Top 20 TV Stars Who Became Too Big For Their Show
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- Опубликовано: 20 июн 2024
- The small screen is often a launch pad for actors! For this list, we’ll be looking at the actors who started with smaller TV roles before making it into the A-list category. Our countdown includes stars Ashton Kutcher, Adam Driver, Katherine Heigl and more! Which star’s popularity do you think transcended their shows? Let us know in the comments.
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Robin williams will always be larger than life
HE WILL BE LARGER FOR DEEZ NUTZ 😂😂😂😂
And there will never be anyone like him! His talent as an actor, be it comedy, drama, his voice acting and his ability to improvise and the way it just came naturally to him makes him one of a kind!
Always
@@mr.fartmanyou need to grow up. Nobody finds you funny
Well said FartMan….
Interesting list but, I'd have included Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies), Denzel Washington (St. Elsewhere), Mila Kunis (That 70s Show/Family Guy), Pierce Brosnan (Remington Steele) and Zendaya (Disney Shows).
Hahahahahaha Mila Kunis?!?
Eddie Murphy (SNL)
Sally Fields
Pierce Brosnan? Absolutely! If you are the fifth 007 (without Dr. No and TV ...) you deserve a spot on this list!
Yes, I really expected Denzel Washington to be mentioned. Watched him in St Elsewhere when it was on TV. Tom Hanks also starred in Family Ties as Elyse’s brother. Not a major role, but in the end he became a bigger star than Michael J. Fox.
Jim Carrey In Living Color (1990-1994) My Favorite cast member out of the Ensemble and one of my favorite actors
Fire Marshall Bill
You could also add Jamie Foxx as well. He and Jim were both so funny on that show. :)
@@dicksmith3163”Lemme show ya something!”
Do forget Jenny From the Block herself JLo.
Jim Carrey was in a number of movies in the 80's before joining In Living Color. He definitely needed to go to TV to get more recognition. Once Bitten and Earth Girls Are Easy didn't necessarily show off his talents. Plus there's the irony of him NOT getting a spot on SNL.
RIP Robin Williams you'll always be a star to us
John Lithgow definitely deserved a spot on this list. Though he didn't play the main character in any Hollywood movie, he played a lot of memorable villains and supporting characters.
Lithgow is so dope. Very underrated. He could have been Joker in the Burton film, he thought it was to dark so he turned it down.
@@Dopecheetah His most underrated role was in Brian De Palma's 'Raising Cain' in which he played a psychotic character suffering from multiple personality disorder.
@@Mos41fI liked that one.
John Lithgow started in movies.
he was an Icon before he got 3rd Rock from the Sun(i'm just surprised that they didn't talk about Joseph Gordon Levitt)
Christopher Lloyd might also be included here. From Taxi, to Star Trek 3, Clue, Back to the Future...... Also, "The World According to Garp" is one of the best and most underrated movies I have EVER seen.
Yup. While you're at it, think about some of the alumni of Taxi. Danny Devito for one. Tony Danza also.
You left out "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Judge Doom was a creepy villain who appropriately died by his own device (The Dip).
Selena Gomez in Wizard's Of Waverly Place, Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana, Zendaya in Shake It Up
@@OR-Violet-Stallion-1899who?
You grew up with disney. Too bad there are not much interesting funny shows on the channel now.
Robin got his start on Happy Days, as Mork, from that performance on Happy Days they created a show for him. Can't really call Mork and Mindy as his start. Mork and Mindy was created because of him...he was already a star at that point. He just got bigger when M&M hit the air.
He was already doing stand-up comedy, and appeared in the "Laugh-In" revival.
I think he had a job offer before he even finished his Happy Days stint.
Jason Segal was in "Freaks and Geeks" before "How I Met Your Mother". That show also helped jump start the careers of Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Linda Cardellini
I am seriously disappointed that they didnt mention this amazing show
Wasn’t Busy Phillips also on that show
@@tazdolla5590 she sure was
@@tazdolla5590 Yes
True, but he didn't outgrow the show. It was short-lived, nothing to do with him doing bigger projects.
What about Tom Hanks who started out on Bosom Buddies?
