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Actors/Actresses that lurked for a long time and then Blew Up Huge
Posted on 9/10/21 at 1:06 am
Posted on 9/10/21 at 1:06 am
I hate poorly-defined criteria here so trying to make it clear. Lurked for a long time and then got huge.
Motivated by my submission: Samuel L. Jackson.
Earliest credit is 1972. A lot of minor roles until…1994, 22 years, Pulp Fiction.
Another:
Tommy Lee Jones. From 1970 until either Lonesome Dove (1989) or JFK (1991) and then pretty huge.
Motivated by my submission: Samuel L. Jackson.
Earliest credit is 1972. A lot of minor roles until…1994, 22 years, Pulp Fiction.
Another:
Tommy Lee Jones. From 1970 until either Lonesome Dove (1989) or JFK (1991) and then pretty huge.
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Posted on 9/10/21 at 1:21 am to Havoc
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Tommy Lee Jones. From 1970 until either Lonesome Dove (1989) or JFK (1991) and then pretty huge.
His big break was Coal Miner's Daughter in 1980.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 4:25 am to MMauler
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His big break was Coal Miner's Daughter in 1980.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 4:41 am to Havoc
Bryan Cranston
Posted on 9/10/21 at 5:30 am to Havoc
I feel like Oscar Isaac maybe?
Posted on 9/10/21 at 5:36 am to Saint Alfonzo
J.K. Simmons
Posted on 9/10/21 at 5:46 am to Havoc
As far as actresses go, Viola Davis comes to mind. Since the mid-90s it was mostly bit parts, tv guest spots, and theatre work.
Then, in 2008, she's in Doubt. Another "bit" part. Shes only had 1 scene. But that scene...
In those 8 minutes, she goes toe to toe with Meryl Streep and the two of them create one of the most powerful, natural, well-acted scenes I've ever watched. Instantly propelled her career.
Doubt (2008) - Meryl Streep / Viola Davis Scene
Then, in 2008, she's in Doubt. Another "bit" part. Shes only had 1 scene. But that scene...
In those 8 minutes, she goes toe to toe with Meryl Streep and the two of them create one of the most powerful, natural, well-acted scenes I've ever watched. Instantly propelled her career.
Doubt (2008) - Meryl Streep / Viola Davis Scene
Posted on 9/10/21 at 6:01 am to Havoc
Kathy Bates was in her 40's when her big break in Misery was release
Posted on 9/10/21 at 6:41 am to Havoc
Ryan Reynolds
Posted on 9/10/21 at 6:55 am to Havoc
Tom Hanks in movies like Big and average Rom Coms....
Posted on 9/10/21 at 7:04 am to Havoc
Sandra Bullock was around for a while before Demolition Man and then Speed.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 7:11 am to Havoc
There is a long standing joke in entertainment... "I'm an overnight success, twenty years in the making."
Posted on 9/10/21 at 7:17 am to Havoc
Anthony Hopkins
Was in tons and tons of TV movies in the 70s and 80s and Shakespeare plays, even playing Hitler with an English accent, (Downfall was a remake of The Bunker). OG Hitler reacts.
Then Silence of the Lambs in the 90s and his Hollywood roles.
He was always a fine actor and did Elephant Man but it was late in life in the 90s where he became a Hollywood star.
Was in tons and tons of TV movies in the 70s and 80s and Shakespeare plays, even playing Hitler with an English accent, (Downfall was a remake of The Bunker). OG Hitler reacts.
Then Silence of the Lambs in the 90s and his Hollywood roles.
He was always a fine actor and did Elephant Man but it was late in life in the 90s where he became a Hollywood star.
This post was edited on 9/10/21 at 7:19 am
Posted on 9/10/21 at 7:32 am to nes2010
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Ryan Reynolds
Truth. Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place ran for a couple of seasons, didn't it? Waiting was a cult classic but never saw any solid success until it was available on DVD. Even Just Friends was a sleeper hit out of the theaters.
His star didn't blow up until The Proposal, I'd say.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 7:36 am to Havoc
James Cromwell aka Strtch Cunningham, the funniest man in the world per Archie Bunker.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 7:40 am to Havoc
Chris Pratt
couple small roles, tv show, then BAM
couple small roles, tv show, then BAM
Posted on 9/10/21 at 7:41 am to Havoc
Morgan Freeman.
He blew up big when he got old.
He blew up big when he got old.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 7:56 am to alajones
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He blew up big when he got old.
Not true, Morgan Freeman has always been old.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:03 am to Havoc
Paul Giamatti?
Guy was in various things, but then does Sideways in the mid 2000s and boom.
Guy was in various things, but then does Sideways in the mid 2000s and boom.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:08 am to Havoc
Jeremy Piven
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