who's the boss?- alyssa milano, tony danza
welcome back kotter- john travolta
21 jumpstreet- johnny depp
the a-team- MR.T
growing pains- leonardo dicaprio (i guess)
full house- the olsen twins
remmington steele- pierce brosnan
moonlighting- bruce willis
home improvement- tim allen
mad about you- helen hunt
soap- billy crystal
roseanne- roseanne
taxi- tony danza, jeff conway
three's company- john ritter
the brady bunch- christopher knight
knight rider- david haslehoff
magnum P.I.- tom Selleck
facts of life- george clooney
different strokes- gary coleman

Fresh Prince Of Bel Air (Will Smith)

only one I could think of...

facts of life- george clooney

I think Clooney got his big break on "E.R."
He appeared on a few sitcoms including FOL and Rosanne, but he really achieved big fame thanks to "E.R."

As far as current stars, I'd say Eva Longoria owes a lot to "Desperate Housewives." Nobody knew who she was before that show premiered.

how can Tony have his big break on two differnt shows, lol...which one was it Taxi or WTB?

how can Tony have his big break on two differnt shows, lol...which one was it Taxi or WTB?

whoops thx 4 da reminder but i think he also had his break on wtb b/c most ppl remember him as angela's housekeeper

here's more

ron howard- happy days
christina applegate- married with..children
nicole eggert- charles in charge
faith ford- murphy brown
sarah jessica parker- square pegs
michael J. fox- family ties
kelsey grammer, kirstie alley- cheers

here's more

ron howard- happy days
christina applegate- married with..children
nicole eggert- charles in charge
faith ford- murphy brown
sarah jessica parker- square pegs
michael J. fox- family ties
kelsey grammer, kirstie alley- cheers
Ron Howard was already famous from The Andy Griifith Show not to mention the movie American Grafitti before Happy Days came on.

NANCY MCKEON-JO FROM "THE FACTS OF LIFE". WENT ON TO DO OTHER TV SERIES, NUMEROUS MOVIES (ESPECIALLY FOR LIFETIME) AND KNOWN AS INSPECTOR JINNY EXTEAD ON "THE DIVISION".

KIM FIELDS-TOOTIE FROM "THE FACTS OF LIFE". WAS IN "LIVING SINGLE" ON TV. NOW SOME MIGHT DISPUTE THAT THIS WAS HER BIG BREAK, AS SHE WAS ALSO IN A MRS. BUTTERSWORTH COMMERCIAL, AS WELL AS DIFF'RENT STROKES, BUT I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD KNOW HER BETTER FROM THE FACTS OF LIFE.

THESE TWO WOMEN ALSO WRITE, DIRECT AND HAVE HAD THEIR OWN PRODUCTION COMPANIES.

MINDY COHN-NATALIE FROM "THE FACTS OF LIFE". SHE HAS BEEN THE VOICE OF VELMA IN THE NEW SCOOBY DOO SERIES, AND WAS ON TV'S "THE HELP".

TO NAME A FEW WHO APPEARED AS REGULARS: GEORGE CLOONEY (GEORGE THE HANDYMAN), JAMI GERTZ (BOOTS ST. CLAIRE), MACENZIE ASTIN (ANDY).

PLUS GUEST APPEARANCES: HELEN HUNT AND MEGAN FOLLOWS (YES, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES HERSELF!) COME TO MIND OFF-HAND.

IN ADDITION, SOME HAVE GONE ON TO WIN OSCARS! MOST RECENTLY, ONE OF THE WRITERS FOR FACTS, PAUL HAGGIS (WROTE SCREENPLAY FOR MILLION DOLLAR BABY & CRASH), AND GEORGE CLOONEY.

THIS LITTLE SHOW THAT COULD, WHETHER YOU LOVED IT OR NOT, SURE DID HELP PRODUCE SOME FINE TALENT!:) HOW'S ABOUT THAT!:)

Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Woody Harrelson, Kirstie Alley-"CHEERS"
Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore-"THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW"
Bill Cosby-"I SPY"
Andy Griffith-"THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW"
James Garner-"MAVERICK"

Tom Hanks of "Bosom Buddies"
Penny Marshall "Laverne and Shirley"
Rosie O' Donnell "Gimmie A Break"

Carrol O'Conner, Jean Stapelton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers-"All in the Family"

Sid Ceascer, Imone Cocoa-"The Admirle Revue" (I think that's the name of it-if I'm wrong, I'm sure TVKNOWLEDGE FAN or somebody will correct me!:) )

I will now pause while most people ask HUH? WHAT'S THAT SHOW??:lol: :lol:

it was a variety show in 1948 (how many people knew TV went back that far?) where Sid Ceaser and Imogene Cocoa first performed together, and which led to their success on "YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS" in the 50s. It was sponsored by Admirl Electronics and they used it to plug their line of TVs.