He didn’t become famous until after it ended
1980-1982: Bosom Buddies
1982-1984: Single eps of a few random shows (Family Ties, Taxi)
1984: Splash, Bachelor Party
Now it’s surely true the first few movies he did were seen bc of fans of BB, but he didn’t get huge from or during the show.
He was also the first actor since Spencer Tracey to win back-to-back Oscars (Philadelphia, 1993 and Forrest Gump,1994).
Melissa Mccarthy got her start on Gilmore Girls! She was great! ❤
ya but they said talented actors
True and also will from Alias went on to win an Oscar (Bradley Cooper).
And it's still her best role yet! long live chef Suki!
I think you have forgotten that George Clooney was first on "The Facts of Life," where he cemented his status as a heartthrob. ❤
He still wasn't a big star on The Facts of Life
@@shonda79ableYou do have a point, although I do remember George being considered a major hunk among teens at the time (my classmates) and made that season of "The Facts of Life" almost worth watching.
@@shonda79able I remember from a previous video he left that show in order starting his film career.
He was also in the first couple of seasons of roseanne
He also was on Sisters. He played a cop called Falconer. He was the love interest of Teddy, one of the sisters. I believe they got married, but then he was killed by a carbomb.
Bruce Willis at number 20 is wild.
I love that they acknowledge Moonlighting. We loved the show and so many don't even remember it existed.
Michael j fox is so down to earth even he became a big star he still continued in family ties until it's last episode
Not really true. He nearly couldn't do back to the future, because of family ties. He got special permission for the movie, did family ties during the day and the movie after that.
Insane schedule
@@Lou.Cypher yea, but the truth was that MJF could've quit Family Ties in 1986 and nobody would've faulted him. After BTTF, he was a superstar and he easily could've walked away from the show, but he stayed with it for the entire run when he could've easily left a few seasons earlier (see Travolta exiting Kotter once he had Fever and Grease)
More for the next version of this list would be Morgan freeman who had his first big break in The electric company, the Wayans, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Carey, Jamie Foxx, and more from In Living Color. Most of that cast were launching their careers while still being on that show. Although, to think of it, may just be a good list for all the people who broke out from variety/ sketch shows
They could do an entire list on "Saturday Night Live" alone!
This list needs a part 2! So many stars!
I'm surprised Gillian Anderson didn't make the list. From getting an Emmy to getting the Order of the British Empire shows a staggering amount of talent.
actually Johnny Depp started out doing a feature film on the big screen "Nightmare on Elm Street" and THEN he did a sitcom later on. He was already big
Robin Williams was Legendary it did feel like his role as Mork was beneath his skill level...I miss him everyday. ❤
I saw an episode the other day where he was basically Mrs Doubtfire, reinstalling faith in elderly and crime
did you see the episode where Mork meet Williams? it was very foreshadowing :(
Putting Ashton Michelle Williams ahead of Bruce Willis... Facepalm...
Ashton is not even an actor and bruce willis is just himself in most of his work
Actually putting Ashton Kutcher in this list at all it’s just nonsensical. He’s a terrible actor who’s done a couple of forgettable movies and that was it.
Honorable Mention to Christina Applegate! Kelly Bundy was her start
Tom Hanks and Eddie Murphy also come to mind.
I hope you remember Leonardo DeCaprio. He began on as a guest player on Growing Pains.
I was gonna mention him, but they said stars who outgrew their show. He wasn't the main character and he came to the show late, can't remember what season.
Let me get this straight...a guy who goes from playing alongside Peter Scolari (R.I.P.) acting in a sit-com about two men disguised as women; to playing Forest Gump, Fred Rogers, an adult child in "Big", a man with AIDS in "Philadelphia", a romantic interest in "When Harry Met Sally" and a soldier in "Saving Private Ryan" not-to-mention the number of Oscar's that they have won, yet they were not on the list?
As a side issue: are we completely excluding the 50s and 60s?
Last time I remember, some guy went from "Rawhide" to Everything!
Did you mean "You've Got Mail"? I don't think Hanks was in "When Harry Met Sally"
Yes he had a big career, but it was AFTER his show was over and by a couple of years.
@@mmarzett Yes, You're right! I remember now. Billy Crystal was in WHMS while Hanks was in YGM. Both films had Meg Ryan as the lead actress, so that would explain my "Mandela effect" faux pas.
Please pardon me for making statements from memory, not research.
