These Celebs Guest-Starred On Television Shows Before Their Big Break

Ellen Pompeo in "Friends"

Before "Grey's Anatomy" dominated our streaming services, Ellen Pompeo guest-starred on "Friends" as Ross and Chandler's college crush. She appeared in the show's final season, and the episode was something of a train wreck.

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The More You Know

  • Plenty of celebrities have strange habits and even phobias but One Direction singer Liam Payne might take the cake: he’s afraid of spoons… specifically used, dirty spoons.
  • Before he was a star, Harrison Ford was a carpenter. He landed the role of Han Solo in the original Star Wars film. “I was quite surprised when I was offered the part,” Ford later said.
  • 35 minutes before Elvis Presley was born, his mother gave birth to his stillborn identical twin.
  • Tyra Banks suffers from delphiniphobia (aka a fear of dolphins).
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