{"id":746519,"date":"2026-09-10T08:35:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T08:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:35:19","slug":"a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/","title":{"rendered":"A-List Actors Who Started Their Careers As Lowly Extras!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aeefc91d7a62\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aeefc91d7a62\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/#Bruce_Willis\" >Bruce Willis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/#Troian_Bellisario\" >Troian Bellisario<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/#Ben_Affleck\" >Ben Affleck<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/#Matt_Damon\" >Matt Damon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/#Taraji_P_Henson\" >Taraji P. Henson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/#Brad_Pitt\" >Brad Pitt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/#Renee_Zellweger\" >Ren\u00e9e Zellweger<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/#Rege-Jean_Page\" >Reg\u00e9-Jean Page<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-list-actors-who-started-their-careers-as-lowly-extras\/#Megan_Fox\" >Megan Fox<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\n<p>There are no small parts \u2014 only small actors! That\u2019s what people have said for decades in Hollywood. And they\u2019re right! It\u2019s not how many lines you have, but how well you deliver those lines, and how memorable you are in your role.<\/p>\n<p>Big or small, leading actor or supporting cast member, whatever it takes for you to get your foot in the door is the thing that\u2019ll lead to more and more success in Tinseltown. Or something like that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc583-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But what about extras? After all, it\u2019s one thing to get your start with a very small part in a movie or show. But even small parts have lines. Or, you know, <em>a<\/em> line. But extras don\u2019t have any lines at all! They just sit in the background! So, how do you make <em>that<\/em> work when it comes to catapulting to stardom?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: \u2018Spring Breakers\u2019 Supposedly Filmed Extras Doing WHAT?!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, you\u2019ll be surprised to hear that plenty of A-list actors actually started their careers as extras!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc587-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Scroll down to learn their surprising stories\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\">\n<p class=\"toc_title\">\n                    Contents <span class=\"toc_toggle\">[<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\">hide<\/a>]<\/span>\n                <\/p>\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#bruce-willis\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Bruce Willis<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#troian-bellisario\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Troian Bellisario<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#ben-affleck\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Ben Affleck<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#matt-damon\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Matt Damon<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#taraji-p-henson\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> Taraji P. Henson<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#brad-pitt\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> Brad Pitt<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#renee-zellweger\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">7<\/span> Ren\u00e9e Zellweger<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#rege-jean-page\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">8<\/span> Reg\u00e9-Jean Page<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<li>\n                    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#megan-fox\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">9<\/span> Megan Fox<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"bruce-willis\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bruce_Willis\"><\/span>Bruce Willis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rewind: Bruce Willis on going bald &amp; early gig as movie extra opposite Paul Newman (1999)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fp9XCwxKPtQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You wouldn\u2019t know it to look at him based on his high-profile body of work, but action icon <strong>Bruce Willis<\/strong> got his start as an extra. The superstar began by working in the background on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> like <em>The First Deadly Sin<\/em>. He also was an extra in some very minor TV roles. One day, a pal working as a director of photography helped him get an extra role in <strong>Paul Newman<\/strong>\u2019s <em>The Verdict<\/em>. Paul liked him so much that Bruce parlayed that into bigger small-time roles\u2026 and eventually landed his big break.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc58e-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Years later, Willis recalled his time as an extra on\u00a0<em>The Verdict<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI worked for a couple of weeks during the time that Paul Newman was doing his summation scene to the jury in the film. They worked it out for me to be right behind Paul Newman\u2019s table. There are scenes of me and Paul, same shot. Me with goofy, long hair. I showed [Paul]. Cracked him up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Funny indeed\u2026 because it all worked out!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"troian-bellisario\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Troian_Bellisario\"><\/span>Troian Bellisario<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc591-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Troian Bellisario\u2019s Unexpected Pretty Little Liars Journey\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZKaHkoyBfDE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Troian Bellisario<\/strong> was a young kid when she was first cast as an extra in a movie called <em>Billboard Dad<\/em>, which starred none other than <strong>Mary-Kate<\/strong> and <strong>Ashley Olsen<\/strong>. But while the <em>Full House<\/em> twins were the big shots on set, Troian was just getting her feet wet in the business as a very lowly (and very forgettable!) extra.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not even the crazy part! The crazy part is that Troian had grown up with Mary-Kate and Ashley as a very young girl. The trio were childhood friends, and then the Olsen twins went off to make it big in Hollywood. So, when Bellisario showed up on set as an extra in the duo\u2019s film, the young childhood friends were surprised to reunite!