what tv shows/films etc created the most stars

the_pen_turner · 09-01-2019 01:53PM #1

a look back at the tv shows of the 80/90s and where the stars are now got me thinking

what shows or films act were the making of the most stars.

like will smith in fresh prince

TheValeyard · 09-01-2019 01:55PM

Taxi gave us

Danny DeVito

Tony Danza

Christopher Lloyd

Andy Kaufman

Also, Cheers

Woody Harrelson

Kelsey Grammer

Ted Danson

Kirstie Alley

Shelly Long

George Wendt

DrumSteve · 09-01-2019 01:57PM

Friends?

major bill · 09-01-2019 01:59PM

Not only did it give us hours of enjoyment in the 90s but Byker Grove also gave us Ant & Dec

*Drops mic*

w/s/p/c/ · 09-01-2019 02:02PM

Neighbours springs to mind, a lot of the cast went onto successful US TV/Film and music careers

Boom_Bap · 09-01-2019 02:06PM

major bill wrote: »

Not only did it give us hours of enjoyment in the 90s but Byker Grove also gave us Ant & Dec

*Drops mic*

It gave us Charlie Hunnam and Donna Air as well

DEFTLEFTHAND · 09-01-2019 02:08PM

DrumSteve wrote: »

Friends?

Only Aniston had lasting success.

TerrorFirmer · 09-01-2019 02:19PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Only Aniston had lasting success.

They're still household names though. They still get something like $20m each every year from syndication agreement.

Even though most of them do limited mainstream acting these days (apart from Aniston and LeBlanc), they're still among the most well known actors on TV.

Deebles McBeebles · 09-01-2019 02:25PM

One of my old favourites, gave us more than its fair share of stars

https://www.google.ie/search?safe=active&ei=BPY1XIe9GKOE1fAP_KmkyAs&q=dazed+and+confused+cast&oq=dazed+and+confused+cast&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i67j0l9.1407.2184..2693...0.0..0.177.563.3j2......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71.Cnq0Kq0kr5A

orourkeda1977 · 09-01-2019 02:26PM

Fair city

Birneybau · 09-01-2019 02:28PM

The Bill

https://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/15-surprising-celebrities-who-started-out-on-the-bill

Boom_Bap · 09-01-2019 02:32PM

Freaks & Geeks
Jason Segal
Seth Rogan
Linda Cardinelli
James Franco
Busy Phillips
Dave Allen

Friday Night Lights
Kyle Chandler
Taylor Kitsh
Jesse Plemmons
Michael B. Jordan

The Wire
Idris Elba
Aidan Gillen
Wendall Pierce
Michael B. Jordan
Method Man

Bigbagofcans · 09-01-2019 02:38PM

There's a difference between which TV shows were the making of stars and which produced lots of stars.

Home & Away has produced many stars such as Guy Pearce, Heath Ledger, Naomi Watts but it was their subsequent projects that propelled them to stardom.

Grayson · 09-01-2019 02:38PM

Saturday night life?

The list is too long to copy/paste.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_cast_members

Effects · 09-01-2019 02:41PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

The Wire
Idris Elba
Aidan Gillen
Wendall Pierce
Michael B. Jordan
Method Man

How the hell did you forget McNulty!

Bob Harris · 09-01-2019 02:42PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Freaks & Geeks
Jason Segal
Seth Rogan
Linda Cardinelli
James Franco
Busy Phillips
Dave Allen

Friday Night Lights
Kyle Chandler
Taylor Kitsh
Jesse Plemmons
Michael B. Jordan

The Wire
Idris Elba
Aidan Gillen
Wendall Pierce
Michael B. Jordan
Method Man

Never heard of any of those.

Boom_Bap · 09-01-2019 02:42PM

Effects wrote: »

How the hell did you forget McNulty!