Robin Williams was a force of nature. No tv show or movie could contain him.
That's one of the reasons why he also continued with stand up. He had no chains on with stand up.
watch the part where Mork meet Williams it was very foreshadowing.
You know you're in your own league when you (and Billy Crystal) can walk onto the set of Friends, get a cameo on the spot, and completely steal the show.
Denzel Washington - St. Elsewhere. He blossomed from that show more than any regular cast member.
no Howie also had a good run
@@jsmith3946 never denied any one else had a good run. Denzel went from that show to films and never looked back. His movies today are still making profits and he's a movie star mostly now.
Sure wish Robin Williams was still here with us.
Robin Williams is arguably one of the greatest comedic talents we’ve ever seen, May he RIP
Great List.
Honorable Mention: Eddie Murphy (Saturday Night Live), Jim Carey (In Living Color), Queen Latifah (Living Single), Jamie Foxx (In Living Color and The Jamie Foxx Show) and Martin Lawrence (Def Comedy Jam and Martin)
Robin Williams. Let that man who filled my childhood with smiles and laughter Rest in Peace.
I don't think Jennifer Aniston outshine the cast of Friends or the show itself, though sure she has been actively working in the industry since the show ended 20 years ago -- if anyone were to remember Aniston and her most meaningful role it is Rachel Green.
She might've made alot of movies after the show ended but she is still most remembered for the show. I think another actor from the same cast who made a niche for herself outside the show was actually Courteney Cox with her role in the Scream franchise.
How is it no one ever talk about Jen being leprechaun🤔
The actual start of Jason Segel was the short lived Freaks and Geeks show
You missed Depp in "A nightmare on elm street"
That's a film
Pierce Brosnan went from Remington Steele to James Bond❤❤❤
I had a Mork talking doll and lunchbox. His best most underrated role was Rainbow Randolph 🥀.
How is Tom Hanks not at the top of this list?
Yes, that beats me… like Michael J. Fox he starred in Family Ties, though as a minor characer. Elyse’s brother with a drinking problem.
Brittany Spears - She was one of the original members of the 90's Mickey Mouse Club, once she became a Mega Star most people don't even remember she had that small TV role.
Agree
She became a star after all that. She doesn't belong on this list.
Her, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake all went on to have amazing careers
Her, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, and Ryan Gosling we’re all on that show at the same time. None of totem became important until well afterwards.
Jennifer Love Hewitt & Fergie [Stacy Ferguson] were on Kids Incorporated to launch their careers
How did you miss Tom Hanks
I grew up with Bosom Buddies!
he was on Family Ties as well :)
Tom Hanks, Olivia Rodrigo and Phil dunster should've deserved their spots on the shortlist than the few I saw in the actual one
Don't forget 007 actors sir Roger Moore and pierce brosnan
WTF list... Bruce Willis deserved a *much higher* spot, during Moonlighting's run he won Golden Globe, Emmy and People's Choice awards. Also during the run of his show he was paid a then unheard of 5 million dollars to star in Die Hard (and stayed on the show for an additional season). He eventually became the highest paid actor in the world and was the *lead* in several movies which were the highest grossing movies released that year in the entire planet: Die Hard With a Vengeance highest grossing movie of 1995, Armageddon highest grossing movie of 1998 and would have also taken 1999 with The Sixth Sense if it hadn't been for Star Wars The Phantom Menace. It is ridiculous to place many of the other actors you did in front of him... Melissa McCarthy? Donald Glover? lol
Top 3 should have been in this order
#1 Will Smith
#2 Robin Williams
#3 Bruce Willis
How did they miss Tom Hanks? Getting his start on the sitcom 'Bosom Buddies', he was the biggest star in Hollywood for a time.
no he got his start in the horror movie he knows your alone and a few other low budget films before doing that
You forgot Clint Eastwood. A star in Rawhide, then a spaghetti western icon, then the ultimate tough cop, then an accomplished director (Flags of our Fathers? Million Dollar Baby?), and now a true american icon (e.g. The Mule).
What about Tom Hanks? What about Pierce Bronson?
Too bad Smith lost his way. He was a powerful force of good vibes for his fans. Now it's just sad to watch his old stuff.
Don't agree but agree to disagree.
