode
@Lou.Cypher 8 ай бұрын
Not really true. He nearly couldn't do back to the future, because of family ties. He got special permission for the movie, did family ties during the day and the movie after that. Insane schedule
@nah....6151 8 ай бұрын
@@Lou.Cypher yea, but the truth was that MJF could've quit Family Ties in 1986 and nobody would've faulted him. After BTTF, he was a superstar and he easily could've walked away from the show, but he stayed with it for the entire run when he could've easily left a few seasons earlier (see Travolta exiting Kotter once he had Fever and Grease)
@ItsJustTravis 8 ай бұрын
This list needs a part 2! So many stars!
@seabreeze9296 8 ай бұрын
actually Johnny Depp started out doing a feature film on the big screen "Nightmare on Elm Street" and THEN he did a sitcom later on. He was already big
@user-em6ie2be7x 8 ай бұрын
Robin Williams was Legendary it did feel like his role as Mork was beneath his skill level...I miss him everyday. ❤
@JorjaJankowski 8 ай бұрын
I saw an episode the other day where he was basically Mrs Doubtfire, reinstalling faith in elderly and crime
@Amokra 8 ай бұрын
did you see the episode where Mork meet Williams? it was very foreshadowing :(
@darrellglover493 8 ай бұрын
Bruce Willis at number 20 is wild.
@wendeboyd503 8 ай бұрын
I love that they acknowledge Moonlighting. We loved the show and so many don't even remember it existed.
@wendyodell356 8 ай бұрын
Melissa Mccarthy got her start on Gilmore Girls! She was great! ❤
@jsmith3946 8 ай бұрын
ya but they said talented actors
@BenSkyLakewood 8 ай бұрын
True and also will from Alias went on to win an Oscar (Bradley Cooper).
@chris492549 7 ай бұрын
And it's still her best role yet! long live chef Suki!
@mckenziepictures 8 ай бұрын
Let me get this straight...a guy who goes from playing alongside Peter Scolari (R.I.P.) acting in a sit-com about two men disguised as women; to playing Forest Gump, Fred Rogers, an adult child in "Big", a man with AIDS in "Philadelphia", a romantic interest in "When Harry Met Sally" and a soldier in "Saving Private Ryan" not-to-mention the number of Oscar's that they have won, yet they were not on the list? As a side issue: are we completely excluding the 50s and 60s? Last time I remember, some guy went from "Rawhide" to Everything!
@mmarzett 8 ай бұрын
Did you mean "You've Got Mail"? I don't think Hanks was in "When Harry Met Sally"
@wendeboyd503 8 ай бұрын
Yes he had a big career, but it was AFTER his show was over and by a couple of years.
@mckenziepictures 8 ай бұрын
@@mmarzett Yes, You're right! I remember now. Billy Crystal was in WHMS while Hanks was in YGM. Both films had Meg Ryan as the lead actress, so that would explain my "Mandela effect" faux pas. Please pardon me for making statements from memory, not research.
@luedanger561 8 ай бұрын
Honorable Mention to Christina Applegate! Kelly Bundy was her start
@DanielSilva-gf4kk 8 ай бұрын
Putting Ashton Michelle Williams ahead of Bruce Willis... Facepalm...
@xahardex 8 ай бұрын
Ashton is not even an actor and bruce willis is just himself in most of his work
@007Julie 8 ай бұрын
Actually putting Ashton Kutcher in this list at all it’s just nonsensical. He’s a terrible actor who’s done a couple of forgettable movies and that was it.
@DarthJedi7783 8 ай бұрын
Tom Hanks and Eddie Murphy also come to mind.
@Raienya 8 ай бұрын
Robin Williams was a force of nature. No tv show or movie could contain him.
@stephenmiller2337 8 ай бұрын
That's one of the reasons why he also continued with stand up. He had no chains on with stand up.
@Amokra 8 ай бұрын
watch the part where Mork meet Williams it was very foreshadowing.
@Hallmark44 8 ай бұрын
You know you're in your own league when you (and Billy Crystal) can walk onto the set of Friends, get a cameo on the spot, and completely steal the show.
@jonstreng7850 8 ай бұрын
I hope you remember Leonardo DeCaprio. He began on as a guest player on Growing Pains.
@laura-maejames3424 8 ай бұрын
I was gonna mention him, but they said stars who outgrew their show. He wasn't the main character and he came to the show late, can't remember what season.
