Big-Time Celebrities Who Don't Get Hired Anymore

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith played the Joker in the 1950's Batman film. He was also a popular character in The Twilight Zone. During the red scare, he was blacklisted over his possible connections to communists. He was never involved with the movement and luckily at enough proof to clear his name. 

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The More You Know

  • O.J. Simpson was considered for the lead in "The Terminator".
  • During the filming of Star Trek (2009), Zachary Quinto could not manage to properly do the Vulcan salute. Eventually, J.J. Abrams had to glue his fingers together in order for Quinto to do it correctly.
  • Dan Akroyd’s original script for Ghostbusters was set in a future where Ghostbusters were everyday figures of society like paramedics and firemen.
  • Toto was paid $125 per week while filming The Wizard of Oz.
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