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Kevin Bacon Bacon played camp counselor Jack in the original "Friday the 13th" in 1980. He did not reprise the role in any of its many sequels, for obvious reasons.![Tom Hanks]()
Tom Hanks Hanks had a small role in "He Knows You're Alone" (1980).![Leonardo DiCaprio and Critter]()
Leonardo DiCaprio Leo was warding off evil beasties in 1991 in "Critters 3: You Are What They Eat" (what a great title), his first ever movie role.![George Clooney]()
George Clooney Clooney had a role in "Return of the Killer Tomatoes" in 1987, but that was a mock horror movie. He played a security guard in the real thing in "Return to Horror High" in 1988. Looks like if a killer was "returning," George was the first one they called.![Jen Aniston]()
Jennifer Aniston Jen's dad locks a killer leprechaun in the basement in 1993's "Leprechaun," after stealing all his gold. Not smart.![Matthew McConaghey and Renee Zellweger]()
Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey Renee played a hapless teen whose car broke down, Matt played one of the woodland psychopaths who, instead of helping, only wanted to hurt, in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" (1994).![Johnny Depp]()
Johnny Depp The man who would become Jack Sparrow started in films as a suburban kid having really, really bad dreams in "Nightmare on Elm Street" in 1994.![Hillary Swank]()
Hilary Swank One of the two-time Oscar winners first roles was as cheerleader Kimblery Hannah in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in 1992.![Demi Moore]()
Demi Moore Demi played a lemon grower (yes, a lemon grower, what, do you think lemons grow themselves?) in the 1982 3-D horror travesty "Parasite." It was her first feature role.Big stars who started in horror movies
Hollywood A-listers who started their careers scaring the pants off of people.
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