Did You Know? 12 Actors Who Started As Extras

Marilyn Monroe – She had a line in the 1948 movie Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!…which we’re sure is in your Netflix queue.

Sylvester Stallone – He started as a subway thief in Woody Allen’s Bananas flick.

Megan Fox – She was an extra in Bad Boys and Michael Bay fell in love…now she’s in every one of his movies.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. – He was an extra in the barbershop scene in Coming To America.

Brad Pitt – He started in the movie Less Than Zero as a “partygoer” before his big break.

Channing Tatum – He was a little boy in Tom Cruise’s War Of The World…then he grew up.

Ben Affleck And Matt Damon – They were extras in the movie Field Of Dreams as baseball fans…because they are in real life.

Jackie Chan – He was an extra in his idol Bruce Lee’s Enter The Dragon

Bruce Willis – He was in a courtroom scene in The Verdict from the 70s.

Clint Eastwood – He was a serial extra before blowing up.

Fidel Castro – He was an extra in a movie from the 40s…go figure.

Heath Ledger – He played a clown without any lives before becoming the great actor he turned out to be.