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc593-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It must have seemed like a one-in-a-million shot for that to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en. And it worked out in the end, too \u2014 since the Olsen twins were obviously superstars, and Troian later ended up going all-the-way with <em>Pretty Little Liars<\/em>! AH-Mazing!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ben-affleck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ben_Affleck\"><\/span>Ben Affleck<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Affleck on His Kids Roasting His Movies, Acting Debut with Matt Damon &amp; Learning to Line Dance\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/es1GwWJU_vM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Affleck<\/strong> was just a teenager when he started doing work as an extra on projects like <em>Field of Dreams<\/em>, <em>The Good Mother<\/em>, and the <em>Buffy, The Vampire Slayer<\/em> movie. The producers of that Buffy movie even liked him so much that they decided to give him one line. But\u2026 when it came time for post-production, they actually dubbed over his speaking voice and cut him out of the flick altogether!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc596-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ben thought his delivery as a lowly extra had been good enough, but producers clearly felt otherwise. Years later during an interview on <em>The Late Late Show<\/em>, Affleck recalled:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI got one line. It was for a basketball player. I was feeling it, and then I went and saw the movie with friends \u2026 and I sounded very different. And I realized right then they re-recorded my line. I was so bad. They needed me to be in the scene, but the director obviously [was like], \u2018I can\u2019t hear the voice again!\u2019 They had to pay someone to come in and say, \u2018Hey man, take it.\u2019 Because apparently, I couldn\u2019t say that convincingly enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh, to think about how far Affleck has come since then\u2026<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"matt-damon\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Matt_Damon\"><\/span>Matt Damon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc599-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Costner on Making Horizon: An American Saga, Ovation at Cannes &amp; Meeting a Young Matt Damon\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qA0UylHtXrI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just like his childhood friend, star-to-be <strong>Matt Damon<\/strong> got his start as an extra. The most noteworthy one of those was <strong>Kevin Costner<\/strong>\u2019s iconic baseball movie <em>Field of Dreams<\/em>. For that flick, producers hired Ben and Matt to sit in the stands and act like baseball fans while a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> was being filmed. Damon and Affleck didn\u2019t have speaking roles in that movie, but they nevertheless made an impression on Costner that persists to this day.<\/p>\n<p>Years later, during an interview with\u00a0<strong>Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong>, Costner recalled:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc59c-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey were sitting in the stands, like college guys. They would both lean in at the same time, lean back at the same time, look at each other at the same time. They had this big enthusiasm. They were on fire. I do remember them, absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"highlight\">Unbelievable!<\/p>\n<p>Damon himself also recalled that time working as an extra on <em>Field of Dreams<\/em>, too. In a separate interview with Kimmel years later, the <em>Rounders <\/em>star said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc59f-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI remember it well. I literally had an <em>Untouchables<\/em>\u00a0poster on my wall. [Costner] came out and hung around with the extras in between setups. I asked him what he was doing, and he said, \u2018shooting the s**t,\u2019 and I laughed like a 12-year-old girl. It was a big deal for us because he had the exact career that we wanted. He was very nice to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Aww. What an unexpectedly sweet story!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"taraji-p-henson\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taraji_P_Henson\"><\/span>Taraji P. Henson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taraji P. Henson Once Called The Pentagon Home\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r-ahLHzs_tg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc5a1-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the very beginning of her career, actress <strong>Taraji P. Henson<\/strong> made a few forgettable appearances on a couple popular teen shows including <em>Felicity<\/em> and <em>Saved By The Bell: The New Class<\/em>. She was just a background actor on each of those shows, but at one point, she tried to convince the producers of <em>Saved By The Bell<\/em> that she ought to have a larger role than just doing extra work.<\/p>\n<p>She explained it to late-night TV host\u00a0<strong>Stephen Colbert<\/strong> once:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI tried to convince the producers that they needed me as a series regular but it didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc5a4-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Oh, no! Thankfully, she persisted with trying to land a larger career in Hollywood, and her persistence paid off. Good for her!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"brad-pitt\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brad_Pitt\"><\/span>Brad Pitt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brad Pitt on His First Kiss, What He Wore to Prom, and His Early Days as an Extra | W Magazine\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EOLafh8DPFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to imagine somebody as handsome as Brad Pitt working as an extra at the start of his career, but that\u2019s exactly what happened. For his first two years in Hollywood, Brad trudged through the world as a background actor. He was in all kinds of movies doing background work, including <em>Hunk<\/em>, <em>No Way Out<\/em>, and <em>No Man\u2019s Land<\/em>. But more than anything else, he was proud of his extra acting work in the movie <em>Less Than Zero<\/em> \u2014 because it finally earned his <strong>SAG<\/strong> card!