An 80s Guy
01-17-2013, 10:15 AM
John Travolta
Jennifer Aniston
Helen Hunt (won an Oscar, believe it or not)
Who else?
Jennifer Aniston
Helen Hunt (won an Oscar, believe it or not)
Who else?
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View Full Version : Sitcom stars who made it in the movies? An 80s Guy 01-17-2013, 10:15 AM John Travolta Jennifer Aniston Helen Hunt (won an Oscar, believe it or not) Who else? dlemond 01-17-2013, 10:59 AM Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) Michael J. Fox (Family Ties) Sarah Jessica Parker (Square Pegs) Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) Ryan Reynolds (Two Guys and a Girl) John Goodman (Roseanne) Tim Allen (Home Improvement) AKA 01-17-2013, 08:45 PM There are several, of course, but Jennifer Lawrence immediately springs to mind. Just a few years ago, she was playing Bill Engvall's daughter on his short-lived TBS sitcom; now she's an Oscar and Golden Globes-nominated actress. JamesG 01-17-2013, 10:24 PM George Clooney's early works were on "E/R" and "The Facts of Life". Vahan 01-18-2013, 12:39 AM Clooney also appeared in an early, unrelated version of the show in 1984 for CBS. *ROGER* 01-18-2013, 12:44 AM Ron Howard gidgetgrape 01-18-2013, 01:14 AM Sally Field (Gidget and The Flying Nun) Goldie Hawn (Good Morning, World and Laugh-In) Molly Ringwald (Facts of Life) Leonardo DiCaprio (Growing Pains) jimpickens 01-18-2013, 05:00 AM Robin Williams. JamesG 01-18-2013, 11:51 AM Megan Fox (Hope & Faith) dlemond 01-18-2013, 11:55 AM Sitcom actors who made it as film directors: Penny Marshall (Laverne & Shirley) Rob Reiner (All in the Family) (already mentioned Ron Howard) An 80s Guy 01-18-2013, 01:34 PM Danny Devito (Taxi) Lily Tomlin (has a nice film resume) from Laugh In JamesG 01-18-2013, 01:58 PM Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock from the Sun) gidgetgrape 01-18-2013, 04:30 PM Marisa Tomei (A Different World) John Ritter (Three's Company) MickeyMac 01-18-2013, 05:21 PM Steve McQueen gidgetgrape 01-18-2013, 05:51 PM Kevin James (The King of Queens) Torgo 01-18-2013, 09:40 PM Simon Pegg & Nick Frost (Spaced) treky 01-19-2013, 02:14 AM Simon Pegg & Nick Frost (Spaced) never heard of it or them Torgo 01-19-2013, 11:22 AM never heard of it or them And? icecream 01-19-2013, 12:49 PM And?I haven't either. They're not exactly big names... gidgetgrape 01-19-2013, 05:43 PM Rosie O'Donnell (Gimme A Break) 70s show watcher 01-19-2013, 05:56 PM steve carrell the office JamesG 01-20-2013, 02:32 AM Hilary Duff (Lizzie McGuire) BillCosbysJunk 01-21-2013, 11:56 AM Kirk Cameron? Michael j Fox BillCosbysJunk 01-21-2013, 11:56 AM shes hot BillCosbysJunk 01-21-2013, 11:57 AM The Burbs was awesome BillCosbysJunk 01-21-2013, 11:57 AM She still alive? LUNCH 01-21-2013, 02:02 PM Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke. JamesG 01-21-2013, 03:53 PM Bradley Cooper was the star of the short-lived Fox sitcom "Kitchen Confidential" after he left "Alias". He's now a huge movie star today. JamesG 01-27-2013, 03:25 AM Shia LaBeouf (Even Stevens) UMFaninMD 01-27-2013, 04:15 PM No longer with us, but John Ritter. HuntingtonM15 01-27-2013, 04:47 PM There are several, of course, but Jennifer Lawrence immediately springs to mind. Just a few years ago, she was playing Bill Engvall's daughter on his short-lived TBS sitcom; now she's an Oscar and Golden Globes-nominated actress. Great example. She's now a Golden Globe winner, and in another month, will most likely be an Oscar winner. JamesG 02-12-2013, 07:04 PM Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis from "That '70s Show" |