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USATVFAN · 11-05-2007, 12:46 AM

Name Shows That Helped Actor's Career?

Sherman Hemsley-If It Was Not For Norman Lear And The Jeffersons For Making Him Famous,Amen Wuld Have Never Happend

Marla Gibbs-If It Was Not For The Jeffersons,227 Would Have Also Never Happend

John Ritter-Without Three's Company Heart Afire,Hooperman And 8 Simple Rules May not Have Ever Happend.

Bill Cosby -The Cosby Show Made Him More Famous And Cosby Would Not Be Where He Is Today if It Wasn't For The Cosby Show.

vtunie · 11-05-2007, 01:32 AM

And I'm sure all of those shows also hindered someone's career by typecasting them and/or totally disillusioning them and/or...

fullhousefan91619 · 11-05-2007, 05:38 PM

Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen-Full House

AB · 11-05-2007, 06:43 PM

Welcome Back Kotter helped John Travolta's career also, he went on to star in many movies after it.

Tubehead · 11-05-2007, 08:43 PM

Micheal j fox on family ties
will smith on fresh prince of bel air

Carrie · 11-05-2007, 08:53 PM

Dick Van Dyke on The Dick Van Dyke Show
Tim Allen on Home Improvement

freshprinceofLA · 11-05-2007, 10:13 PM

alyssa milano- who's the boss?

eltonfan80 · 11-05-2007, 10:57 PM

johnny depp 21 jump street
tom hanks bosson buddies
john tarvolta welcome back carter

mstewart · 11-05-2007, 11:04 PM

Mary Tyler Moore - The Dick Van Dyke Show and his reunion special with Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman, elevated her TV stardom to her own series.

Meredith Baxter Birney - Family and if it had not been for her on that show we would not had the pleasure of seeing her on Family Ties.

Beatrice Arthur - Her guest shot on All in the Family gave us Maude and the Golden Girls.

factsoflife · 11-06-2007, 01:04 AM

Well, Melrose Place resparked Heather Locklear's career, after Dynasty she had terrible luck with a failed sitcom, a terrible movie (the swamp thing or something like that) and it was MP that saved her career and allowed her to go onto Spin City, which netted her several Golden Globe nominations...

after 90210 Shannen Doherty was pretty much unemployable until Aaron Spelling gave her a second chance with Charmed. but she ruined that too...

Cybill Shepherd hadn't done much work after Moonlighting but Cybill saved her career.

Private Practice seems to have helped launch Tim Dayl's career again; post-wings he's had several failed series (the fugitive, the nine) and only a few unremarkable guest spots- although his role on The Sopranos got him an Emmy nomination.

and it seems that Pushing Daisies has launched Kristin Chenoworth's previously terrible TV career to the place it should be at...

comedyfreak · 11-06-2007, 06:22 AM

Cheers helped Kelsey Grammer who was spun off into his own show when Cheers ended and he's in a new show after Frasier went off the air.

jimpickens · 11-08-2007, 12:48 AM

Happy Days helped launch the careers of Robin Williams, Scott Baio, Penny Marshall, Ron Howard, and Cindy Williams, the A Team made MR T into a media icon, and Pamela Anderson got her big break on Home Improvement.

88survivor · 11-08-2007, 02:45 AM

Without Scott Baio, you would not have Charles In Charge if it was not for Happy Days.

OH Nuts! · 11-08-2007, 07:59 AM

Ray Romano from Everybody Loves Raymond

ComedyGuy · 11-12-2007, 12:39 PM

St. Elsewhere

"All In The Family" with all the spinoffs from that show

11-05-2007, 12:46 AM	#1
USATVFAN Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2007 Location: Kalispell, USA Posts: 1,742	Shows That Helped Actors Career Name Shows That Helped Actor's Career? Sherman Hemsley-If It Was Not For Norman Lear And The Jeffersons For Making Him Famous,Amen Wuld Have Never Happend Marla Gibbs-If It Was Not For The Jeffersons,227 Would Have Also Never Happend John Ritter-Without Three's Company Heart Afire,Hooperman And 8 Simple Rules May not Have Ever Happend. Bill Cosby -The Cosby Show Made Him More Famous And Cosby Would Not Be Where He Is Today if It Wasn't For The Cosby Show.

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11-05-2007, 01:32 AM	#2
vtunie Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 23, 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 592	And I'm sure all of those shows also hindered someone's career by typecasting them and/or totally disillusioning them and/or...

11-05-2007, 05:38 PM	#3
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11-05-2007, 11:04 PM	#9
mstewart mstewart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 25, 2002 Location: California Posts: 1,780	Mary Tyler Moore - The Dick Van Dyke Show and his reunion special with Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman, elevated her TV stardom to her own series. Meredith Baxter Birney - Family and if it had not been for her on that show we would not had the pleasure of seeing her on Family Ties. Beatrice Arthur - Her guest shot on All in the Family gave us Maude and the Golden Girls.

11-06-2007, 01:04 AM	#10
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,747	Well, Melrose Place resparked Heather Locklear's career, after Dynasty she had terrible luck with a failed sitcom, a terrible movie (the swamp thing or something like that) and it was MP that saved her career and allowed her to go onto Spin City, which netted her several Golden Globe nominations... after 90210 Shannen Doherty was pretty much unemployable until Aaron Spelling gave her a second chance with Charmed. but she ruined that too... Cybill Shepherd hadn't done much work after Moonlighting but Cybill saved her career. Private Practice seems to have helped launch Tim Dayl's career again; post-wings he's had several failed series (the fugitive, the nine) and only a few unremarkable guest spots- although his role on The Sopranos got him an Emmy nomination. and it seems that Pushing Daisies has launched Kristin Chenoworth's previously terrible TV career to the place it should be at...
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11-06-2007, 06:22 AM	#11
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11-08-2007, 12:48 AM	#12
jimpickens Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2007 Location: weston,wv Posts: 1,393	Happy Days helped launch the careers of Robin Williams, Scott Baio, Penny Marshall, Ron Howard, and Cindy Williams, the A Team made MR T into a media icon, and Pamela Anderson got her big break on Home Improvement.

11-08-2007, 02:45 AM	#13
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	Without Scott Baio, you would not have Charles In Charge if it was not for Happy Days.

11-08-2007, 07:59 AM	#14
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Ray Romano from Everybody Loves Raymond

11-12-2007, 12:39 PM	#15
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