Actors Who Were Supposed To Be The Next Big Thing But Fizzled Out

Erika Christensen

Erika Christensen is probably best known currently for her role as Julia Braverman on NBC's Parenthood. Her breakout role was in the film Traffic, and she won an MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance. She's only had smaller TV roles since Parenthood and currently stars in Ten Days in the Valley with Kyra Sedgwick.

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The More You Know

  • "E.T." and "Poltergeist" started from the same script.
  • Orson Welles directed much of Citizen Kane from a wheelchair, after injuring himself on set.
  • There’s a 20 year age gap between Sam Neill and Laura Dern in Jurassic Park, with Laura aged only 26 during filming.
  • Director Steven Spielberg made his first film for a merit badge
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