# Clips of famous people: before they were famous **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 10, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856 "2010-05-10T01:19:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/1 "2010-05-10T01:19:38Z")
I’ve always liked this [clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1myP9FtKUg) of a very young Jim Morrison, Any clips out there of other celebrities, pre-fame? ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/2 "2010-05-10T01:42:16Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I’ve always liked this [clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1myP9FtKUg) of a very young Jim Morrison, > > Any clips out there of other celebrities, pre-fame? I came here to post that same film after seeing your title. But how could have always liked it; wasn’t it just discovered a few years ago? No need to respond. I just saw a nit. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/3 "2010-05-10T01:48:39Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > I came here to post that same film after seeing your title. But how could have always liked it; wasn’t it just discovered a few years ago? No need to respond. I just saw a nit. Well, always since I first saw it. 😕 ETA: What’s your definition of “always?” ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/4 "2010-05-10T02:16:46Z")
[The High Numbers (aka The Who) at the Railway Hotel, 1964](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hflF6YCsqbs&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/5 "2010-05-10T02:36:59Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [The High Numbers (aka The Who) at the Railway Hotel, 1964](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hflF6YCsqbs&feature=related) Thanks for that. I, I think I love you… ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/6 "2010-05-10T03:00:06Z")
I’m forever amused by this clip of a five year old Robert Downey Jr in one of his father’s films. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JFkvN8qK_tI/hqdefault.jpg "Young Robert Downey Jr - Age 5") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFkvN8qK_tI) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/7 "2010-05-10T04:11:14Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > [The High Numbers (aka The Who) at the Railway Hotel, 1964](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hflF6YCsqbs&feature=related) Fun clip, and (bonus!) featuring some of the worst dancing ever captured on film. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/8 "2010-05-10T04:59:35Z")
Tiger Woods on TV at age 2. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_wHkA_983_s/hqdefault.jpg "Tiger Woods") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wHkA_983_s) ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/9 "2010-05-10T14:18:50Z")
A very young Sidney Crosby: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neO44K7Awg0&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neO44K7Awg0&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyMac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@JohnnyMac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyMac)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/10 "2010-05-10T14:34:26Z")
I’m not sure if it’s entirely pre-fame, since they use the name David Bowie, but… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jsNVsvvIfiM/hqdefault.jpg "Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsNVsvvIfiM) ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/11 "2010-05-10T14:49:35Z")
At age 7, Ricky Skaggs performed on TV with Flatt & Scruggs. [Foggy Mountain Special (instrumental)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCYCCuJLIaA) [Ruby](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhvDvMV4_FY&feature=related), a pretty grown-up song by a tiny kid. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/12 "2010-05-10T15:02:15Z")
Can’t supply a link but. . . There used to be a youtube clip of a “To Tell the Truth” segment with an 9-ish year old Cynthia Nixon as one of the impostors. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/13 "2010-05-10T15:12:44Z")
A more modern one, but I thought this one was neat - [Stephani Germanotta](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM51qOpwcIM), playing piano and singing for NYU’s annual talent show. She came in 3rd. Oh, and she’s better known these days as “Lady Gaga.” ---
**Author:** ![Rrose\_Selavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rrose\_Selavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rrose_Selavy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/14 "2010-05-10T18:54:24Z")
Led Zep’s Jimmy Paige first TV appearance (includiing interview) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0tAOIQiz-8) Simon Cowell’s first TV appearance promoting a record. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iw0yfiRz9zY/hqdefault.jpg "Simon Cowell dressed as a dog") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw0yfiRz9zY) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/15 "2010-05-10T19:20:30Z")
many people have seen this, of course, but check out the guy mugging Woody Allen on the subway in “Bananas.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PsrakdT-skg/hqdefault.jpg "Woody Allen Bananas Scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsrakdT-skg) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/16 "2010-05-10T20:59:39Z")
I’d have to dig it up–and it might be online somewhere, anyway–but I have a clip of 18-year-old Jenny McCarthy doing a local (Chicago) tv spot for a junk yard. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/17 "2010-05-10T21:43:11Z")
[Deep Purple MK I on Playboy After Dark](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOrUR54HKwA&feature=related). (more great dancing, Ritchie teaching Hef how to play guitar, and John Lord talking about ghosts) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/18 "2010-05-10T21:46:56Z")
The lovely [Elizabeth Shue](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocH1z5SK6Qo) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/19 "2010-05-10T22:13:23Z")
Mythbusters once shows a [clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p14xIE_0F7M) of an old toilet paper commercial featuring a young Adam Savage. ---
**Author:** ![Eman\_Resu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bc8723/32.png) [@Eman\_Resu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eman_Resu)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856/20 "2010-05-10T23:10:00Z")
A young Frank Zappa on the Steve Allen Show: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql\_3LS\_B4q0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql_3LS_B4q0) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clips-of-famous-people-before-they-were-famous/538856.md?page=2)