Identify These Early-Career Head Shots of Celebrities

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Nothing stays the same, as they say, including celebrities. Like you, their appearance changes through the years. Test your knowledge of glitzy entertainment by naming these celebrities based on head shots taken when their careers were beginning.

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Question 1

This singer and actress is a real "Funny Girl" who knows when "A Star Is Born." Can you name her?

  • A
    Barbra Streisand
  • B
    Susan Anton
  • C
    Melanie Griffith
  • D
    Madeline Kahn

Question 2

Which actor and performer welcomed back his teacher Mr. Kotter in 1975 before he went on to catch "Saturday Night Fever" two years later?

  • A
    Gary Busey
  • B
    John Travolta
  • C
    Nicholas Cage
  • D
    Sylvester Stallone

Question 3

This multi-faceted celebrity gained global fame as a bodybuilder, winning the title of Mr. Universe when he was 20, and he went on to carve out a wildly successful film career. Can you name him?

  • A
    Laurence Olivier
  • B
    Robert Patrick
  • C
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • D
    Danny Glover

Question 4

Can you name this actor who has taken chances with "Risky Business?"

  • A
    Red Skelton
  • B
    Val Kilmer
  • C
    Tom Cruise
  • D
    Ben Affleck

Question 5

This singer and actor was a top 1970s pop idol thanks to his role in American television's "The Partridge Family," alongside his stepmother, Shirley Jones. Can you name him?

  • A
    David Cassidy
  • B
    Rowan Atkinson
  • C
    Alan Alda
  • D
    Jonas Armstrong

Question 6

Can you name this tough-guy actor who specialized in cool, calculated roles with squinted eyes and large firearms?

  • A
    Gary Busey
  • B
    Clint Eastwood
  • C
    James Stewart
  • D
    Nicholas Cage

Question 7

This actress knows "Hope Floats" but she still goes for "Speed." Can you name her?

  • A
    Michelle Pfeiffer
  • B
    Meg Ryan
  • C
    Glenn Close
  • D
    Sandra Bullock

Question 8

This singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and businesswoman is known as the "Queen of Pop." Can you name her?

  • A
    Madonna
  • B
    Debbie Harry
  • C
    Chrissie Hynde
  • D
    Petula Clark

Question 9

This blue-eyed, fabled singer never lost his glow over a multiple-decade career, from Las Vegas to bossa nova to the hearts of young (and older) women in the 1940s. Can you name him?

  • A
    Clark Gable
  • B
    Frank Sinatra
  • C
    Sammy Davis Jr.
  • D
    Montgomery Clift

Question 10

This actress fought for her life on "Halloween" and then again when she was caught in "The Fog." Can you name this daughter of famed actress Janet Leigh?

  • A
    Candice Bergen
  • B
    Jamie Lee Curtis
  • C
    Anne Bancroft
  • D
    Sandra Dee

Question 11

Can you name this actress, director, and producer who has won numerous awards and honors and is part of the Hollywood Elite?

  • A
    Nicole Kidman
  • B
    Kate Winslet
  • C
    Jennifer Aniston
  • D
    Jodie Foster

Question 12

Can you name this New York-born actress whose parents were from Beijing and Shanghai but who came to fame in the quintessentially American television series "Ally McBeal"?

  • A
    Brenda Song
  • B
    Tia Carrere
  • C
    Grace Park
  • D
    Lucy Liu

Question 13

Can you name this actress who had her breakthrough performance in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1944 film "National Velvet?"

  • A
    Tippi Hedren
  • B
    June Fontaine
  • C
    Elizabeth Taylor
  • D
    Jennifer Jason Leigh

Question 14

Can you name this celebrity (pictured on the right) who got a taste of acting with "Mystic Pizza" and went on to be highly successful any way you slice it?

  • A
    Robert Downey Jr.
  • B
    Ben Affleck
  • C
    Emilio Estevez
  • D
    Matt Damon

Question 15

This actor's first entertainment job was as a breakdancer performing with singer Lionel Richie in 1984, but he gained personal fame in "Boyz n the Hood." Can you name him?

