the original actors in popular films

not many people know this about me, but back in 1991, i was the original curly in city slickers. i ended up getting fired though for trying to steal the set horses which is when they brought on jack palance. this is from the original footage, starring me:

and another little known fact is that michael jackson, believe it or not, was the original Terminator but was forced to quit when he discovered that the terminator was not permitted to wear a surgical mask and was also required to actually touch things and people. this clip was filmed just the day before schwarzenegger took over:

one of the most interesting career near-comebacks was for america’s original party animal Spuds Mackenzie, who was the original peter gibbons in 1999′s Office Space. rumor has it that spuds mackenzie was fired after only 2 days after repeatedly passing out in a puddle of his own urine and for publicly humping himself.

check out my movie moment to discover other little-known facts about Back to School, The Terminator, Office Space, City Slickers, and Dodgeball..

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