Top 15 popular stars in music videos
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Today we've collected the most popular celebrity music videos! It's no secret that every major superstar has to start somewhere. Sometimes celebrities succeed in TV commercials, sometimes in really embarrassing films... But other times they first catch the attention of audiences thanks to their appearances in music videos! Today we take a look at 15 popular stars who starred in music videos before they became famous.
15. Patrick Swayze ("Toto"
- "Rosanna")

Success has descended on Patrick Swayze in 1987, with the release of the legendary film "Dirty Dancing.". After that, in 1990, the already widely acclaimed Swayze starred in the hugely popular . "Ghost.". And few people know that before his career flourish, the actor starred in music videos. So, in 1982 The star appeared as part of a group of dancers in the music video "Toto." - "Rosanna."
Oddly enough, it wasn't the last time Swayze danced with the Cynthia Rhodes - the actress who played Roseanne in the video. The girl would later play the role of Penny in "Dirty Dancing.".
14. Kim Kardashian ("Fall Out Boy" - "Thnks fr th Mmrs.")

Back in the early 2000s. Kim Kardashian was just your typical L.A. socialite, known as best friends. Paris Hilton. At the time, no one could have imagined how dramatically her career would take off. For this reason, today there is even such an expression: "Keeping up with the Kardashians". So, in 2007, Kim began to make tentative steps to enter the world of show business, and appeared in the music video of pop-punk band "Fall Out Boy" to the song "Thnks fr th Mmrs."
After that, the bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz Has kept in touch with Kardashian. In a 2018 interview, the musician said:
"I ran into her recently and she was probably the nicest person ever. Kim is exactly the same as she was back then, except she's about a trillion times more famous today!"
13. Matt LeBlanc ("Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" - "Into the Great Wide Open")

The star of the cult series "Friends." Matt LeBlanc has also worked hard to gain fame. And before he got his role in Friends in 1994, he took part in the filming of a music video "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers." for the song "Into the Great Wide Open". Leblanc then appeared alongside the then-expectant actor Johnny Depp.
It remains to be added that in the distant 1991, no one, including LeBlanc himself, did not assume that ahead of him awaited a stunning success.
12. Elijah Wood ("The Cranberries - "Ridiculous Thoughts")

It's no secret that the real star Elijah Wood has become, through his role Frodo in the trilogy "Lord of the Rings.". Wood had also previously acted as a child and teenager. These were mostly minor roles, as in the film "Back to the Future 2.". And when the future star was 14 years old, he starred in the band's music video "The Cranberries" to the song "Ridiculous Thoughts." In the story, Wood wanders around a ruined building and listens to the radio.
Wood continued to steadily move up the acting ladder throughout the 1990s. During this period, he was even recognised as talented child actor. Then, in 1999, his career took an upward turn when he landed the role of Frodo in the first Lord of the Rings film, which was released in 2001 to fervent critical acclaim.
11. Matthew McConaughey (Tricia Yerwood - "Walkaway Joe").

Matthew McConaughey began his acting career in the early 1990s, starring in various commercials. But one of his most memorable early works is the role he played in the music video for the song "Walkaway Joe" by the great Tricia Yerwood. In the clip, McConaughey plays the very Joe - a young criminal who breaks a young woman's heart.
McConaughey later appeared in an episode in 1992 "Unsolved Mysteries."where he played a murder victim. Then, in 1993, he got his breakthrough role in the coming-of-age film "Stunned and confused."where he played David Wooderson. After that, McConaughey's career skyrocketed! Today he is considered one of the most popular actors of modern Hollywood.
10. Eva Mendes (Aerosmith" - "Hole in My Soul")

Eva Mendes - a truly talented woman: in addition to being a successful acting careershe is also prototype и businesswoman. However, in her early days, Mendes managed to star in a rock-star music video "Aerosmith." to the track "Hole in My Soul." The video depicts a high school girl trying to create the perfect girl in style "Weird Science.". The perfect girl turned out to be the beautiful Eva Mendes.
9. Vin Diesel (Kwamé - "Nastee")

Most viewers know this actor for his role as a Dominika Toretto from the iconic "Fast and Furious.". Today. Vin Diesel is one of the most bankable actors of all time. However, few people know that it was Diesel's cousin, rapper KwameThe video for the song "Nastee" features Vin Diesel and his cousin playing two romantic rivals who even get into a fist fight. In the music video for the song "Nastee", Vin Diesel and his cousin play two romantic rivals who even get into a fist fight.
And who would have thought Vin Diesel was doing a hip-hop video?
8. Naomi Campbell (Bob Marley - "Is This Love")

