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27 Actors Who Got Their Starts on Miami Vice
Posted on 10/28/13 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 10/28/13 at 2:25 pm
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On September 28, 1984, Miami Vice made its premiere on NBC, and a new kind of cop show was born—one in which grown men weren’t afraid to pair pastel Ts with white Armani suits, music was an integral part of the storytelling, and pet alligators and sweet Ferraris were all within reach of an undercover narcotics officer. The show, which for the most part still holds up today (well, the first three seasons at least), is also famous for giving a break to dozens of then-unknown young actors who’ve since moved from the underbelly of South Beach to the top of the Hollywood A-list. Here are 27 of them.
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The link has youtube clips, screen caps, and more details regarding each actor's appearance, but here are the 27 listed:
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1. JIMMY SMITS: SEASON 1, EPISODE 1
2. BEN STILLER: SEASON 4, EPISODE 2
3. BRUCE WILLIS: SEASON 1, EPISODE 7
4. STEVE BUSCEMI: SEASON 3, EPISODE 7
5. JULIA ROBERTS: SEASON 4, EPISODE 22
6. CHRIS COOPER: SEASON 4, EPISODE 22
7. DENNIS FARINA: SEASON 1, EPISODE 6
8. KYRA SEDGWICK: SEASON 2, EPISODE 10
9. BENICIO DEL TORO: Season 3, Episode 23
10. VIGGO MORTENSEN: SEASON 3, EPISODE 19
11. LIAM NEESON: SEASON 3, EPISODE 1
12. MICHAEL RICHARDS: SEASON 2, EPISODE 17
13. STANLEY TUCCI: SEASON 3, EPISODE 9
14. HELENA BONHAM CARTER: Season 3, Episode 16
15. RICHARD JENKINS: SEASON 1, EPISODE 15
16. LAURENCE FISHBURNE: SEASON 3, EPISODE 4
17. JOHN TURTURRO: SEASON 1, EPISODE 16
18. ED O’NEILL: SEASON 1, EPISODE 2
19. BILL PAXTON: SEASON 3, EPISODE 10
20. OLIVER PLATT: SEASON 4, EPISODE 14
21. MICHAEL MADSEN: SEASON 1, EPISODE 10
22. TELLER: SEASON 4, EPISODE 8
23. JOHN LEGUIZAMO: SEASON 2, EPISODE 21
24. VING RHAMES: SEASON 1, EPISODE 17
25. JOHN MICHAEL HIGGINS: Season 4, Episode 17
26. R. LEE ERMEY: Season 4, Episode 9
27. CHRIS ROCK: SEASON 4, EPISODE 7
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Posted on 10/28/13 at 2:29 pm to SPEEDY
Damn that is quite a list.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 2:36 pm to SPEEDY
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26. R. LEE ERMEY: Season 4, Episode 9
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Season 4 of Miami Vice premiered on September 25, 1987 on NBC with the season premiere "Contempt of Court".
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Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film produced, directed and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. It is an adaptation of Gustav Hasford's 1979 novel The Short-Timers, and starring Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard and Ed O'Ross. The film follows a platoon of U.S. Marines through their training and the experiences of two of the platoon's Marines in the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. The film's title refers to the full metal jacket bullet used by infantry riflemen. The film was released in the United States on June 26, 1987.
FALSITY
Posted on 10/28/13 at 2:37 pm to SG_Geaux
Glen Frey of the Eagles made his debut as an actor on the show as well.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 2:38 pm to SPEEDY
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16. LAURENCE FISHBURNE: SEASON 3, EPISODE 4
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Season 3 of Miami Vice premiered on September 26, 1986 on NBC with the season premiere "When Irish Eyes Are Crying".
