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21 commercials starring celebrities before they were famous

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1. Elijah Wood

You might just recognise the Lord of the Rings actor appearing here in this early 90's ad. Cheese truly does make all the difference.

2. Aaron Paul

Before he attained stardom on Breaking Bad, he had a number of weird ads, including this Juicy Fruit one from 2000.

3. Kristen Stewart

This 1999 commercial for Porsche starred the actress, before what was her first big role in Panic Room three years later.

4. Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio actually appeared in quite a few different commercials as a child, and even did a few more in his later teens. However, this one for Bubble Yum is definitely the best one.

5. Mila Kunis

In 1996, at the age of 13, the actress starred in this ad for Lisa Frank. I'm betting Kunis' friends and family still make fun of her for this one.

6. Jack Black

Back in the day where video games were a lot less realistic, the commercials were often spiced up with some real actors describing the experience, as you can see here with a circa 1983 Jack Black.

7. Drew Barrymore

Three years before she was the cute little girl in E.T, Barrymore was even more adorable in this chocolate chip cookies commercial.

8. Leighton Meester

Four years before she became a star in Gossip Girl, the actress was in one of those cheesy skincare ads targeted at teens.

9. Seth Green

This 1996 Nerf commercial starring Seth Green is absolutely bonkers. I still can't figure out what's going on with the mime, but it's strangely entertaining all the same.

10. Britney Spears

This BBQ sauce ad features a surprisingly catchy song and an oddly scary-looking smile from the pop-singer-to-be.

11. Ben Affleck

Affleck was asked about this Burger King ad on Good Morning America, where he blamed it for the fast food chain's losses that year.

12. Brad Pitt

People have pointed out how often Pitt is seen eating in his movies, so it's fitting eating Pringles is how he started out.

13. Jennifer Lawrence

From 2005, pretending to be one of the Super Sweet 16 girls for a commercial was Lawrence's first job in the industry

14. Steve Carell

It's hard not to imagine this is Michael Scott acting in this 1989 commercial for Brown's Chicken.

15. Bryan Cranston

Another Breaking Bad actor on this list, Cranston was doing this all the way back in 1987.

16. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Gordon-Levitt looks so good for his age it's weird to see him working in 1991, but here he is, advertising Pop Tarts.

17. Tobey Maguire

Hearing Tobey Maguire shout "Oh yeah!" over and over again while playing the Atari Lynx is going to be burned into my memory for some time...

18. Keanu Reeves

In 1987, Reeves got the ultimate gig of dancing and eating cereal all day.

19. Matt LeBlanc

Some of Matt LeBlanc's early commercials are even funnier than the gigs Joey would get on Friends.

20. Courtney Cox

Another Friends star on this list, this time two years earlier in 1985. Fun fact: this was the first time the word "period" was said on television.

21. Sarah Michelle Gellar

This ad with Sarah Michelle Gellar as a little girl is absolutely adorable, and she's almost unrecognisable from the woman we say slaying vampires as an adult.

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