Because everyone loves to talk about Freaks & Geeks and every other old show that brings out the nostalgia in us, let's take a look at all the people who showed up on F&G before they were ~famous~!
In Spiderman!
Now on ER, and made Velma hot in the Scooby Doo movies.
How I Met Your Mother. Oh, and that movie... Knocked Up. Also writing & co-starring in a movie with Kristen Bell.
Knocked Up, 40 Year Old Virgin, small cameo in Anchorman.
Was on Boston Public. Not up to anything currently.
Busy Phillips. Now on ER.
David Krumholtz. Now on Numb3rs. Currently working on Harold & Kumar 2 (seriously?!)
Joanna Garcia. Now on Reba.
Samaire Armstrong. Was on The OC. Currently working on Around June. And yes, she's that girl from the annoying "you had a bad day" etc etc video.
Matt Czuchry. Was on The Gilmore Girls. Currently working on Gravity.
ONTDs favorite teen hunk Shia LaBeouf. No explanation needed.
Rashida Jones. On The Office.
Jason Schwartzman. Currently working on The Darjeeling Limited.
"You rock, rock!"
Ben Foster. XMen 3.
Chauncey Leopardi. Was on Gilmore Girls. Ruined The Sandlot by making Sandlot 3.
Alexander Gould. Now on Weeds. (Hey, was on an episode of Even Stevens!)
Lizzy Caplan. Is now smokin' hot on The Class (r.i.p.!!!)
"I mean I couldn't have a lesbian at my party. There were gonna be girls there in their bathing suits. I mean, right? She was a LESBIAN!"
Thomas F. Wilson. Was already famous, but who cares. Was on 5 episodes of Ghost Whisperer, and on 8 episodes of Spongebob Squarepants (thus, he rules).
Source: My awesome friend
caitiedidit for the screencaps,
IMDB for the info.