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"