what tv shows/films etc created the most stars

Bob Harris · 09-01-2019 03:31PM

BattleCorp wrote: »

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

Of the 3 series (assuming they are all series) I've only heard of The Wire.
Of the actors involved, not one. I will admit to not owning a television (though I could watch them by other means). It just so happens I haven't seen any of them. You'll be really shocked when I tell you I've never seen

Game of Thrones.

Paddy Cow · 09-01-2019 03:34PM

Bigbagofcans wrote: »

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

I only know his name from the hullabaloo in the media about whether or not it's ok to have a black James Bond.

padraig.od · 09-01-2019 03:36PM

SNL by far

murpho999 · 09-01-2019 03:37PM

Glenroe

Harry Palmr · 09-01-2019 03:38PM

The Outsiders 1983 has a claim here, sure plenty had acted once or twice before but this seemed to act as a launch pad for

Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Diana Lane, Emilio Estevez, Sofia Coppola

Six of the Magnificent Seven were unknown or obscure in 1960 mind you a couple stayed that way which is why it's still a tricky quiz question!

BattleCorp · 09-01-2019 03:39PM

Bigbagofcans wrote: »

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

I was more responding to the posters comment below in that they said that they had never heard of 'any' of those.

Bob Harris wrote: »

Never heard of any of those.

jmayo · 09-01-2019 04:14PM

w/s/p/c/ wrote: »

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

I was going to say The Expendables until you mentioned this.

Neighbours had at one time or another...

Kylie Minogue, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Margot Robbie, Natalie Imbruglia, Craig McLachlan, Jason Donovan, Holly Valance, Liam Hemsworth, Chris Hemsworth, and a whole host of ones in American TV series.

Bigbagofcans · 09-01-2019 04:17PM

Paddy Cow wrote: »

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

I'd agree with all of them apart from Rachel Bilson. She was still relatively unknown after Buffy and it was The OC which made her a star.

Ipso · 09-01-2019 05:18PM

Bigbagofcans wrote: »

I'd agree with all of them apart from Rachel Bilson. She was still relatively unknown after Buffy and it was The OC which made her a star.

And look where she is now.

conorhal · 09-01-2019 05:30PM

I'll go with Dazed and confused (1993).

Well, it didn't perhaps 'make them stars' but it certiantly gave many 90's stars their break. Some have since faded into obscurity but others are still household names.

Joey Lauren Adams
Milla Jovovich
Ben Affleck
Parker Posey
Matthew McConaughey
Nicky Katt
Renée Zellweger

valoren · 09-01-2019 05:32PM

I'd go for the original Twilight Zone. It had self contained episodes so allowed more scope for talent exposure.

William Shatner, Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Peter Falk, Dennis Hopper, Ron Howard, Martin Landau, Robert Redford, Leonard Nimoy, Burt Reynolds, Dick York all had roles in the series.

Effects · 09-01-2019 07:45PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

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

Nah, Les Miserables and the Affair.

AllForIt · 09-01-2019 07:56PM

Bigbagofcans wrote: »

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

I think Idris Elba is a hugely overrated actor. Successful yes, but top actor? Not really. I hope he doesn't get the James Bond role not because I don't think a black person should play the role but I'd hate to see him get it because he's black but not actually worthy.

the_pen_turner · 09-01-2019 08:01PM

AllForIt wrote: »

I think Idris Elba is a hugely overrated actor. Successful yes, but top actor? Not really. I hope he doesn't get the James Bond role not because I don't think a black person should play the role but I'd hate to see him get it because he's black but not actually worthy.

i dont know anything about him. i never heard of him until the bond role was mentioned.

i hope he doesnt get it just for his skin colour. surely there must be very worthy actors and acresses out there of all nationalities and colours

pleas advice · 09-01-2019 08:44PM

Birneybau wrote: »

The Bill

A lot went on to star in Eastenders,

and vice versa

Lirange · 09-01-2019 09:08PM

The Mickey Mouse Club :pac:

Can you spot them in the opening?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaIe2FUlrlU

This line-up alone features Justin Timberlake, Keri Russell, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling. They're all about 12 or 13 y/o. :eek: Except Russell who was about 16.

