Movie Marathon (Part 3)

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Comedians that debuted in leading or major roles

  1. Dave Chappelle, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  2. Steve Martin, The Jerk
  3. Robin Williams, Popeye

This is going to be a difficult category if we don’t discount TV appearances, TV movies, etc. Even so, Williams’ actual first screen appearance was some obscure skit compilation called Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses?, which I never heard of. His next big screen appearance was Popeye.

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Comedians that debuted in leading or major roles

  1. Dave Chappelle, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  2. Steve Martin, The Jerk
  3. Robin Williams, Popeye
  4. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
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Comedians that debuted in leading or major roles

  1. Dave Chappelle, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  2. Steve Martin, The Jerk
  3. Robin Williams, Popeye
  4. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
  5. Rick Moranis, Strange Brew
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Comedians that debuted in leading or major roles

  1. Dave Chappelle, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  2. Steve Martin, The Jerk
  3. Robin Williams, Popeye
  4. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
  5. Rick Moranis, Strange Brew
  6. Adam Sandler, Going Overboard

Awful film but he was the lead actor.

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Comedians that debuted in leading or major roles

  1. Dave Chappelle, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  2. Steve Martin, The Jerk
  3. Robin Williams, Popeye
  4. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
  5. Rick Moranis, Strange Brew
  6. Adam Sandler, Going Overboard
  7. Jim Carrey, Copper Mountain

A leading role, if admittedly not a major one by any standard.

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  1. Dave Chappelle, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  2. Steve Martin, The Jerk
  3. Robin Williams, Popeye
  4. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
  5. Rick Moranis, Strange Brew
  6. Adam Sandler, Going Overboard
  7. Jim Carrey, Copper Mountain
  8. Irene Dunne, Leathernecking

She could play a dramatic role powerfully, but she was also funny as hell, and starred in some of the finest screwball comedies, including The Awful Truth, often considered definitive of the genre-- and did happen to debut in a lead, on the strength of her degree from a conservatory.

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Comedians that debuted in leading or major roles

  1. Dave Chappelle, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  2. Steve Martin, The Jerk
  3. Robin Williams, Popeye
  4. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
  5. Rick Moranis, Strange Brew
  6. Adam Sandler, Going Overboard
  7. Jim Carrey, Copper Mountain
  8. Irene Dunne, Leathernecking
  9. Bob Hope, Going Spanish

His screen debut, in 1934. He hated it and later joked, “When they catch Dillinger, they’re going to make him sit through it twice.”

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Comedians that debuted in leading or major roles

  1. Dave Chappelle, Robin Hood: Men in Tights
  2. Steve Martin, The Jerk
  3. Robin Williams, Popeye
  4. Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours
  5. Rick Moranis, Strange Brew
  6. Adam Sandler, Going Overboard
  7. Jim Carrey, Copper Mountain
  8. Irene Dunne, Leathernecking
  9. Bob Hope, Going Spanish
  10. Beatrice Lillie, Exit Smiling

Summer Blockbusters!

  1. Face/Off (1997)
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Summer Blockbusters!

  1. Face/Off (1997)
  2. Jaws (1975)
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Summer Blockbusters!

  1. Face/Off (1997)
  2. Jaws (1975)
  3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
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Summer Blockbusters!

  1. Face/Off (1997)
  2. Jaws (1975)
  3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
  4. Ghostbusters (1984)
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Summer Blockbusters!

  1. Face/Off (1997)
  2. Jaws (1975)
  3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
  4. Ghostbusters (1984)
  5. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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Summer Blockbusters!

  1. Face/Off (1997)
  2. Jaws (1975)
  3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
  4. Ghostbusters (1984)
  5. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  6. Independence Day (1996)
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Summer Blockbusters!

  1. Face/Off (1997)
  2. Jaws (1975)
  3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
  4. Ghostbusters (1984)
  5. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  6. Independence Day (1996)
  7. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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Summer Blockbusters!

  1. Face/Off (1997)
  2. Jaws (1975)
  3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
  4. Ghostbusters (1984)
  5. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  6. Independence Day (1996)
  7. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  8. Star Wars (1977)
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Summer Blockbusters!

  1. Face/Off (1997)
  2. Jaws (1975)
  3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
  4. Ghostbusters (1984)
  5. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  6. Independence Day (1996)
  7. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  8. Star Wars (1977)
  9. Speed (1994)
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Summer Blockbusters!

  1. Face/Off (1997)
  2. Jaws (1975)
  3. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
  4. Ghostbusters (1984)
  5. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  6. Independence Day (1996)
  7. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  8. Star Wars (1977)
  9. Speed (1994)
  10. Iron Man (2008)

Holiday releases

  1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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Holiday releases

  1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
  2. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
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Holiday releases

  1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
  2. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
  3. Wish (2023)
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Holiday releases

  1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
  2. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
  3. Wish (2023)
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)