Before They Were Stars — Season 1, Episode 7: 107
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 9 episodes
Episode synopsis
FUN & GAMES -- Game show appearances by Kathy Najimy, Burt Reynolds and Rosanne. SONG OF THE WEEK -- This 1976 clip features John Travolta singing on Dinah. GUILTY -- Actor Robert Redford in seen during his 1960 role on Perry Mason. GUESS WHO? -- Audience members try to identify ER's Anthony Edwards and LA Law's Corbin Bernsen. SITCOM SURPRISES -- Featuring a young Kurt Russell's 1965 Gilligan's Island appearance. JOKE OF THE WEEK -- Actor Michael Keaton trying out his stand-up routine in 1977. STAR ANECDOTES -- Hangin' With Mr. Cooper star Mark Curry revisits his childhood neighborhood, while host Scott Baio takes a look at his own big screen debut in Bugsy Malone. MAGICAL PERFORMANCES -- Magician David Copperfield is shown on The Mike Douglas Show. AS THE STAR TURNS -- Grant Show and Yasmine Bleeth together on Ryan's Hope. BEFORE THEY WERE STARS PLAYHOUSE -- Featuring performances by Jerry Orbach, Mayim Bialik, Edward Asner and Sharon Gless. MAILBAG -- Scott Baio answers an inquiry a
About Before They Were Stars
Before They Were Stars is a 1996 30-minute American ABC television show which was hosted by Scott Baio, with John Cramer as announcer and narrator; it was preceded by four specials, each an hour long. The term "Before They Were Stars" has since become widely used by television shows and magazines when featuring segments and articles on famous actors in their lesser-known performances.