@HDX21 8 ай бұрын
Great List. Honorable Mention: Eddie Murphy (Saturday Night Live), Jim Carey (In Living Color), Queen Latifah (Living Single), Jamie Foxx (In Living Color and The Jamie Foxx Show) and Martin Lawrence (Def Comedy Jam and Martin)
@lonewolfjedi493osswfan 8 ай бұрын
Robin Williams is arguably one of the greatest comedic talents we’ve ever seen, May he RIP
@gnewt75 8 ай бұрын
Denzel Washington - St. Elsewhere. He blossomed from that show more than any regular cast member.
@jsmith3946 8 ай бұрын
no Howie also had a good run
@gnewt75 8 ай бұрын
@@jsmith3946 never denied any one else had a good run. Denzel went from that show to films and never looked back. His movies today are still making profits and he's a movie star mostly now.
@JackMustang 8 ай бұрын
Sure wish Robin Williams was still here with us.
@phantomrequim 8 ай бұрын
Robin Williams. Let that man who filled my childhood with smiles and laughter Rest in Peace.
@nerdvana04 8 ай бұрын
I don't think Jennifer Aniston outshine the cast of Friends or the show itself, though sure she has been actively working in the industry since the show ended 20 years ago -- if anyone were to remember Aniston and her most meaningful role it is Rachel Green. She might've made alot of movies after the show ended but she is still most remembered for the show. I think another actor from the same cast who made a niche for herself outside the show was actually Courteney Cox with her role in the Scream franchise.
@laura-maejames3424 8 ай бұрын
How is it no one ever talk about Jen being leprechaun🤔
@user-sg8ng9ur3x 8 ай бұрын
The actual start of Jason Segel was the short lived Freaks and Geeks show
@agp1745 8 ай бұрын
You forgot Clint Eastwood. A star in Rawhide, then a spaghetti western icon, then the ultimate tough cop, then an accomplished director (Flags of our Fathers? Million Dollar Baby?), and now a true american icon (e.g. The Mule).
@feliciajenkins5041 8 ай бұрын
I had a Mork talking doll and lunchbox. His best most underrated role was Rainbow Randolph 🥀.
@barrellracer 8 ай бұрын
Pierce Brosnan went from Remington Steele to James Bond❤❤❤
@mylsyl 8 ай бұрын
Tom Hanks, Olivia Rodrigo and Phil dunster should've deserved their spots on the shortlist than the few I saw in the actual one Don't forget 007 actors sir Roger Moore and pierce brosnan
@user-em6ie2be7x 8 ай бұрын
Brittany Spears - She was one of the original members of the 90's Mickey Mouse Club, once she became a Mega Star most people don't even remember she had that small TV role.
@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl 8 ай бұрын
Agree
@shonda79able 8 ай бұрын
She became a star after all that. She doesn't belong on this list.
@luedanger561 8 ай бұрын
Her, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake all went on to have amazing careers
@JMwhocares 8 ай бұрын
Her, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, and Ryan Gosling we’re all on that show at the same time. None of totem became important until well afterwards.
@alfredplam1324 8 ай бұрын
Jennifer Love Hewitt & Fergie [Stacy Ferguson] were on Kids Incorporated to launch their careers
@JasonHalversonjaydog 8 ай бұрын
one i was surprised wasn't on the list is Tom Hanks, he started out in the tv show Bosom Buddies before hitting it big in films
@stephenjohnson5589 8 ай бұрын
George Clooney was on tv for years. I first saw him on the show “The Facts of Life” when I was a child. Then he was on “Rosanne.”
@raymondhopwood9393 7 ай бұрын
My favorite Clooney picture is "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
@Sistik123 8 ай бұрын
You missed Depp in "A nightmare on elm street"
@elisehewitt9546 8 ай бұрын
That's a film
@raecrothers1420 8 ай бұрын
I can't believe Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch for Sherlock didn't make this list. Freeman was definitely a bigger deal than Cumberbatch by the time Sherlock started, but they both became huge over the course of the series and we'll never get a proper resolution to the dumpster fire that was series 4 because they've outgrown the show.
@gregstilwell7760 8 ай бұрын
How did they miss Tom Hanks? Getting his start on the sitcom 'Bosom Buddies', he was the biggest star in Hollywood for a time.
