Every celebrity has to start somewhere, and for some of them, it was somewhere scary. Long before they walked the red carpet, these 12 stars were screaming, running and fighting for their lives. horror movies.
Whether it's the final girl hanging by a thread or a supporting character you can barely see if you squint, these stars started out in horrifying roles and we're just have to honor them for their bravery. Here are 12 celebrities who started their careers in horror films:
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Johnny Depp's first movie role made him literally eat the bed in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Just four years later he was captivating audiences as Tom Hanson in 21 Jump Street.
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Most people believe that she started her career in Scary movieBut Anna Faris In fact started her film career in 2000 indie horror Lane of lovers! Just 5 months later, she rose to fame thanks to the Wayans brothers' hit single. Scary movie row.
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Clint Eastwood very first film role was a laboratory technician in the 1955 sci-fi horror film. Creature's Revenge. Only 4 years later he received recognition for his role as Rowdy Yates in Rawhide.
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Before receiving Oscar recognition for roles in films such as American Hustle (2013) and Doubt (2008), Amy Adams appeared in Psycho Beach Party (2000), a campy horror-comedy about a surfing killer. About 5 years later, she had her breakthrough as Ashley in Junebug!
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Sam Rockwell made his film debut in the 1989 indie horror. Clownhouse (1989), playing the eldest of three brothers who were terrorized by escaped institutional patients dressed as clowns. It took him several years in the industry before he landed his breakthrough role as Chuck Barris in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002).
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Before his iconic appearance on Lost, John Travolta appeared. like a cult follower in the 1975 horror film Devil's Rain. Surprisingly, his second film role was in another horror film, Stephen King's cult hit; Carrie (1976).
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At age 8, Chloë Grace Moretz made her second film appearance in the 2005 remake. The Amityville Horror. Five years later, she became a scene-stealer in the 2010 action comedy; Kick ass.
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Hilary Swank first film role was in the role of Kimberly Hannah in 1992. Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie. Just two years later she headed The next karateka (1994).
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Before Patrick Dempsey was McDreamy on Gray's Anatomyhe had an uncredited role in the campy 1985 horror film. Material. Towards the end of the film, Dempsey can be seen as an “underground buyer of things”!
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Before she became Wanda Maximoff, Elizabeth Olsen starred in psychological horror. Quiet house (2011). She was noticed very quickly because of her role in Martha Marcy May Marlene the same year brought her critical acclaim.
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Before you become a star SeinfeldJason Alexander first starred in a horror film in 1981. Combustion. He played a camp counselor, providing plenty of comic relief in the film before being terrorized by a vengeful caretaker.
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