I was torn on that....West is more a star of the stage now.

chalkitdown1 · 09-01-2019 02:46PM

Early 80's flick 'The Outsiders' had a pretty amazing cast of then-unknown actors, all of whom went on to be huge stars, some SUPER Stars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outsiders_(film)

C. Thomas Howell
Matt Dillon
Ralph Macchio
Patrick Swayze
Rob Lowe
Emilio Estevez
Tom Cruise
Diane Lane

Tom Cruise 7th billed. lol

TerrorFirmer · 09-01-2019 02:46PM

Bob Harris wrote: »

Never heard of any of those.

Really? Not even one?

You've never once heard of Seth Rogen or Idris Elba?

Boom_Bap · 09-01-2019 02:50PM

Bob Harris wrote: »

Never heard of any of those.

I bet if you seen an image of any them you'd probably recognise. The one outsider may be Dave Allen as he is generally not a star or main star of anything, but he is in the background of loads of TV shows.

ZeroThreat · 09-01-2019 02:51PM

Bigbagofcans wrote: »

There's a difference between which TV shows were the making of stars and which produced lots of stars.

Home & Away has produced many stars such as Guy Pearce, Heath Ledger, Naomi Watts but it was their subsequent projects that propelled them to stardom.

I'm pretty sure Guy Pearce was in Neighbours, not Home & Away, not to mention Neighbours spawned the Kiwi pugilist and his 'fightin' around the world' antics

odyssey06 · 09-01-2019 02:52PM

Star Wars: A New Hope
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
Mark Hamill

I think they were all pretty much unknowns, Ford and Fisher went on to have long careers outside of SW and Mark Hamill is famous for being Luke

Paddy Cow · 09-01-2019 02:52PM

Jeremy Renner
Sarah Michelle Geller
David Boreanaz
Alyson Hannigan
Michelle Trachtenberg
Seth Green
Rachel Bilson
Nathan Fillion

heebusjeebus · 09-01-2019 02:53PM

Arrested Development

Jason Bateman
Portia de Rossi
Will Arnett
Michael Cera
Tony Hale
David Cross
Jeffrey Tambor
Jessica Walter

Bob Harris · 09-01-2019 03:02PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Really? Not even one?

You've never once heard of Seth Rogen or Idris Elba?

Honestly not one, those two names are completely unknown to me, it appears that Idris Elba is a man!

09-01-2019 03:06PM

Bob Harris wrote: »

Honestly not one, those two names are completely unknown to me.

Idris is British and has an OBE. He's played the title role in a detective series called Luther which is hugely popular. Was also mentioned possibly being the next James Bond.

BattleCorp · 09-01-2019 03:26PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Freaks & Geeks
Jason Segal
Seth Rogan
Linda Cardinelli
James Franco
Busy Phillips
Dave Allen

Friday Night Lights
Kyle Chandler
Taylor Kitsh
Jesse Plemmons
Michael B. Jordan

The Wire
Idris Elba
Aidan Gillen
Wendall Pierce
Michael B. Jordan
Method Man

Bob Harris wrote: »

Never heard of any of those.

Bob Harris wrote: »

Honestly not one, those two names are completely unknown to me, it appears that Idris Elba is a man!

You are either acting the bollix or don't own nor have ever seen a television.

Bigbagofcans · 09-01-2019 03:28PM

ZeroThreat wrote: »

I'm pretty sure Guy Pearce was in Neighbours, not Home & Away, not to mention Neighbours spawned the Kiwi pugilist and his 'fightin' around the world' antics

He was in both shows actually

Boom_Bap · 09-01-2019 03:29PM

Michael B. Jordan has been on posters everywhere and on the side of most buses lately

Skylinehead · 09-01-2019 03:29PM

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Arrested Development

Jason Bateman
Portia de Rossi
Will Arnett
Michael Cera
Tony Hale
David Cross
Jeffrey Tambor
Jessica Walter

Ah Jeffrey Tambors more than just AD. He's been around for yonks.

Bigbagofcans · 09-01-2019 03:30PM

BattleCorp wrote: »

You are either acting the bollix or don't own nor have ever seen a television.

A lot of people haven't watched Luther or The Wire so they wouldn't be too familiar with the name Idris Elba.

what tv shows/films etc created the most stars

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