  • A
    Emilio Estevez
  • B
    Judd Nelson
  • C
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
  • D
    Anthony Michael Hall

Question 16

This actress was one of the most celebrated in the 1980s and 1990s. Her breakthrough role was as a gangster moll in the 1983 film "Scarface." Can you name her?

  • A
    Gene Tierney
  • B
    Jennifer Aniston
  • C
    Julie Christie
  • D
    Michelle Pfeiffer

Question 17

This famous Bahamian-American actor has received numerous honors and awards and was one of the biggest box office draws in the 1960s, basking "In the Heat of the Night" but understanding the simple beauty of "Lilies of the Field." Can you name him?

  • A
    Eddie Murphy
  • B
    Morgan Freeman
  • C
    Don Cheadle
  • D
    Sidney Poitier

Question 18

This star had to face a "Fatal Attraction," but before this, he gained fame on "The Streets of San Francisco." Can you name him?

  • A
    James Caan
  • B
    Peter Fonda
  • C
    Michael Douglas
  • D
    David Carradine

Question 19

Can you name this actress who started by modeling for British Vogue in the mid-1980s and moved into film roles with "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Pulp Fiction?"

  • A
    Uma Thurman
  • B
    Nastassja Kinski
  • C
    Julie Roberts
  • D
    Mira Sorveno

Question 20

Can you name this actor who was the epitome of rough, tough, and sexy?

  • A
    Clint Eastwood
  • B
    Sean Connery
  • C
    Robert Duvall
  • D
    Marlon Brando

Question 21

Can you name this singer who broke onto the world stage as half of a musical duo but who began actively performing by busking on the Underground in London while a schoolboy?

  • A
    David Bowie
  • B
    Burl Ives
  • C
    Dean Martin
  • D
    George Michael

Question 22

Can you name this comedian and actor who kept his junk disorderly on "Sanford and Son" and who is known for his raunchy routines in the 1950s and 1960s?

  • A
    Keith David
  • B
    Redd Foxx
  • C
    Omar Epps
  • D
    John Amos

Question 23

This actress, singer, and dancer put on her "Top Hat" and took "Swing Time" down to "42nd Street." Can you name this twinkle-toed beauty?

  • A
    Doris Day
  • B
    Jane Seymour
  • C
    Ginger Rogers
  • D
    Edie Falco

Question 24

This British actor had a long, successful stage and film career, and was nominated for multiple awards and won quite a number of them. His specialty was satire and black comedy. Can you name him?

  • A
    Charlton Heston
  • B
    Gene Wilder
  • C
    Peter Boyle
  • D
    Peter Sellers

Question 25

This respected actor was one of "The Magnificent Seven" and won great acclaim for "The King and I." Can you name him?

  • A
    Marlon Brando
  • B
    Robert De Niro
  • C
    Yul Brynner
  • D
    Michael Caine

Question 26

Can you name this actress who danced like a maniac in her most famous film role?

  • A
    Jasmine Guy
  • B
    Mariah Carey
  • C
    Jennifer Beals
  • D
    Toni Braxton

Question 27

Can you name this celebrity who began her career on Canadian television and took it to the next level with a starring role in a horror film franchise that kept going and going?

  • A
    Sharon Stone
  • B
    Winona Ryder
  • C
    Neve Campbell
  • D
    Demi Moore

Question 28

This celebrity gained fame in the film "Mildred Pierce" and continued a successful acting career, including starring in the 1962 horror film "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" with her rival Bette Davis. Can you name her?

  • A
    Joan Crawford
  • B
    Rita Hayworth
  • C
    Ellen Burstyn
  • D
    Joan Fontaine

Question 29

This singer who later transitioned into a successful actress is known for her "California Dreamin'," though she later found refuge in "Knots Landing."

  • A
    Gillian Anderson
  • B
    Kirstie Alley
  • C
    Jane Asher
  • D
    Michelle Phillips

Question 30

This actress had a "Return to Blue Lagoon" when she was only 15, and her breakthrough role brought her to "The Fifth Element." Can you name her?

  • A
    Emily Thompson
  • B
    Rene Russo
  • C
    Laura Dern
  • D
    Milla Jovovich

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