Cracked Archive - Celebrities
5 Great Actors With Dumb Early Roles They Hope We Forgot
In 1982, a promising young actor named Tom Hanks nailed his first movie role: a made-for-TV drama about the evils of tabletop RPGs.
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- By Robin Warder
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6 WTF Origin Stories Behind Famous Pop-Culture Names
In a world where people will spend hours and hours of time coming up with the perfect name, these people just blindly stumbled into something iconic.
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- By B.T. Doran
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17 Lies Celebs Told That People Forget
Mila Kunis wasn't 18 until the fourth season of 'That '70s Show.' We'll let that sink in for some of you.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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20 Horrifying Moments In Celebrities' Pasts
We've all got some skeletons in our family closets. It's just a matter of finding ways to rise above them.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Iconic Works Of Genius Crapped Out To Prove A Petty Point
They say
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- By B.T. Doran
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23 Celebrities Who Are Way Good At Other Things
Willie Nelson is a great musician, avid stoner, and can probably kick your ass.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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5 Beloved Celebrities With Under-Reported Awful Sides
It turns out, the screaming nightmare of a stage persona is only covering up the social skills of a coked-up toddler.
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- By Isaac Cabe
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The 13 Worst Celebrity Halloween Costumes Ever Made
The masquerade merchants of the Internet have been putting all their elbow grease into their celebrity costumes this October. So let us behold their cornucopia of head-turning disguises.
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- By Michael Hossey
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21 Celebrities Who Hate Each Other For Insane Reasons
You never know when a new celebrity feud will pop up. The only surprising thing about them is how dumb the backgrounds leading to the beef can be.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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6 Celebrities Who Got Really Depressing Since You Saw Them
Welcome to Bummer City. Population: 6 Sad, Sad Celebrities.
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- By Jim Avery
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22 Post-Fame Lives Of Ex-Celebs (That Are Better Than Fame)
The limelight isn't for everyone. Some people just turn around and casually stroll to greener pastures in the other direction.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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- 458
8 Famous People That History Got Almost Exactly Wrong
Within the punk rock! Ramones, there was some serious love for Ronald Reagan, The NRA, and a belief that Richard Nixon got a raw deal.
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- By Amanda Mannen, Luke John Smith
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18 Of Your Favorite Celebrities Who Believe Hateful Things
Sometimes even the most seemingly affable individuals reveal themselves to be kinda dickheads.
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- By Cracked Plasticians
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Prince Could Ball! 7 Unexpected Pre-Fame Lives (RIP Prince)
Sometimes, the pre-fame jobs of celebrities are so insane they deserve to be recorded in a golden history book and preserved for all time.
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- By Aaron Short
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6 Myths About Crime You Believe Thanks To Hollywood
There are still some aspects of crime that are romanticized, so we're going to go ahead and clear up those misconceptions.
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- By Chris Radomile
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- 557