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Which music videos gave famous actors their big breaks?

Jun 22, 2006, 06:27 PM | by Michael Slezak

Categories: 'Lost', 'The Sopranos', Music, Superman Returns

Like music-video trivia? Or pictures of smokin' celebrity stud muffins talented male thespians? Then you'll want to check out AOL Music's extensive ''You Gotta Start Somewhere'' gallery (Superman's in there!). I knew, for example, that Josh Holloway got an early break in an Aerosmith video, but didn't recall CSI: Miami's Adam Rodriguez jonesin' for J.Lo in "If You Had My Love" or Josh Duhamel popping up in Xtina's "Genie in a Bottle." And just wait till you see which actor's name was "Luka." Who knew?


joshua s Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 02:13 AM EST

joshua fredric smith in new kids on the block 2 in the morning

Jojo Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 03:37 AM EST

Angelina Jolie in the Rolling Stones "Has Anybody seen my Baby"

Jojo Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 03:34 AM EST

Johnny Depp in Tom Petty's video "Into the Great Wide Open"

KY Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 10:31 AM EST

-Johnny Depp in "Into the Great Wide Open" by Tom Petty, and "It's a Shame About Ray" by The Lemonheads.
-Jack Black in "Sexx Laws" by Beck.
-Carla Gugino in "Always" by Bon Jovi.
-Mekhi Phifer in "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandi & Monica.
-Liv Tyler in "Crazy" by Aerosmith ("OMG, she looks nothing like her dad!", "meow!", etc.)
-Debi Mazar in several Madonna videos (yes, I know they are good friends, or were at the time)

Moises Huff Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 05:09 PM EST

George Clooney urges neighbours at his Italian retreat to fight a planned development in the town...

Moises Huff Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 05:09 PM EST

George Clooney urges neighbours at his Italian retreat to fight a planned development in the town...

babes Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 03:03 PM EST

Gary Dourdan from CSI in Janet Jackson's "Again" video.....He had dreads then.

sacha wayne Sun, Jan 7, 2007 at 01:17 PM EST

i think i saw seth green in the "white and nerdy" music video...

Stephanie Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 12:24 PM EST

Tara, you were right. Daphane Zuniga was in it too.

Dennis Quaid in Bonnie Raitt's "A Thing Called Love" but he was known at the time.

Oh I have got two:

Jenna Elfman in a Depeche Mode video from Violator. I think Policy of Truth. And Naiomi Campbell in "I'll Tumble for you" by Culture Club

lucy Sun, Jun 25, 2006 at 09:39 PM EST

Benicio del Toro in Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" video.

nessa Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 07:56 PM EST

I can't believe "Bud" from the Cosby show was on that horrible show "Teachers"!

beautifulstranger Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 08:17 AM EST

1. Brandon Routh in Christina's What A Girl Wants
2. Djimou (?) in Janet Jackson's Love Will Never
Do Without You
3. JLo in Janet Jackson's That's The Way Love Goes
4. That ER guy in Madonna's Power of Goodbye

darnell Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 12:16 PM EST

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in Pet Shop Boy's "Jealousy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GTt2SYZmYI

dude Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 09:58 AM EST

I think they forgot the Tori Amos video Adrien Brody was in...

Joe C Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 08:12 AM EST

How about Wentworth Miller from Prison Break getting his first break in Mariah's It's Like That and We Belong Together clips?

tara Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 08:06 AM EST

Um, I knew who about 10 of those people were.

I do beleive that Matt LeBlanc's first video was Night Moves by Bob Seger. I could be wrong, though.

It's a fun way to pass time before I actually get down to work.

**** Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 09:06 PM EST

can't not mention alicia silverstone or angelina jolie.

Annie Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 07:22 PM EST

That's not Brandon Routh. The site is wrong. I heard it's just his elbow in one shot...but I couldn't even find that.

jcoop Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 07:10 PM EST

it's hunks! and matt leblanc was also in an alanis video...maybe even her first one.

Greg B Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 05:36 PM EST

Courtney Cox---Dancin' in the Dark--Bruce Springteen 1984.


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