Man wtf are you talking about. Will Smith is still one of the most respected entertainers in Hollywood. If you're commenting this because of that Oscar situation, I want you to know that NO ONE cares about that anymore, and no one should care at all. Move on.
How do you not have Tom Hanks on this list?
George Clooney was on tv for years. I first saw him on the show “The Facts of Life” when I was a child. Then he was on “Rosanne.”
My favorite Clooney picture is "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
What an awesome list
George Clooney and Denzel Washington are very similar in their starts.
one i was surprised wasn't on the list is Tom Hanks, he started out in the tv show Bosom Buddies before hitting it big in films
Melissa McCarthy show should have been Gilmore Girls ... Suki was everything 🥰😍
I'm not sure how Gilmore Girls is ígnored
How did you guys miss Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and Tom Hanks??
They were too busy putting awful actors like Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl and Jennifer Aniston on the list.
@@007Julie In their defense, Jamie Foxx and Tom Hanks didn't become huge stars until after their shows were off the air.
How could Neil Patrick Harris not make this list?
Amazing video Rebecca from watch mojo of actors that got bigger then there tv shows, went on do great things in the entertainment industry,fantastic job.
Since you included ariana grande, you should've included Drake, who was on a TV series [Degrassi: The Next Generation] in Canada before he made it big as a rapper. BTW Nina Dobrev [The Vampire Diaries] and Shenae Grimes [90210] also appeared on the same TV series
Ariana Grande is an awful actress,I don’t know why she is on the list!
@@LaurenKaminskiyou totally missed the point of the video it’s not about if they are great or not but about how big they got outside of the show they got there start on
But he didn't get too big for Degrassi. After cancellation he was still unknown for almost 10 years.
@@bellydancer3146 I think you got things a little confused. Degrassi is a popular show that has reboots/spinoffs a few times [like Saved by the Bell] with different casts. Drake was on the fourth reboot, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and was on the show from the beginning [2001] until 2009 when he got his record deal...
Awesome!
I didn't expect Michelle Williams from Dawson Creek to become a huge acting powerhouse. And For Travolta, in the beginning he had a mighty movie career then as he got older, whooney. And hope you didn't forget Regina King.😍😍😍
I think in the beginning they expected Michelle Williams to become the female lead, but Katie Holmes took the lead instead. Katie has had some success after DC [including becoming the 3rd Mrs Tom Cruise] but not the critical success as MW
Clooney was on The facts of life before ER
Tom Hanks on Boosom buddies,
Jim Carrie In living color
Jennifer Love Hewitt- was it Party of five
Ryan Reynolds was on 2 guys a girl and a pizza place.
Leonardo DiCaprio- growing pains
Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey, Adam Sandler, will Ferrell, etc SNL
Bradley Cooper Alias. With Jenefer garner alias
Helen Hunt Mad about you
Mila kunis the 70s show
Seth rogan freaks and geeks
Jessica alba Dark angel
Kristen bell - veronica mars
Jason Bateman Arrested development- and a teen comedy when he was younger
Olivia Wilde House
Olivia mun- that geeky show about video games
Danny devito Taxi
Sarah Michelle Gellar BUFFY THE VAMP KILLER
Neve Campbell party of five
Joseph Gordon leviitt 3rd rock from the Sun
Claire Danes my so called life
Pierce brosnan Remington steele
Clooney on The Golden Girls too 😊
Jason Bateman was on Silver Spoons. He got his own show “It’s Your Move” because he upstaged Ricky Schoerder.
@cindeed4422 its your move was the one i was thinking of.
Don’t forget about Tom Hanks and his TV show Bossom Buddies! He got his start with tv first
Never saw that show, but Ihe also had a small part in Family Ties. Maybe they should have mentioned him alongside Michael J. Fox
I can't believe Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch for Sherlock didn't make this list. Freeman was definitely a bigger deal than Cumberbatch by the time Sherlock started, but they both became huge over the course of the series and we'll never get a proper resolution to the dumpster fire that was series 4 because they've outgrown the show.
Bruce Willis also appear in Miami vice episode "No exit" & I think that was his first appearance.
