Giggster compiled a list of 15 famous actors who were extras in film, TV, or both before landing significant roles.
compiled a list of 15 actors who cut their teeth in the industry as extras in film, TV, or both before landing leading roles.
Since her career took off, Davis has become the first Black performer to achieve the “Triple Crown of Acting” having won an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony.Now one of the most famous and celebrated actors in the world, actor Leonardo DiCaprio had a humble beginning. Born in Los Angeles in 1974, DiCaprio got his start as a child performing in a number of television commercials. He graduated to doing bit roles in TV shows like “Santa Barbara,” “The New Lassie,” and “Roseanne.
Commercials led to small roles in shows like “Hill Street Blues” and “MacGyver” . Gooding Jr.’s breakthrough performance didn’t come until he landed the role of Tre in the critically acclaimed 1991 film, “Boyz n the Hood.” Just five years later, he earned an Academy Award for his supporting role in “Jerry Maguire.”After receiving a BFA in drama from Howard University, actor Taraji P. Henson earned her Screen Actors Guild union card for doing three uncredited background roles.
Liu’s first featured role on the big screen was playing an ex-girlfriend in the 1996 film “Jerry Maguire,” but her breakthrough performance came when she landed the role of Ling Woo in the show “Ally McBeal.” Her performance as Woo landed Liu a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series.
But when he first began acting, Pitt performed uncredited background roles in films like “Hunk,” “No Way Out,” “No Man’s Land,” and “Less than Zero” . Pitt finally had a breakout role in 1991 with his performance as a hunky hitchhiker in the classic film “Thelma and Louise.”Kristen Stewart, who nabbed her first Academy Award nomination for her performance as Princess Diana in “Spencer,” started out as a struggling child actor.
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