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Actors You Didn't Know Got Their Start on TV

Men's Health

December 12, 2020 at 9:15 AM

Actors You Didn't Know Got Their Start on TV

Michael J. Fox

Leonardo DiCaprio

Chris Hemsworth

Jared Leto

Will Smith

Jim Carrey

Ryan Gosling

Taylor Kitsch

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

George Clooney

Shia LaBeouf

Steve Carell

Robin Williams

Michael B. Jordan

Tom Hanks

Chris Pratt

James Franco

Morgan Freeman

Johnny Depp

John Travolta

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Jennifer Lawrence

Benedict Cumberbatch

Denzel Washington

Melissa McCarthy

Matthew McConaughey

Bruce Willis

Adam Sandler

Alec Baldwin

Chris Evans

Idris Elba

Eddie Murphy

Michael Fassbender

Halle Berry

Woody Harrelson

Jason Bateman

Sally Field

Jamie Foxx

Tom Hardy

Amy Adams

Actors You Didn't Know Got Their Start on TV

In Hollywood today, it's not uncommon to see your favorite stars go back and forth between television and movies. But this wasn't always the case. Sure, you might know Leonardo DiCaprio for Titanic or Morgan Freeman for The Shawshank Redemption, but did you know some of their first jobs were on TV? Find out which famous film actors have TV to thank for garnering them a spot in the realm of acting.

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Who knew some of Hollywood's elite were on our TV screens every week?

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