@jsmith3946 8 ай бұрын
no he got his start in the horror movie he knows your alone and a few other low budget films before doing that
@vonbass1300 8 ай бұрын
Clooney was on The facts of life before ER Tom Hanks on Boosom buddies, Jim Carrie In living color Jennifer Love Hewitt- was it Party of five Ryan Reynolds was on 2 guys a girl and a pizza place. Leonardo DiCaprio- growing pains Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey, Adam Sandler, will Ferrell, etc SNL Bradley Cooper Alias. With Jenefer garner alias Helen Hunt Mad about you Mila kunis the 70s show Seth rogan freaks and geeks Jessica alba Dark angel Kristen bell - veronica mars Jason Bateman Arrested development- and a teen comedy when he was younger Olivia Wilde House Olivia mun- that geeky show about video games Danny devito Taxi Sarah Michelle Gellar BUFFY THE VAMP KILLER Neve Campbell party of five Joseph Gordon leviitt 3rd rock from the Sun Claire Danes my so called life Pierce brosnan Remington steele
@zanishabrown3021 8 ай бұрын
Clooney on The Golden Girls too 😊
@cindeed4422 8 ай бұрын
Jason Bateman was on Silver Spoons. He got his own show “It’s Your Move” because he upstaged Ricky Schoerder.
@vonbass1300 8 ай бұрын
@cindeed4422 its your move was the one i was thinking of.
@AnthonyMason-cq9gi 8 ай бұрын
I didn't expect Michelle Williams from Dawson Creek to become a huge acting powerhouse. And For Travolta, in the beginning he had a mighty movie career then as he got older, whooney. And hope you didn't forget Regina King.😍😍😍
@alfredplam1324 8 ай бұрын
I think in the beginning they expected Michelle Williams to become the female lead, but Katie Holmes took the lead instead. Katie has had some success after DC [including becoming the 3rd Mrs Tom Cruise] but not the critical success as MW
@theshza22 8 ай бұрын
How is Tom Hanks not at the top of this list?
@tarjan68 8 ай бұрын
Yes, that beats me… like Michael J. Fox he starred in Family Ties, though as a minor characer. Elyse’s brother with a drinking problem.
@dalevintage 8 ай бұрын
Too bad Smith lost his way. He was a powerful force of good vibes for his fans. Now it's just sad to watch his old stuff.
@candicetoney3424 8 ай бұрын
Don't agree but agree to disagree.
@oldmainchannel8012 8 ай бұрын
Man wtf are you talking about. Will Smith is still one of the most respected entertainers in Hollywood. If you're commenting this because of that Oscar situation, I want you to know that NO ONE cares about that anymore, and no one should care at all. Move on.
@docholiday4123 8 ай бұрын
How did you guys miss Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and Tom Hanks??
@007Julie 8 ай бұрын
They were too busy putting awful actors like Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl and Jennifer Aniston on the list.
@deementia6796 8 ай бұрын
@@007Julie In their defense, Jamie Foxx and Tom Hanks didn't become huge stars until after their shows were off the air.
@teachermom90 8 ай бұрын
What about Tom Hanks? What about Pierce Bronson?
@TheBigBadWolfO7 8 ай бұрын
Ryan Reynolds “Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place.” Jason Bateman “The Hogan Family” “Arrested Development”
@reginasuangco8563 8 ай бұрын
Jessica Biel in 7th Heaven, Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, Christina Applegate in Married... with Children
@jsmith3946 8 ай бұрын
uh no she was popular before Sabrina remember Clarissa Explains it all
@TheSkwspruce 8 ай бұрын
How did you miss Tom Hanks I grew up with Bosom Buddies!
@Amokra 8 ай бұрын
he was on Family Ties as well :)
@megandoktor9911 7 ай бұрын
Also, I think Katherine Heigl was a star when she was 14 and starred in “My Father the Hero”, in 1994. I absolutely loved that movie.
@mystikceleste 7 ай бұрын
This is a good list. There definitely should be a 2nd list with many that have already been mentioned in the comments. Also, Dylan O’Brien from Teen Wolf and Joshua Jackson from Dawsons Creek.
@annrosejessicamartillano5952 8 ай бұрын
Melissa McCarthy was also on Gilmore Girls... Robin Williams will always be a legend...
@ChrisM-fz6xx 8 ай бұрын
Michael Douglas . Ron Howard . Alyssa Milano . Christina Appelgate . John Lithgow . Vincent Denofrio . Joseph Gordon Levitt . Lacey Chabert . Neve Campbell . Chris Hemsworth . Eric Bana . Perhaps No1 should have been , Clint Eastwood . Don't you think ?
