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

Owen Wilson in "Community"

Owen Wilson didn't tell anyone that he was going to guest star on one episode of "Community." He played a member of the "cool" study group in the first season, and tries to claim Joel McHale's table. It doesn't work. 

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The More You Know

  • 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.
  • Robert Downey Jr. claims that Burger King saved his life from his drug addiction.
  • Brad Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie Thelma & Louise.
  • Dr. Ruth Westheimer is best known as a TV sex therapist—but she’s also a trained sniper.
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