Incredible Pictures of Old Celebrities and Their Younger Selves

Bob Barker

Bob Barker may be 97-years-old and retired now, but back when he was younger, he was a shining star. Barker worked as a radio host while he was in college, and afterward, he moved to California. His first television appearance happened when he was 33 years old with the show Truth or Consequences, which ran from 1956 to 1972. As soon as that show ended, Barker took his role on The Price is Right. 

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange is one of the few actors in the world who have won the "triple crown" of acting. She won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award, all in the acting categories. Her career started when she was scouted as a fashion model in New York, which eventually led to her starring in King Kong in 1976. Nowadays, people can see her in American Horror Story and Grey Gardens.

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The More You Know

  • The "Like" button on Facebook was supposed to be the "Awesome" button.
  • George Lazenby wasn't an actual actor. He got himself a suit, a Rolex and a new haircut, then met with the producer and made up movies he had been in. He later landed the role of James Bond.
  • A team of six women programmed the first digital computer.
  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.