Hollywood A-Listers Who Got Their Big Break in Horror Films

Jamie Lee Curtis

This list obviously had to feature the original scream queen, Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis's breakout role was that of Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978), which she reprised for most of its sequels. After the film's initial success, Curtis appeared in a string of 1980s slasher flicks before moving on to other genres.

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The More You Know

  • Frank Sinatra was offered the lead role in Die Hard.
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton actually learned how to make soap in Fight Club.
  • Beck Hansen wrote and composed the music played by the fictional band S*x Bob-omb in the movie "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World".
  • Toto was paid more than the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz".
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