Underrated Talented People
Remember, these people are underrated In My Opinion. Though they may be well-known, I still think they don't get enough credit.
Rowan Atkinson
Rowan is an accomplished actor, comedian, writer and overall cool guy. He has starred in the infamous "Blackadder" and "Mr. Bean" TV series(you can see Blackadder on BBC America and PBS, folks - Mr. Bean is on rotation on Fox Family channel. Check your local listings for times.). He's even showed up in a few movies!
~ Where Have I Seen This Guy Before? ~
TV Shows/Series
Blackadder - 1983
Blackadder II - 1985
Blackadder The Third - 1987
Blackadder Goes Fourth - 1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol - 1988
Mr. Bean - 1991
Not on the Nine O' Clock News - 1980
Movies
The Lion King - 1994(He voiced Zazu, kids)
Bean - 1997(?)
A Thin Blue Line - 1996
Hot Shots! Part Deux - 1993
Four Weddings and a Funeral - 1994
Bernard and The Genie - 1991
The Witches - 1990
The Tall Guy - 1989
Never Say Never Again - 1983
The Secret Policeman's Ball - 1981
Drew Carey
Raised in Ohio, where almost my mother's entire family lives, Drew Carey is a born comedian and defiently not a product of Hollywood. He seems very down-to-earth and, as you can see by the picture, is a computer geek just like the rest of us!
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TV Series/Shows
The Tonight Show(Appearence/Best of Carson video)- 1991
Drew Carey: Human Cartoon - ????
Tenth Anniversary of the Montreal Comedy Festival- 1993
The Drew Carey Show - (Starting fifth season on ABC)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? - (Also starting new season)
The Good Life - ????
Music Videos(as far as I know)
"Weird Al" Yankovic's "It's All About the Pentiums" - 1999
Madonna
As an actress and sometimes a singer, I do think Madonna is underrated. I mean, not many people saw Evita - but she was great in that(and a plus that she looks erieely similiar to Eva Peron) as did Antonio Banderas. I don't think anyone could pull off all the stuff she has done throughout her career & life with the style she has.
~ Where Have I Seen This Woman Before? ~
Movies
Vision Quest - 1985
Desperatly Seeking Susan - 1985
Shanghai Surprise - 1986
Who's That Girl? - 1987
Bloodhounds of Broadway - 1989
Dick Tracy - 1990
A League of Their Own - 1992
Shadows and Fog - 1992
Body of Evidence - 1992
Dangerous Game - 1993
Blue In The Face - 1995
Girl 6 - 1996
Four Rooms - 1996
Evita - 1996
Music Albums
Madonna - 1983
The First Album - 1983
Like A Virgin - 1984
True Blue - 1986
You Can Dance - 1987
Like A Prayer - 1989
I'm Breathless(Music inspired by "Dick Tracy") - 1990
The Immaculate Collection - 1990
Bedtime Stories - 1994
Something to Remember - 1995
Ray of Light - 1998
Ray of Light(Limited Edition) - 1998
Ray of Light(Limited Edition w/ Postcards) - 1998
Ray of Light(Limited Edition w/ Bonus cd - Singapore) - 1999
Soundtracks
Vision Quest - 1985
Who's That Girl - 1987
With Honors - 1994
The Postman(Il Postino) - 1995
Evita - 1996
The Wedding Singer VOL. 2 - 1998
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - 1999
More Music From Austin Powers - 1999
Dave Barry
He's sold millions of books and yet if you ask a stranger on the street who Dave Barry is, you will most likely hear "Dave Barry? Is he the guy on the Oatmeal Box?" or such things as "I HAVE A WOLVERINE IN MY UNDERWARE, HELP!" and "Dave who? Dave the Ferrie?" He may not be glamourous, but he an awsome writer and would be great as president!