AllForIt · 09-01-2019 09:09PM

the_pen_turner wrote: »

i dont know anything about him. i never heard of him until the bond role was mentioned.

i hope he doesnt get it just for his skin colour. surely there must be very worthy actors and acresses out there of all nationalities and colours

I didn't watch The Wire which brought him to prominence. He transitioned to film, I've seen him in a few, never had a lead role. The Brits talk him up all the time because he's one of theirs. He's good on the SKY TV adverts though.

stampydmonkey · 09-01-2019 09:15PM

ER had its fair share. Loads still doing the rounds...get it!!!

https://www.google.com/search?q=list+of+stars+from+er&oq=list+of+stars+from+er&aqs=chrome..69i57j33l3.6796j0j7&client=ms-alps-full_k11as_a-ie&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#wgvs=e

odyssey06 · 09-01-2019 09:20PM

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Arrested Development

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

I loved AD but I think this is a stretch.

Portia de Rossi breakthrough was on Ally Mc Beal.
Jessica Walter was in big roles in late 70s including being up for emmy and golden globe awards.
Jeffrey Tambor was regularly up for awards in 90s.
Jason Bateman was teen wolf two! Rake of roles in 80s but certainly AD resurrected his career and took it to another level.

the_pen_turner · 09-01-2019 09:41PM

the 70s show made a few stars

ArnoldJRimmer · 09-01-2019 10:26PM

the_pen_turner wrote: »

the 70s show made a few stars

True, you have Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis who really made it big after this. And to a lesser extent, the ginger one is in Orange is the New Black. Eric Foreman's career fell of a cliff after he left it though, the dumbass

Rothko · 09-01-2019 11:28PM

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

True, you have Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis who really made it big after this. And to a lesser extent, the ginger one is in Orange is the New Black. Eric Foreman's career fell of a cliff after he left it though, the dumbass

He was in BlacKkKlansman though so he might make a comeback.

Mad_maxx · 09-01-2019 11:36PM

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

Gillen had a profile before the wire

Birneybau · 09-01-2019 11:37PM

Effects wrote: »

Boom_Bap wrote: »

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

Nah, Les Miserables and the Affair.

Yeah, that's a silly thing to say

Birneybau · 09-01-2019 11:39PM

Rothko wrote: »

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

True, you have Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis who really made it big after this. And to a lesser extent, the ginger one is in Orange is the New Black. Eric Foreman's career fell of a cliff after he left it though, the dumbass

He was in BlacKkKlansman though so he might make a comeback.

And the original Venom in Sam Raimi's 'Spiderman 3'

the whole year inn · 09-01-2019 11:51PM

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

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

George Ratzenburger in every Pixar movie .

Andy Kaufman pretty sure everyone knew him as lacca and not much else after.

Yamanoto · 10-01-2019 12:26AM

The Larry Sanders Show

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeremy Piven

Bob Odenkirk

Jon Stewart

Sarah Silverman

Janeane Garofolo

Effects · 10-01-2019 12:30AM

AllForIt wrote: »

I think Idris Elba is a hugely overrated actor. Successful yes, but top actor? Not really. I hope he doesn't get the James Bond role not because I don't think a black person should play the role but I'd hate to see him get it because he's black but not actually worthy.

Yeah. We need more top class actors to play bond, not just some black bloke just cause he's black. Like Pierce Brosnan and Roger Moore.

Ursus Horribilis · 10-01-2019 12:35AM

American Graffiti (George Lucas' miniscule budget film that came out 4 years before Star Wars) had some youthful actors who went on to do rather well for themselves afterwards. The best known ones would be Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford and Ron Howard. Some others - Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Cindy Williams, Kathleen Quinlan and Suzanne Somers - went on to work in sitcoms and as character actors.

Vita nova · 10-01-2019 01:14AM

The series below didn't create the most stars but are worth mentioning nonetheless.

Scrubs
Zach Braff

Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian
Sarah Chalke

Dr. Elliot Reid
Neil Flynn

Janitor

How I Met Your Mother
Josh Radnor

Ted Mosby
Jason Segel

Marshall Eriksen

what tv shows/films etc created the most stars

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