Well said
Jessica Biel in 7th Heaven, Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, Christina Applegate in Married... with Children
uh no she was popular before Sabrina remember Clarissa Explains it all
Adam Driver was in the show girls? Wow? Also I think Choi Woo Shik in Parasite should have been nominated instead of Adam Driver in Marriage Story
SHOULDVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR DEEZ NUTZ 😂😂😂😂
don't think to many people know who choi is
from day one, you could tell depp was going to be a huge star on 21 jump st.
Melissa McCarthy was also on Gilmore Girls...
Robin Williams will always be a legend...
This is a good list. There definitely should be a 2nd list with many that have already been mentioned in the comments. Also, Dylan O’Brien from Teen Wolf and Joshua Jackson from Dawsons Creek.
You could make a strong argument for Bill Murray, Adam Sandler and/or Chevy Chase.
And Dan Ackroyd and Jim Belushi
denzel washington-st elsewhere
tom hanks-bosom buddies
the rock-raw and smackdown
pierce brosnan-remington steele
jamie foxx-jamie foxx show
Billy Crystal in Soap
Denzel Washington in St. Elsewhere
Tom Hanks in Bossom Buddies
Good call on Billy Crystal.
Michael Douglas . Ron Howard . Alyssa Milano . Christina Appelgate . John Lithgow . Vincent Denofrio . Joseph Gordon Levitt . Lacey Chabert . Neve Campbell . Chris Hemsworth . Eric Bana . Perhaps No1 should have been , Clint Eastwood . Don't you think ?
Gosh I miss Robin Williams. ❤️❤️❤️
We all do.
I saw Robin Williams in the thumbnail and clicked!
FYI: Moonlighting is hitting Hulu in October! It'll be cool to rewatch Bruce Willis in his early career again.
Also, I think Katherine Heigl was a star when she was 14 and starred in “My Father the Hero”, in 1994. I absolutely loved that movie.
I know you can't catch them all, but it's a bit disappointing not to see Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina King, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Especially since the last three successfully survived being child-actors. Oh well.
You guys drop the ball! Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies), and Denzel Washington (St. Elsewhere) should be top 3...
Oh yeah...I loved St elsewhere!!!!
Ryan Reynolds
“Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place.”
Jason Bateman “The Hogan Family” “Arrested Development”
Nice list but only Will destroyed it with a single slap.
I love that Adam Driver is on the list!
Doesn't anyone remember the time when Eddie Murphy was the biggest star on Earth, while still a member of Saturday Night Live's cast? He's still the only cast member to host the show While STILL a cast member!!!
that's because he is a not talent hack
He saved Saturday Night Live from getting canceled in the 80's
QUEEN. LATIFAH....... WHERE IS QUEEN LATIFAH?
Hiegel.... also started in a teen drama called roswell.
I love that show.I have the complete series on dvd.
I remember Michael Douglas on TV in 'Streets of San Fransisco".
Michelle Williams did not get too big for her show. She was the forgotten other character in Dawson's Creek and after it was over she was cast in roles that showed talent.
Eddie Murphy ? Drake ? Tom Hanks ? Y’all got to run this one back.
Tom Hanks, did I miss him cause I don't see how you could.
Honorable Mention John Krasinski
just pausing at 6:11 i wonder if Catherine Zeta-Jones will get a mention for her role in Darling Buds Of May ?
You forgot Tom Hanks starting out with Busom Buddies!
I'm old enough to remember watching Mork and Mindy as a kid!
How about Clint Eastwood? Nowadays, people have pretty much forgotten his role ad Rowdy Yates on "Rawhide".
Robin started on Happy Days 1st as Mork, then they gave him his show Mork n Mindy, come on - get it right
You do remember Dan Stephens was already well recognised for his role as Pierce Brosnan’s final Bond villain in Die Another Day
Some of these stars blew up after their shows ended. A more accurate title would be stars that got their start in tv
I can't believe you missed Tom Hanks in Busom Buddies...
I didn't know Driver was on Girls. I do remember him in a supporting role in an episode of Law and Order, and I liked him in that.
I forgot to mention that Katherine Heigl had a starring role in Roswell for 4 seasons before she starred in Grey's Anatomy
And a Hallmark movie that became a big series, Love Comes Softly she left after the 2nd movie
What about Bride of Chucky?
Forgot Tom Hanks in Bosom Buddies.
Jason Segel started on freaks and geeks. Still bummed that show was canceled. It was so good.