Match these massive movie stars to their tiny early TV roles

You gotta start somewhere.

You gotta start somewhere. For actors, that "somewhere" is typically small television roles. Okay, it's actually waiting tables and, if you're lucky, a commercial… but after that.

Below, you will find some faces recognized around the world. Their early roles, however, might stump you.

See if you can place these A-listers back when they were footnotes in the TV listings.
  1. Jack Nicholson played his last television role on this iconic sitcom.
  2. Tom Hanks played a karate expert in this early role.
    Image: The Everett Collection
  3. Julia Roberts turned up in this '80s staple.
    Image: The Everett Collection
  4. Hey, that's Meg Ryan. Which show is she on?
  5. Here's Richard Dreyfuss. Where is he?
    Image: Stadium Media
  6. Jennifer Aniston landed an early role in this adaptation of a hit '80s movie.
    Image: The Everett Collection
  7. Here's Brad Pitt playing two different parts on… which sitcom?
    Image: Warner Bros.
  8. Okay, here's Brad Pitt again, alongside a character named Charlie Wade. Which should would that be?
    Image: Warner Bros.
  9. Here's little Leonardo DiCaprio, sandwiched between actors from which sitcom?
    Image: The Everett Collection
  10. George Clooney can be found as a regular on this sitcom.
    Image: The Everett Collection
  11. Here comes Amy Adams strutting in an early role. Which show is it?
    Image: 20th Century Fox
  12. Halle Berry appeared alongside former Jeffersons star Sherman Hemsley on this sitcom.
    Image: The Everett Collection

Match these massive movie stars to their tiny early TV roles

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33 Comments

WILD 30 months ago
12/12. Well done! When it comes to TV trivia, you're ready to rumble. You roll up your sleeves and get it done.
BrianMoore 45 months ago
12 out of 12 :) I'm on a roll today with quizes
Runeshaper 55 months ago
You got 11 out of 12
Well done! When it comes to TV trivia, you're ready to rumble. You roll up your sleeves and get it done.
PhilMelcher 57 months ago
12/12. Fairly easy quiz. One thing I do want to say about DiCaprio though was I thought it was very classy to attend Alan Thicke's funeral and speak highly of him like the two were that tight away from the set. It shows you what a great talent Alan Thicke was and how much he meant to a lot of people. He seemed like the genuine article.
Wayne2049 64 months ago
#12 got me, I never liked Sherman Hemsley because of his role on the blatantly black racist show, "The Jeffersons."
Brownthunder Wayne2049 64 months ago
It was a character he played.
EllisClevenger 64 months ago
You got 11 out of 12
Well done! When it comes to TV trivia, you're ready to rumble. You roll up your sleeves and get it done.
Missed #8.
Never watched 'Dallas', in either incarnation.
Art1957 64 months ago
10 out of 12 I guess I was just too cool back then to watch Amen and Ferris Bueller!
pony 64 months ago
12/12 - thanks to some lucky guesses.
JudyB23 64 months ago
Leo DiCaprio was in Growing Pains but he got his start in Roseanne as one of Darlene's classmates in home ec!
jorel 64 months ago
Another one that is too easy. I guessed on some answers but in most cases the picture makes it too easy.
Geronimo 64 months ago
Should have been perfect, never watch Ferris Bueller........................11/12
ETristanBooth 64 months ago
9/12. Never watched Ferris Bueller, Dallas, or Growing Pains.
daDoctah 64 months ago
I was disappointed when the Dallas reboot wasn't able to bring us a grown up Shalane McCall as Charley Wade.
Warren 64 months ago
Lmao. Guess I was working 4-12all those yrs.
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