@IINfs_HeroesII 8 ай бұрын
Bruce Willis also appear in Miami vice episode "No exit" & I think that was his first appearance.
@YolandaAnneBrown95726 8 ай бұрын
FYI: Moonlighting is hitting Hulu in October! It'll be cool to rewatch Bruce Willis in his early career again.
@stingrey1571 8 ай бұрын
denzel washington-st elsewhere tom hanks-bosom buddies the rock-raw and smackdown pierce brosnan-remington steele jamie foxx-jamie foxx show
@frankieseward8667 8 ай бұрын
George Clooney and Denzel Washington are very similar in their starts.
@jaredquinney204 8 ай бұрын
What an awesome list
@conscientiousobserver8772 8 ай бұрын
I know you can't catch them all, but it's a bit disappointing not to see Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina King, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Especially since the last three successfully survived being child-actors. Oh well.
@alfredplam1324 8 ай бұрын
Since you included ariana grande, you should've included Drake, who was on a TV series [Degrassi: The Next Generation] in Canada before he made it big as a rapper. BTW Nina Dobrev [The Vampire Diaries] and Shenae Grimes [90210] also appeared on the same TV series
@LaurenKaminski 8 ай бұрын
Ariana Grande is an awful actress,I don’t know why she is on the list!
@jassyjones 8 ай бұрын
@@LaurenKaminskiyou totally missed the point of the video it’s not about if they are great or not but about how big they got outside of the show they got there start on
@bellydancer3146 8 ай бұрын
But he didn't get too big for Degrassi. After cancellation he was still unknown for almost 10 years.
@alfredplam1324 7 ай бұрын
@@bellydancer3146 I think you got things a little confused. Degrassi is a popular show that has reboots/spinoffs a few times [like Saved by the Bell] with different casts. Drake was on the fourth reboot, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and was on the show from the beginning [2001] until 2009 when he got his record deal...
@paul16451 8 ай бұрын
How could Neil Patrick Harris not make this list?
@stingrey1571 8 ай бұрын
from day one, you could tell depp was going to be a huge star on 21 jump st.
@karenhammond7690 7 ай бұрын
Well said
@enriquesinghjr 8 ай бұрын
WTF list... Bruce Willis deserved a *much higher* spot, during Moonlighting's run he won Golden Globe, Emmy and People's Choice awards. Also during the run of his show he was paid a then unheard of 5 million dollars to star in Die Hard (and stayed on the show for an additional season). He eventually became the highest paid actor in the world and was the *lead* in several movies which were the highest grossing movies released that year in the entire planet: Die Hard With a Vengeance highest grossing movie of 1995, Armageddon highest grossing movie of 1998 and would have also taken 1999 with The Sixth Sense if it hadn't been for Star Wars The Phantom Menace. It is ridiculous to place many of the other actors you did in front of him... Melissa McCarthy? Donald Glover? lol Top 3 should have been in this order #1 Will Smith #2 Robin Williams #3 Bruce Willis
@Ksargeant811 8 ай бұрын
You could make a strong argument for Bill Murray, Adam Sandler and/or Chevy Chase.
@cindeed4422 8 ай бұрын
And Dan Ackroyd and Jim Belushi
@jacobdrolet4262 8 ай бұрын
Amazing video Rebecca from watch mojo of actors that got bigger then there tv shows, went on do great things in the entertainment industry,fantastic job.
@clarebroomfield1978 8 ай бұрын
You guys drop the ball! Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies), and Denzel Washington (St. Elsewhere) should be top 3...
@zombiechicken7114 8 ай бұрын
Oh yeah...I loved St elsewhere!!!!
@JVF5793 8 ай бұрын
Billy Crystal in Soap Denzel Washington in St. Elsewhere Tom Hanks in Bossom Buddies
@charlessalzman4377 8 ай бұрын
Good call on Billy Crystal.
@RichD2024 8 ай бұрын
How do you not have Tom Hanks on this list?