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc5ad-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He once told <em>W Magazine<\/em> about his experience on that final and ultimately important film:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey grabbed me to be, like, the waiter. It was a big dinner scene at a restaurant, and they had me pour champagne in the glasses, and I thought, \u2018I\u2019m gonna try to get a line in.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But unfortunately for Brad, that plan didn\u2019t work at all! He recalled:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc5b0-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI poured one, maybe it was <strong>Charlie<\/strong> [<strong>Sheen<\/strong>], I don\u2019t know. And then another actor\u2019s, and then I got to this actress at the end and I poured her drink, and then I looked at her and I said, \u2018Would you like anything else?\u2019 She looked at me and went, \u2018Ugh.\u2019 The first Assistant Director goes, \u2018cut, cut, cut, cut,\u2019 and he came over to me and he said, \u2018You do that again, you\u2019re off the set.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"renee-zellweger\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Renee_Zellweger\"><\/span>Ren\u00e9e Zellweger<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ren\u00e9e Zellweger Waited on Bud Bundy &amp; Billy Idol\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TqZasfcaMOE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ren\u00e9e Zellweger<\/strong> dreamed of becoming an actress since she was in college. During those years on campus, she tried to get her foot in the door, too. While studying at the <strong>University of Texas<\/strong>, that got her a role as an extra in the iconic movie <em>Dazed And Confused<\/em>. She also booked some small parts in local films, just trying to make a buck and get prepared for what she hoped was a long career ahead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc5b4-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But it was that extra work on the <strong>Matthew McConaughey<\/strong> film that really stuck in her mind \u2014 and her future. Zellweger explained once to Kimmel:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI kind of just popped around. I think my official title was featured extra. They said, \u2018We\u2019re not gonna hire you but if you want to come down and be a part of the production \u2014 you know, you\u2019re not going to have any speaking lines or anything \u2014 but we would like you to be here for continuity.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And that\u2019s how she got her start!<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rege-jean-page\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rege-Jean_Page\"><\/span>Reg\u00e9-Jean Page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc5b7-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reg\u00e9-Jean Page&amp;apos;s Bridgerton Role Helped Him Get Cast in The Gray Man | The Tonight Show\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T5NShB7Genk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When it came time for <strong>Reg\u00e9-Jean Page<\/strong> to start his acting career, he got his first big (er, uh, small) break as a background actor in H<em>arry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1<\/em>. He was there to portray a guest at the wedding of <strong>Bill Weasley<\/strong> and <strong>Fleur Delacour<\/strong> \u2014 and he knocked it out of the park. Uh, ya know, just being a guy standing in the background of the shot and all. Ha!<\/p>\n<p>Still, it proved to be a formative and formidable experience for the hopeful and aspiring actor, as he explained once years later on\u00a0<em>The Tonight Show<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc5ba-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe best thing about background acting, particularly on big movies like that \u2014 and I recommend it to every actor out there \u2014 is no one pays attention to you in the background, so you get to be the best actor spy. I was just watching, like, how these directors work with these actors, where <strong>Emma Watson<\/strong> hides her phones between takes, and that is the valuable stuff. It was under the tablecloths at the wedding, by the way. Sorry, Emma.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"megan-fox\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Megan_Fox\"><\/span>Megan Fox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Megan Fox Says She And Michael Bay Are \u201cBFFs\u201d | WWHL\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rojjwy69bHU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Megan Fox<\/strong> was only 15 years old when she scored a role as an extra in <em>Bad Boys II<\/em>. Cool, right? Well, there was a problem: she was paid to play a dancer in a club\u2026 and she definitely wasn\u2019t old enough to legally be <em>allowed<\/em> in a real-life club \u2014 or drink alcohol, as the scene called for. And because she was unable to legally sit at the bar to even shoot her scenes, director <strong>Michael Bay<\/strong> had to make some changes to his plans for using her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc5c8-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Oh, and there was a problem with that, too \u2014 because Bay\u2019s solution seemed even more problematic. Fox recalled the issue years later to Jimmy Kimmel:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe were shooting this club scene, and they brought me in, and I was wearing a stars and s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>es bikini and a red cowboy hat, and six-inch heels. And they took me to [Bay] and he approved it. And they said, \u2018You know, Michael, she\u2019s 15, so you can\u2019t sit her at the bar and she can\u2019t have a drink in her hand.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So, Bay made some changes. As Megan explained to the late-night TV host:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\" class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-6aa233a0dc5ca-paragraph-slot\" class=\"incontent-ad lazy-ad-slot\" data-base-div-id=\"pb-slot-incontent-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSo his solution to that problem was to then have me dancing underneath a waterfall getting soaking wet. And that\u2019s at 15. I was in tenth grade. So that\u2019s sort of a microcosm of how Bay\u2019s mind works.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Uh\u2026 we\u2019re not sure if that\u2019s a good thing!<\/p>\n<p class=\"image_cite\"><em>[Image via MEGA\/Ivan Nikolov\/Apega\/<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wenn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">WENN<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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