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Is there anything directors love more than hiding their friends/family in their movies?

30 Surprising Movie Cameos That Were Hidden In Plain Sight

September 01, 2021

Secret cameos are a longstanding filmmaking tradition. Directors love hiding their friends and family (and on occasion even themselves) in their movies so eagle-eyed fans could spot them. Here are just 30 such cameos you might've missed in famous movies and shows:

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HOT FUZZ Cate Blanchett CRACKED.COM Edgar Wright thought it would be funny to get an oscar winner in there but not see her face. And it was! — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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In Captain America: The First Avenger, Chris Evans' body double plays a bartender. Leander Deeny, behind the bar, was Evans' body double for the pre-serum scenes (VFX supervisor Edson Williams called him the unsung hero). CRACKED.COM — The Wrap

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Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy played one of the dancers in Temple of Doom. She was one of the movie's producers, and not yet Lucasfilm president - and she was also a dancer in the Anything Goes! opening sequence. CRACKED.COM — BleedingCool

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In the 1993 comedy Freaked, Keanu Reeves plays, uh, Ortiz the Dog Boy. The movie was directed by Alex Winter, AKA Bill in Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure. Keanu was uncredited, but the movie was greenlit because Winter said Keanu would be in it the studio thought it'd be like Bill and Ted (it wasn't). CRACKED.COM — 7 Movies That Secretly Hid Big Actors Under Special Effects

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IN 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, FLOYD HAS A VIDEO CALL WITH HIS DAUGHTER SQUIRT. That young girl is Vivian Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick's daughter, whom he regularly involved in his projects. CRACKED.COM — Business Insider, TV Guide

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In Prometheus, Guy Pearce showed up under heavy -guy makeup. The only reason they cast Pearce and put him under makeup was so they could film a dream sequence with Pearce's character when he was younger... but it got scrapped early on. CRACKED.COM — 7 Movies That Secretly Hid Big Actors Under Special Effects

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Zack Snyder has a really, really tiny cameo in Batman V Superman. When a henchman says Yeah, we got it as fake Kryptonite is used to lead Bruce Wayne into a trap - that's actually Zack Snyder's voice. CRACKED.COM — CBR

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Oprah Winfrey was actually in The Handmaid's Tale (as a voice cameo). She's the (uncredited) voice speaking on the resistance radio station Radio Free America that June tunes into. CRACKED.COM — Vulture

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SHERLOCK'S PARENTS WERE PLAYED BY BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH'S ACTUAL PARENTS. Established UK actors Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham appeared on Sherlock as Mr. and Mrs. Holmes. Unfortunately in real life, Mark Gatiss is not part of the family. CRACKED.COM — RadioTimes

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30 Surprising Movie Cameos That Were Hidden In Plain Sight — YouTube clip, IMDb

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Visual effects guy Rick Baker cameos as an alien (that he designed) in Men in Black 3. For the '60s scenes, he made aliens just like they were in pop-culture at the time -> with exposed brains and even cameo'd as one. CRACKED.COM — WeAreMovieGeeks.com

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IN THOR: RAGNAROK, THOR AND LOKI GET STOPPED BY SOME FANS WHILE SEARCHING FOR ODIN. HDR One of the girls asking Thor for a selfie is Chris Hemsworth's cousin, Taylor Hemsworth.... as if there weren't enough Hemsworths in Hollywood. CRACKED.com — Showbiz Cheat Sheet

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CHASE UTLEY ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA UTLEY or CRACKED.COM Mac writes a letter to hero Chase Utley: I would love to meet you someday. I know I can't throw as fast as you, but I think you would be impressed with my speed. I love your hair. You run fast.' Years later, Utley threw the first pitch to actor Rob McElhenney before an actual game. — USA Today

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Two members of Coldplay can be seen at the end of SHAUN OF THE DEAD. ZOMBAIL ZOMB AD During the final scene, Chris Martin and Johnny Buckland show up on Shaun's TV as supporters of the charity, ZombAid. Simon Pegg has debunked the rumor that Martin appeared as a zombie earlier in the film. CRACKED.COM — YouTube clip, Yahoo!