@coloradohrfishinadventures6028 8 ай бұрын
Don’t forget about Tom Hanks and his TV show Bossom Buddies! He got his start with tv first
@tarjan68 8 ай бұрын
Never saw that show, but Ihe also had a small part in Family Ties. Maybe they should have mentioned him alongside Michael J. Fox
@emiliobello2538 8 ай бұрын
Adam Driver was in the show girls? Wow? Also I think Choi Woo Shik in Parasite should have been nominated instead of Adam Driver in Marriage Story
@mr.fartman 8 ай бұрын
SHOULDVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR DEEZ NUTZ 😂😂😂😂
@jsmith3946 8 ай бұрын
don't think to many people know who choi is
@GamerFunOriginallyAarush 8 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@alphakanybody1 8 ай бұрын
Eddie Murphy ? Drake ? Tom Hanks ? Y’all got to run this one back.
@MsUltrafox 8 ай бұрын
Nice list but only Will destroyed it with a single slap.
@wendeboyd503 8 ай бұрын
Michelle Williams did not get too big for her show. She was the forgotten other character in Dawson's Creek and after it was over she was cast in roles that showed talent.
@rachelcornellier3690 8 ай бұрын
Gosh I miss Robin Williams. ❤️❤️❤️
@williammitchell4417 8 ай бұрын
We all do.
@christopherbarney8424 8 ай бұрын
Doesn't anyone remember the time when Eddie Murphy was the biggest star on Earth, while still a member of Saturday Night Live's cast? He's still the only cast member to host the show While STILL a cast member!!!
@jsmith3946 8 ай бұрын
that's because he is a not talent hack
@gator9339 7 ай бұрын
He saved Saturday Night Live from getting canceled in the 80's
@Sandlot1992 8 ай бұрын
I saw Robin Williams in the thumbnail and clicked!
@GetInTouchTV 8 ай бұрын
QUEEN. LATIFAH....... WHERE IS QUEEN LATIFAH?
@gogojoob 7 ай бұрын
I remember Michael Douglas on TV in 'Streets of San Fransisco".
@KLAdams-vl8on 7 ай бұрын
Some of these stars blew up after their shows ended. A more accurate title would be stars that got their start in tv
@gyaneshswain8377 8 ай бұрын
Honorable Mention John Krasinski
@jenniferzackschewski2189 8 ай бұрын
Forgot Tom Hanks in Bosom Buddies.
@jackiewignall8186 8 ай бұрын
Hiegel.... also started in a teen drama called roswell.
@amandawagner4657 8 ай бұрын
I love that show.I have the complete series on dvd.
@barryflock5684 8 ай бұрын
Tom Hanks should be #1 , from "Bosom Buddies" to 2x best actor awards (and producer of Band of Brothers)
@disneyfan8178 7 ай бұрын
How about Clint Eastwood? Nowadays, people have pretty much forgotten his role ad Rowdy Yates on "Rawhide".
@ScrapDiva95 8 ай бұрын
You forgot Tom Hanks starting out with Busom Buddies!
@user-vs7el9wm3d 8 ай бұрын
Bruce Willis’ movie career didn’t spell the end of Moonlighting. The show jumped the shark when David and Maddie slept together, necessitated by Shepherd’s real-life pregnancy.
@mewhatveia7 8 ай бұрын
I can't believe you missed Tom Hanks in Busom Buddies...
@chiobialo4390 8 ай бұрын
Well done Watch Mojo. However Eddie Murphy … someone?
@DerekScottBland 24 күн бұрын
Jesus, how could you forget Pierce Brosnan? He was wanted for James Bond long before he got the role, but was committed to Remington Steele on TV.
@victorpascucci4 8 ай бұрын
I’d also include Olivia Rodrigo considering she became too famous / busy to stay on hsmtmts
@daviddavies3637 8 ай бұрын
Robin Williams. Forever missed.
@alfredplam1324 8 ай бұрын
I forgot to mention that Katherine Heigl had a starring role in Roswell for 4 seasons before she starred in Grey's Anatomy
@susannpatton2893 8 ай бұрын
And a Hallmark movie that became a big series, Love Comes Softly she left after the 2nd movie
@jonasbrothersrockist 8 ай бұрын
What about Bride of Chucky?
@susannpatton2893 8 ай бұрын
Robin started on Happy Days 1st as Mork, then they gave him his show Mork n Mindy, come on - get it right
@StormRoxas 8 ай бұрын
What about Eddie Murphy. He hosted SNL twice while still a regular cast-member.
@joezegers 8 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you talked about Will Smith without mentioning the time he slapped Chris Rock in the face at the Oscars
@Amokra 8 ай бұрын
or Depp and Herd
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