Kaley Cuoco-8 Simple Rules

Michael Richards--Seinfeld

Another chiquita who has a hit show to thank for pulling her from oblivion is Evangeline Lily (from Lost).

It seems like The New York papers print photos of her traipsing around Hawaii on a weekly basis.

Too many people from too many soaps to even name.

HENRY WINKLER (FONZIE) - HAPPY DAYS
RON HOWARD - ANDY GRIFFITH, HAPPY DAYS
GARY COLEMAN - DIFF'RENT STORKES (That catchphrase also haunted him frequently, too...lol!)
DICK VAN DYKE - DICK VAN DYKE SHOW, DIAGNOSIS MURDER
SCOTT BAIO - HAPPY DAYS, JOANIE LOVES CHACHI, CHARLES IN CHARGE, DIAGNOSIS MURDER
EMMANUEL LEWIS - WEBSTER, SURREAL LIFE
JOHNNY DEPP - 21 JUMP STREET
TONY DANZA - TAXI, WHO'S THE BOSS?, TONY DANZA SHOW
CAROLL O'CONNOR - ALL IN THE FAMILY, ARCHIE BUNKER'S PLACE, IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1988-95)
ANDY GRIFFITH - ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, NEW ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, MATLOCK
CLORIS LEACHMAN - MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, PHYLLIS, FACTS OF LIFE
RICK SCHRODER - SILVER SPOONS, NYPD BLUE
SOLEIL MOON FRYE - PUNKY BREWSTER, SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH
CHERIE JOHNSON - PUNKY BREWSTER, FAMILY MATTERS (MANY GUEST APPEARANCES ON OTHER SHOWS)
KELSEY GRAMMER, KIRSTIE ALLEY, WOODY HARRELSON - CHEERS
JOHN RITTER - THREE'S COMPANY
BILLY CRYSTAL - SOAP
WILL SMITH - FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
ESTHER ROLLE - GOOD TIMES
DAVID HASSELHOFF - KNIGHT RIDER
TOM SELLECK - MAGNUM, P.I.
MR. T, - THE A-TEAM
WELCOME BACK, KOTTER - JOHN TRAVOLTA
BILL COSBY - I SPY
HOWARD HESSEMAN, TIM REID, LONI ANDERSON - WKRP IN CINCINATTI
THE OLSEN TWINS - FULL HOUSE
MELISSA GILBERT - LITTEL HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, ROSEANNE
BRUCE WILLIS - MOONLIGHTING
EVERYBODY ON THE CAST OF ST. ELSEWHERE (DENZEL WASHINGTON, HOWIE MANDEL, ALFRE WOODARD, ETC.)
LARRY HAGMAN, BARBARA EDEN - I DREAM OF JEANNIE
WILLIAM SHATNER, LEONARD NIMOY - STAR TREK: TOS
BEA ARTHUR - MAUDE, GOLDEN GIRLS

That was Sara Gilbert on Roseanne not Melissa Gilbert. You got the sister mix-up but that okay.

Michael Richards--Seinfeld
Actually. id say he got his big break on the SNL ripoff "Fridays" where he basically played the same character he later called Kramer

three's company- john ritter

Actually, John Ritter was on The Waltons during some of the first four or five seasons, playing the Rev. Matthew Fordwyck in some episodes.

Here are some more:

The Brady Bunch: everyone

Family Matters: Jaleel White (Steve Urkel), Reginald VelJohnson (Carl Winslow)

Perfect Strangers: Mark Linn-Baker (Larry Appleton), Bronson Pinchot (Balki Bartokomous)

Step By Step: Sasha Mitchell (Cody Lambert), Staci Keanan (Dana Foster), Angela Watson (Karen Foster), Brandon Call (J. T. Lambert), Christine Lakin (Alicia "Al" Lambert)

The Wonder Years: Fred Savage (Kevin Arnold), Danica McKellar (Winnie Cooper), Alley Mills (Norma Arnold), Dan Lauria (Jack Arnold)

Step By Step: Sasha Mitchell (Cody Lambert), Staci Keanan (Dana Foster)

actully Sasha was a big Character on the Last 2 Seasons of Dallas and Staci also was on My Two Dads...

Teri Hatcher-Lois and Clark
Marcia Cross-Melrose Place
Doug Savant-Melrose Place
Sarah Michelle Gellar-Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Richard Dean Anderson-MacGyver