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Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter has a cameo in Wonder Woman 1984. She played Diana in the '70s TV show, and she shows up in the movie in a mid-credits scene as Asteria (who saves a bunch of kids). CRACKED.COM — Vanity Fair

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Director Tobe Hooper has a cameo in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW Massacre 2. He plays a guy who gets hit by a handful of ice, before throwing a can of beer at a couple of drunks. CRACKED — YouTube clip, IMDb

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LEBRON JAMES ENTOURAGE 05 CRACKED.COM James piles on as Matt Damon shames Vincent into a charitable donation. The scene was apparently filmed during Lebron's mathlete phase. — USA Today

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These sisters are bad to the bone! SIENTER-KINNEY THE L WORD CRACKED.COM Not much to see here - an abbreviated live version of Jumpers before cutting to a weird sex situation with Max and Billie. Seems like a missed opportunity for Carrie Brownstein to lay the groundwork for a future Portlandia episode. — W Magazine

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PETE & PETE Kate Pierson was an eccentric MILLIONAIRE. THE B-52'S CRACKED.COM She has a bit part in What We Did On Our Summer Vacation, where she plays a blind spinster wistfully recounting some ancient affair with Mr. Tastee: You never understood me, Leonard. You never really understood me. — YouTube

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The Outsiders Outsiders TEIDERS E.HINTON CRACKED.COM COM S.E. Hinton plays the grumpy nurse who asks Dally where his gown is. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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Animal had a score to settle with DAVE GROHL THE MUPPETS CRACKED.COM Grohl: I've been waiting for this for years. Animal: Now we see who best. The epic percussion battle ends with both drum kits reduced to wreckage. Defeated, both Grohl and Animal sigh, you win. — CNN

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THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST Mel Gibson CRACKED.COM Those are Gibson's greasy mits, no doubt fresh off a floorburger, driving spikes into Jesus' palms. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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KEITH HERNANDEZ SEINFELD CRACKED.COM Elaine Benes is seduced by the greatest athlete pickup line of all time: I'm Keith Hernandez. — USA Today

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PETE & PETE Debbie Harry was a neighbor with a land mine problem. BLONDIE CRACKED.COM She rudely refuses the Petes' land mine inspection service, until her dog is launched into the air by a land mine... ...which the Petes had just planted there. This show was dark, huh? — YouTube

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PETE & PETE James Rebhorn was Artie's archnemesis. CRACKED.COM He played John McFlemp, the supervillain leader of the International Adult Conspiracy. He heads up a tragically successful campaign to make the town turn on Artie. — YouTube

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BARNEY AND FRIENDS Selena Gomez CRACKED.COM Selena and Demi Lovato were both on the show at the same time, and both went on to have wholesome, family-friendly careers. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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Fried Green Tomatoes FANNIE FLAGG FRIED GREEN TOM. ATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE STREA CRACKED.COM When her protagonist attends a self-help workshop for women, it's lead by author Fannie Flagg. — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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THE SIMPSONS Michael Jackson CRACKED.CO Jackson voiced this character (a pop star named Michael Jackson) under the condition that an impersonator do all the singing. — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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The Exorcist THE EXORCIST WILLIAM PETER BLATTY CRACKED.COM William Peter Blatty plays a movie producer who echoes the same complaint Blatty frequently had on set: is this scene really essential? — 17 Author Cameos In Movie Adaptations You Might Have Missed

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MONK Jennifer Lawrence UENS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONS ISH GIRL'S HOOPS IE CRACKED. .COM This overeager mascot would go on to win an Academy Award (several years later, for something completely different). — 22 Surprising Celebrity Appearances Everybody Forgets About

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