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Books
The Taming of The Screw
Babies and Other Hazards of Sex
Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead
Claw Your Way to the Top
Bad Habits
Dave Barry's Guide to Marriage and/or Sex
Homes and Oher Black Holes
Dave Barry's Greatest Hits
Dave Barry Slept Here
Dave Barry Turns 40
Dave Barry Talks Back
Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need
Dave Barry Does Japan
Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up
Dave Barry's Gift Guide to End All Gift Guides
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
Dave Barry In Cyberspace
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs
Dave Barry Is From Mars AND Venus
Dave Barry Turns 50
Big Trouble
The Marx Brothers
"Whatever it is, I'm against it!" - Groucho, Horse Feathers
This trio of comics all had their trademark. Harpo, the blonde mute with a talent for the harp and a love for women and his horse. Chico, the conman gambler who has questions raised on where he got his Italian accent from even today. And Groucho, the show-stealer with his famous moustache, cigar and dark eyebrows along with his irony and unpredictable nature. Why are these people underrated? Well, most people do not watch their movies because they are in black and white - not really a good reason. Some think the jokes are out-of-date, which really is not true. "They just aren't funny", yea, right!
~ Where Have I Seen These Guys Before? ~
Movies(All three)
Humorisk - 1920/21
The Cocoanuts - 1929
Animal Crackers - 1930
Monkey Business - 1931
Horse Feathers - 1932
Duck Soup - 1933
A Night at the Opera - 1935
A Day at the Races - 1937
Room Service - 1938
At the Circus - 1939
Go West - 1940
The Big Store - 1941
A Night in Casablanca - 1946
Love Happy - 1949
Movies(One or more of the Brothers)
Too Many Kisses - 1925
The House That Shadows Built - 1931
Hollywood on Parade No.5 - 1932
Hollywood on Parade No.9 - 1933
Screen Snapshots - 1933
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara - 1935
Yours For the Asking - 1936
Instatanes - 1943
Screen snapshot No. 110 - 1943
Stage Door Canteen - 1943
Hollywood canteen - 1944
The All-Star Bond Rally - 1945
Copacabana - 1947
Mr. Music - 1950
Double Dynamite - 1951
A Girl in Every Port - 1952
The Story of Mankind - 1957
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? - 1957
Skidoo - 1968
TV Shows/Appearences
Chico, Texaco Star Theater - 1948
Chico, Silver Theatre(Papa Romani) - 1949
Groucho, Popsicle Parade of Stars - 1949
Groucho, You Bet Your Life - (1949-1961)
Chico, College Bowl - 1950
Harpo, Comedy Hour - 1951
Harpo, Comedy Hour - 1952
Chico, Celeberty Time - 1952
Harpo, RCA-Victor Show - 1952
Harpo & Chico, Colgate Comdey Hour - 1952
Groucho, All Star Review (?) - 1952
Harpo, All Star Revue - 1952
Groucho, All Star Revue - 1952
Harpo, All Star Ice Revue - 1953
Harpo, Saturday Night Revue (?) - 1953
Harpo, Season's Greetings - 1953
Harpo, Spike Jones Show - 1954
Groucho, Colgate Comedy Hour - 1954
Groucho, General Foods 25th Anniversary Show - 1954
Groucho, Person To Person - 1954
Harpo, Colgate Comedy Hour - 1954
Groucho, Shower of Stars - 1954
Harpo, The Christophers - 1954
Groucho, Look TV Awards - 1954
Groucho, Shower of Stars - 1955
Groucho, Jack Benny Show - 1955
Groucho, Swift Show Wagon - 1955
Harpo, I Love Lucy - 1955
Groucho, Sunday Spectacular - 1955
Groucho, Frontier - 1955
Groucho, This is Your Life - 1955
Groucho, Harpo & Chico, Sunday Spectacular - 1956
Groucho, Milton Berle Show - 1956
Harpo, Martha Raye Show - 1956
Groucho, See You At The Polls - 1956
Groucho, Perry Como Show - 1956
Groucho, Steve Allen Show - 1956
Harpo, Playhouse 90 - 1957
Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo & Gummo(Zeppo was the straight man, Gummmo was in the Army), Tonight: America After Dark - 1957
Harpo, Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (?) - 1957
Chico, Art Linkletter's House Party - 1957
Groucho, Truth Or Consequences - 1957
Harpo, Person To Person - 1958
Groucho, The Last Word - 1958
Chico, Playhouse 90 - 1958
Harpo, Dupont Show Of The Month - 1958
Chico, Today Show - 1958
Groucho, The Steve Allen Show - 1958
Groucho, Jack Paar Show(?) - 1958
Groucho, Harpo & ChicoThe Deputy Seraph - 1959
Harpo, Kraft Music Hall - 1959
Chico, Groucho, & HarpoG.E. Theater(The Incredible Jewel Robbery) - 1959
Groucho, Jack Paar Show - 1959
Groucho, Today Show - 1959
Groucho, I've Got a Secret - 1959
Groucho, What's My Line? - 1959
Groucho, Dinah Shore Chevy Show - 1959
Groucho, Bell Telephone Hour(The Mikado) - 1960
Chico, Championship Bridge - 1960
Groucho, Open End - 1960
Harpo, June Allyson Show (Silent Panic) - 1960
Harpo, Chevy Show (Swinging At the Summit) - 1961
Harpo, Ed Sullivan Show - 1961
Harpo, Celebrity Golf - 1961
Harpo, Play Your Hunch - 1961
Harpo, Dave Garroway Today Show - 1961
Harpo, I've Got A Secret - 1961
Harpo, Here's Hollywood - 1961
Harpo, Candid Camera - 1961
Harpo, Art Linkletter's House Party - 1961
Groucho, DuPont Show Of The Week (Merrily We Roll Along) - 1961
Harpo, DuPont Show Of The Week (The Wonderful World Of Toys) - 1961
Groucho, Tell It To Groucho - 1962
Groucho, G.E. Theater (The Hold-Out) - 1962
Groucho, The Tonight Show - 1962
Harpo, Red Skelton Show - 1962
Harpo, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (The Musicale) - 1962
Groucho, The Tonight Show - 1963
Groucho, I've Got A Secret - 1963
Groucho, Today Show - 1963
Groucho, Open End - 1963
Groucho, Art Linkletter's House Party - 1963
Groucho, Your First Impression - 1964
Groucho, The Hollywood Palace - 1964
Groucho, Steve Allen Show - 1964
Groucho, Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater - 1964
Groucho, The Tonight Show - 1964
Groucho, What's My Line? - 1964
Groucho, Les Crane Show - 1964
Groucho, The Hollywood Palace - 1965
Groucho, Groucho - 1965
Groucho, I Dream of Jeannie (The Greatest Invention in the World) - 1967
Groucho, Today Show - 1967
Groucho, The Tonight Show - 1967
Groucho, The DAting Game - 1967
Groucho, Jackie Gleason - 1967
Groucho, Kraft Music Hall - 1967
Groucho, The Tony Awards - 1968
Groucho, Here's Cavett - 1968
Groucho, Kraft Music Hall - 1968
Groucho, Julia - 1968
Dick Cavett Show - 1969
Tonight Show - 1969
One Man Show - 1969
The Music Scene - 1970
Dick Cavett - 1970
The Tonight Show - 1970
Merv Griffen Show - 1970
Mad, Mad Comedians - 1970
David Frost Show - 1971
Hollywood Squares - 1971
Dick Cavett - 1971
Celeberty Billards - 1971
To Tell The Truth - 1972
Democratic National Telethon - 1972
The New Bill Crosby Show - 1973
The Tonight Show - 1974
Merv Griffin Show - 1974
Academy Awards Presentation - 1974
Mike Douglas Show- 1974
Playboy "Bunny of the Year" Contest - 1975
The Emmy Awards - 1975
Bob Hope Special - 1976
Merv Griffin Show - 1976
"Weird Al"
Along with sidekick, Harvey The Wonder Hamster, Albert Yankovic has become one-of-a-kind. Well, just LOOK at him people! With a couple of MTV specials under his belt and the joy of singing wiht Alice Cooper at the recent "Fairway To Heaven" on VH1 - Weird Al is the coolest!
~ Where Have I Seen This Guy Before? ~
Movies
UHF - 1989(?)
The Naked Gun 33 1/3 - ?
Albums
"Weird Al" Yankovic
In 3-D
Dare To Be Stupid
Polka Party
Even Worse
UHF (and other stuff)
Off The Deep End
Alapalooza
Bad Hair Day
Running With Scissors
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