One of the most famous models of all time. Naomi Campbell was a ballerina in her youth. Her mother, who was also a dancer, sent Naomi to a London school Barbara Speake Stage School. So, at the age of seven, Campbell landed her first professional role in a music video Bob Marley for the song "Is This Love." The plot of the video is based around the performance of Marley and "The Wailers" at the kids' party.
Seven-year-old Campbell appears about two minutes into the video - you can see her dozing on the couch while Marley throws a blanket over her.
7. Jason Statham ("The Shamen" - "Comin 'On")

Jason Statham - is one of the main characters in Hollywood action films. Many people know him from such films as "Fast and Furious.", "Mechanic.", "The Last Frontier.". What you might not know, however, is that the future tough guy of million-dollar action films started his journey by participating in the filming of the band's "Comin 'On" music video "The Shamen.". The iconic actor is not hard to recognise: his trademark bald nape and muscular body (yes, yes, Statham is wearing leopard print shorts in the clip).
Later, Jason Statham also appeared in music videos "Erasure." и "The Beautiful South.".
6. Angelina Jolie (Antello Vendetti - "Alta marea")

Angelina Jolie - one of the greatest actresses, as well as the most beautiful women in Hollywood. But even she had to move up in every way possible at the beginning of her career, just like the rest of us. Jolie first appeared on screen when she was just 16 years old, in a music video for an opera Antello Vendetti "Alta marea." Later, in the 90's, Angelina Jolie would repeatedly appear in music videos of artists such as "The Rolling Stones", "Meat Loaf." и Lenny Kravitz.
5. Dita Von Teese (Marilyn Manson - "mOBSCENE")

Unlike many of the celebrities on this list, Dita Von Teese was hardly unknown before she started starring in music videos. However, she was mostly known in the burlesque world. Dita Von Teese appeared in a music video Marilyn Manson "mOBSCENE" in 2003, performing his famous martini glass impersonation. At that time, Tiz was already married to the musician, and therefore appeared in his music videos (e.g. the music video "AINT.").
Dita Von Teese later starred in music videos "Thirty Seconds to Mars", "Die Antwood." and other groups.
4. Liv Tyler and Alicia Silverstone (Aerosmith" - "Crazy")

Already by the end of the 1990s. Liv Tyler и Alicia Silverstone were two of the most sought-after actresses of their generation.
Silverstone has become superstarstarring in "Clueless."while Tyler starred in such popular films as "The Empire Store." и "Armageddon.". But before that, the young stars appeared side-by-side in the music video for the hit . "Crazy." groups "Aerosmith.". It's worth noting that Tyler is the daughter of the frontman of the legendary rock band Steven Tylerand her appearance in this video has helped the actress' career tremendously.
The video also significantly boosted Silverstone's popularity: she would later appear in two more of the band's videos -. "Amazing." и "Cryin.".
3. Jennifer Lopez (Richard Rodgers - "Can't Stop Loving You")

Before becoming a superstar in his acting and singing career, Jennifer Lopez burst into the showbiz industry as a talented dancer. The artiste, later known as J.Lowas one of the first to star in the music video for the song. Richard Rogers "Can't Stop Loving You." In the video, she plays a waitress at a diner. At the time of filming, Lopez was 21 years old.
Jennifer would later appear in the music video Janet Jackson "That's the Way Love Goes" (1993).
2. Katie Holmes ("Eve 6" - "Tongue Tied")

At present. Katie Holmes is mostly known for playing the lover Bruce WayneRachel, in the film. "Batman Begins.". However, before Holmes can really make a name for herself, she appears in the band's music video "Eve 6." for the song "Tongue Tied." In the clip Holmes appeared as a beautiful but alienated schoolgirl who does not pay attention to the success of the lead singer of the band.
Today, Holmes probably doesn't remember the video as the high point of his career, as it was shortly afterwards "Eve 6." faded into obscurity.
1. Mila Kunis ("Aerosmith" - "Jaded")

If any band earned a reputation for making elaborate music videos featuring actresses early in their career, it's the "Aerosmith.". Mila Kunis was not the first actress to star in a music video for this group. But she definitely made an impression on the audience when she appeared in the "Jaded" music video.
At the time of the clip's release, Kunis had already been active in a number of popular TV shows such as "Baywatch." и "Days of Our Lives.". Kunis would later make a name for herself in bigger projects, including the . "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." и "Black Swan.".