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*Before They Were Stars*
Before They Were Stars
Genre	Documentary
Written by	Philip Gurin
Directed by	Ellen Brown
Presented by	Scott Baio
Narrated by	John Cramer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Executive producers	Tony Danza; Bruce Nash; Scott Sternberg
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Nash Entertainment; Scott Sternberg Productions; Katie Face Productions; Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	1 February –; 1 June 1996

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Before They Were Stars was a 30-minute American television show which aired on ABC in 1996 and was hosted by Scott Baio, with John Cramer as announcer and narrator.

The program originated as a series of specials which aired during 1994 and 1995; Joey Lawrence hosted the first two installments, with Karen Duffy taking the reins for the next two, and eventual series host Baio doing so for the fifth and final edition. All of the specials were an hour long, except the third, which was a half-hour.

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 (and non-entertainment jobs).

Description

This TV series showed film clips, commercials, television clips and screen tests of celebrities before they became famous, divided into segments spotlighting different genres: "Song of the Week" featured a musical performance by a then-unknown celebrity, while "As the Star Turns" showed celebrities who got their start in minor soap opera roles, and each episode ended with a "Viewer Mail" segment, in which Baio would read letters from home viewers who wanted to see a particular celebrity early in his or her career.

Each episode also featured a segment in which announcer Cramer would call on an audience member, who would be shown a clip of an unnamed celebrity in an early work, and then have the chance to win a cash prize by correctly identifying the celebrity in question.

Examples

Yasmine Bleeth appeared in episode 4. She described the 1980 film Hey Babe!, in which she starred with actor/comedian Buddy Hackett, when she was 12 years old.
In episode 7, Bleeth again appeared to introduce clips from the soap opera Ryan's Hope, on which she appeared as a teenager from 1985–1989.

Cast

Scott Baio – host; with various TV and film celebrities.

Production credits

Ellen Brown (Director)
Philip Gurin (Writer)
Tony Danza (Executive Producer)
Steve Sauer (Executive Producer)
Bruce Nash (Executive Producer)
Scott Sternberg (Executive Producer)
Nash Entertainment, Scott Sternberg Productions, Katie Face Productions and Columbia Pictures Television (Production Companies)
Sony Pictures Television (Distributor, 2002–Present)

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-'''''Before They Were Stars''''' was a short-lived 30-minute [[United States|American]] television show which aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1996 and was hosted by [[Scott Baio]], with [[John Cramer (announcer)|John Cramer]] as announcer and narrator.
+'''''Before They Were Stars''''' was a 30-minute [[United States|American]] television show which aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1996 and was hosted by [[Scott Baio]], with [[John Cramer (announcer)|John Cramer]] as announcer and narrator.
-The program had originated as a series of specials which aired during 1994 and 1995; [[Joey Lawrence]] hosted the first two installments, with [[Karen Duffy]] taking the reins for the next two, and eventual series host Baio doing so for the fifth and final edition. All of the specials were an hour long, except the third, which was a half-hour.
+The program originated as a series of specials which aired during 1994 and 1995; [[Joey Lawrence]] hosted the first two installments, with [[Karen Duffy]] taking the reins for the next two, and eventual series host Baio doing so for the fifth and final edition. All of the specials were an hour long, except the third, which was a half-hour.
-The term "Before They Were Stars" had since become widely used by television shows and magazines when featuring segments and articles on famous actors in their lesser-known performances (and non-entertainment jobs).
+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 (and non-entertainment jobs).
 ==Description==
-This TV series had shown film clips, commercials, television clips and [[screen test]]s of celebrities before they became famous, divided into segments spotlighting different genres: "Song of the Week" featured a musical performance by a then-unknown celebrity, while "As the Star Turns" showed celebrities who got their start in minor [[soap opera]] roles, and each episode ended with a "Viewer Mail" segment, in which Baio would read letters from home viewers who wanted to see a particular celebrity early in his or her career.
+This TV series showed film clips, commercials, television clips and [[screen test]]s of celebrities before they became famous, divided into segments spotlighting different genres: "Song of the Week" featured a musical performance by a then-unknown celebrity, while "As the Star Turns" showed celebrities who got their start in minor [[soap opera]] roles, and each episode ended with a "Viewer Mail" segment, in which Baio would read letters from home viewers who wanted to see a particular celebrity early in his or her career.
-Each episode had also featured a segment in which announcer Cramer would call on an audience member, who would be shown a clip of an unnamed celebrity in an early work, and then have the chance to win a cash prize by correctly identifying the celebrity in question.
+Each episode also featured a segment in which announcer Cramer would call on an audience member, who would be shown a clip of an unnamed celebrity in an early work, and then have the chance to win a cash prize by correctly identifying the celebrity in question.
 ===Examples===
-*[[Yasmine Bleeth]] had appeared in episode 4.  She had described the 1980 film ''[[Hey Babe!]]'', in which she had starred with actor/comedian [[Buddy Hackett]], when she was 12 years old.
+*[[Yasmine Bleeth]] appeared in episode 4.  She described the 1980 film ''[[Hey Babe!]]'', in which she starred with actor/comedian [[Buddy Hackett]], when she was 12 years old.
-*In episode 7, Bleeth had again appeared to introduce clips from the soap opera ''[[Ryan's Hope]]'', on which she appeared as a teenager from 1985–1989.
+*In episode 7, Bleeth again appeared to introduce clips from the soap opera ''[[Ryan's Hope]]'', on which she appeared as a teenager from 1985–1989.
 ==Cast==