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Apocalypse Now
Release date(s)
August 15, 1979
Wrongarism
Posted on 10/28/13 at 2:40 pm to SPEEDY
And there are other, more cameo-ish (if I can use that word), acting performances by rock stars, Ted Nugent (who appeared in a film called Nomads, the same year as his Miami Vice Appearance) and Phil Collins (his first credited acting appearance as an adult, having appeared on British television as a child).
Both were fairly good performances, and I credit the writing/directing teams at Miami Vice of generally delivering a quality (although horribly dated by now) multimedia product in the early days of the MTV generation.
ETA: G. Gordon Liddy, too, has his first credited acting appearance in a 1985 episode of MV.
Both were fairly good performances, and I credit the writing/directing teams at Miami Vice of generally delivering a quality (although horribly dated by now) multimedia product in the early days of the MTV generation.
ETA: G. Gordon Liddy, too, has his first credited acting appearance in a 1985 episode of MV.
This post was edited on 10/28/13 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 10/28/13 at 3:12 pm to SPEEDY
A lot of these actors may have appeared on Miami Vice but for most of these actors, this was not their start.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 3:18 pm to SPEEDY
Actors Who Got Their Starts on Miami Vice
No, LIAM NEESON - Excalibur 1981
No, R. Lee Emery - The Boys in Company C - 1978
No, LIAM NEESON - Excalibur 1981
No, R. Lee Emery - The Boys in Company C - 1978
Posted on 10/28/13 at 3:29 pm to dr smartass phd
quote:No to most of that list.
Actors Who Got Their Starts on Miami Vice
No, LIAM NEESON - Excalibur 1981
No, R. Lee Emery - The Boys in Company C - 1978
Appearances? Yes. Starts? No.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 4:13 pm to rondo
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Wrongarism
mentalfloss.com guys-just outright liars on the internet.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 4:43 pm to johnnydrama
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No to most of that list.
Appearances? Yes. Starts? No
Posted on 10/28/13 at 6:02 pm to SPEEDY
TV debuts....maybe. For some.
Got their start on MV? Nope.
Got their start on MV? Nope.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 6:24 pm to rondo
Laurence Fishburne was on MASH in 1982.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 6:34 pm to Buck Magnum
VIGGO MORTENSEN first appeared in the George Washington Mini-Series in 1984, Miami Vice appearance was in 1987.
I think all the list is miss leading, as more than 90% appear else where first.
I think all the list is miss leading, as more than 90% appear else where first.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 6:38 pm to tigger1
Yep. That list is shite. Fishburne was obviously fricking wrong.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 6:43 pm to SPEEDY
I'm going to dispute the list based on the one person I checked.
Heck Ermey had roles in The Boys in Company C and Apocalypse now not to mention being in Full Metal Jacket the same year.
Seems like that list is probably closer to a see which stars were in Miami Vice list and not a got their start.
Same for Julia Roberts. Per IMDB, she had a few small roles before Miami Vice and she did Mystic Pizza the same year.
Heck Ermey had roles in The Boys in Company C and Apocalypse now not to mention being in Full Metal Jacket the same year.
Seems like that list is probably closer to a see which stars were in Miami Vice list and not a got their start.
Same for Julia Roberts. Per IMDB, she had a few small roles before Miami Vice and she did Mystic Pizza the same year.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 7:33 pm to TigerMyth36
Bruce Willis' performance on MV was excellent
Posted on 10/28/13 at 7:44 pm to SPEEDY
Curiously unlisted is Dana Delany, who cites her MV appearance as her big career break
And here is a pic
And here is a pic
Posted on 10/28/13 at 7:49 pm to Kafka
You sure she didn't say Magnum P.I.?
She was on tons of stuff before MV came out and to top that off.... She isn't listed on IMDB for appearing in MV.
She was on tons of stuff before MV came out and to top that off.... She isn't listed on IMDB for appearing in MV.
Posted on 10/28/13 at 7:59 pm to SPEEDY
MV Jimmy Smits looks like the Gael dude from 24 who was Jack's undercover brother before he caught air AIDS
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