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A Sopranos Actor Was Implicated In A Real Mob Execution

Michael "Big Mike" Squicciarini was typecast as, well, himself, and his role as "Big Frank" on The Sopranos was no exception. Though it seems impossible for a guy who has played everyone from "Thug Joey" to "Henchman #2," his real-life rap sheet had more mob stereotypes than his IMDb page. While he worked for the DiMeo crime family on the show, he worked for the family they were based on, the DeCavalcantes, in reality.

HBOHis quotes include, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh that's-a spicy meatball, capisci?"

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The Actor Who Played Young Ricky Bobby Really Did Like to Go Fast

In Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby, there's a flashback to a ten-year-old Ricky, played by Luke Bigham. Bigham's career soon fizzled out, meaning that Talladega Nights was somebody's acting high point, and dammit if he wasn't intent on reliving it.

Columbia PicturesLooking like "Young Will Ferrell" is a bit of a niche career.

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Louis C.K. Has Been Warning Us That He's A Sexual Predator For A Long Time

For years, Louis C.K. dismissed accusations of sexual misconduct -- specifically, that he's forced women to watch while he masturbates -- only to recently admit the stories were true. But if we had been paying attention, we would have seen him trying to confess in slow motion over the course of his career.

20th TelevisionOr sometimes point blank.

In one scene of his FX series, Louis appears on a talk show to defend the merits of masturbation. He's introduced as an "aficionado of masturbation" who "even brags about it," which came across as a silly bit at the time, but obviously did not age well. After apparently winning the debate, Louis turns to his pretty, young evangelical opponent and says, "You know what, I'm going to jerk off to you later and there's nothing you can do about it."

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O.J. Simpson Attacks A Woman With A Knife In An Unaired TV Pilot

Before O.J. Simpson was a professional murderer, he was an actor (before that, he did something with football, which certainly sounds like a real sport). But shortly before being arrested and put on trial for the murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown in 1994, O.J. had appeared in an unaired pilot for a TV series called Frogmen.

NBCUniversal Television"What if we take the volleyball scene from Top Gun and add wetsuits and O.J. Simpson?"

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The Guy Who Played Ricky's Killer In Boyz N The Hood Became A Murderous Gangster

Lloyd Avery II was a nice young man who grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, attended Beverly Hills High School, and played water polo. He was basically Carlton Banks. Then, everything changed when he met John Singleton, who cast him as the gang member who kills Ricky Baker in Boyz N The Hood. Because movie roles for young black men in the '90s generally ranged from "Dead Thug #1" to "Dead Thug #2," Avery continued to be cast as gang members until he apparently decided to cut out the middleman and become one. He moved to a crime-ridden neighborhood un-affectionately called "The Jungle," got the word "Junglez" tattooed above his eyebrow, and eventually ended up sentenced to life in prison for double homicide, for which face tattoos are a notorious gateway.

Columbia PicturesDid you notice how his hat is color-coordinated with the car? That's not by accident.

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An Actor In Rosemary's Baby Went On To Start A Cult

Remember this guy from the party scene in Rosemary's Baby?

Paramount PicturesWe’re talking about the creepy guy. Well, the creepy guy on the left.

That's Michel Rostand. This is his only notable film appearance, and he apparently took it for an instructional video, because he soon founded a horrifying sex cult. The Buddhafield was ostensibly all about hippy enlightenment, and it began innocently enough, with a yoga class and some nature hikes. But as time went on, the focus shifted from personal enlightenment to worshiping Michel himself ... literally. One follower carved sculptures out of fruit salads to give Michel every morning, while others carried his folding lawn chair around like a Roman emperor's throne.

WRA ProductionsHe insisted the sculptures be made out of fruit because mashed potatoes seemed a bit too on the nose.