var galleryData = [{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Sarah Jessica Parker hasn't changed much since making Firstborn in 1984. The dude with the glasses? That's a very young Robert Downey Jr, who met SJP on the set of this flick and then started dating her.<br><br>By the way, you can catch SJP in <a href=http://movies.sky.com/gallery-girls-night-in target=_new>Sex And The City: The Movie on Sky Movies from Saturday, as part of the Girls' Night In Season. <\/a><\/p>","url":"2009/6/1/Robert-Downey-Jnr-and-Sarah-Jessica-Parker-in-Firstborn-0084.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Robert Downey Jnr and Sarah Jessica Parker in Firstborn"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Welsh beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones burst onto the big screen with her first role in 1990's Les 1001 Nuits. She played the lead character of Sheherazade.<br/><br/><\/p><p>We doubt we'd catch her baring this much flesh nowadays.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Catherine-Zeta-Jones-1990.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Catherine Zeta Jones 1990"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Julia Roberts' screen potential is clear to see even as early as the 1988 flick Mystic Pizza, where the now megabucks-making actress first developed a feel for romantic comedy/ drama.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Julia-Roberts-1988.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Julia Roberts 1988"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>What a young pup Gwyneth Paltrow is in the flick Flesh And Bone.<br/><br/><\/p><p>Back in 1993 Gwyneth's just getting to grips with this big-screen malarkey.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Gywneth-Paltrow-FA-B.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Gywneth Paltrow FA B"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Spot the Oscar-winning superstar in this pic?<br/><br/><\/p><p>Look closer, it's Halle Berry, starring in short-lived American TV series Living Dolls.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Allison-Elliot-Halle-Berry-Michael-Learned-Leah-Remini-1989.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Allison Elliot, Halle Berry, Michael Learned, Leah Remini 1989"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>A pout-tastic Tom Cruise starred in Taps in 1981, one of his first major roles on the big screen.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Tom-Cruise-1981.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Tom Cruise 1981"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Babes In Toyland has a very different ring to The Matrix, but that just goes to show how far Keanu Reeves has travelled over the past 20 years or so.<br/><br/><\/p><p>The 1986 flick marked his debut into the world of cinema.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Keanu-Reeves-Jill-Schoelen-1986.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Keanu Reeves, Jill Schoelen 1986"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>And Sean Penn wasn't always such a Hollywood heavyweight either - his first film role was also in Taps, co-starring Timothy Hutton.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/SEAN-PENN-AND-TIMOTHY-HUTTON-1981.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"SEAN PENN AND TIMOTHY HUTTON 1981"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Can you spot the star amongst these mugs? The brunette is the now very famous Jennifer Aniston. This snap is from Camp Cucamonga, a movie made for TV in 1990, and also Jen's first starring role.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Jennifer-Aniston-1990.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Jennifer Aniston 1990"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>The year before this film Kate Winslet was playing a bit-part in Casualty.<br/><br/><\/p><p>Heavenly Creatures in 1994 catapulted her to fame.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Kate-Winslet-1994.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Kate Winslet 1994"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>We always love a bit of Brad Pitt, even if it is from way back in the 80s. Believe it or not, in 1988 Brad landed one of his first starring roles in The Dark Side Of The Sun.<br/><br/> <\/p><p>However, it was only released 10 years later, by which time most people knew what a hottie Mr Pitt was already.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Brad-Pitt-1995.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Brad Pitt 1995"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Who knew this little tyke would grow up to become one of the big screen's most-loved superheroes, aka Batman? This mug belongs to Christian Bale, whose career got off with a huge bang when he starred in Empire Of The Sun in 1987.<br/><br/><\/p><p>He had previously starred in two TV series, but this role marked his move into movies.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Christian-Bale-1987.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Christian Bale 1987"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>The barnet aside, who remembers Johnny Depp's first ever big-screen role in Nightmare On Elm Street in 1984?<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Johnny-Depp-1984.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Johnny Depp 1984"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>1984 flick Another Country scored a double-whammy by propelling two now-famous names onto the film scene.<br/><br/><\/p><p>You're looking at a very young Mr Darcy - aka Colin Firth - alongside sultry screen aficionado Rupert Everett.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Colin-Firth-and-Rupert-Everett-1984.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Colin Firth and Rupert Everett  1984"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Meet the George Clooney of 1986, one of the heart-throb's earliest screen outings as a (crazy-haired) handyman in The Facts Of Life.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/George-Clooney-1979.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"George Clooney 1979"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>... It seems that 1994 was the year for finding Hollywood A-listers.<br/><br/><\/p><p>Cameron Diaz also popped up in The Mask that year.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Cameron-Diaz-1994.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Cameron Diaz 1994"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>This little curly top is none other than Kirsten Dunst.<br/><br/><\/p><p>In 1994 she was the child blood-sucker in Interview With The Vampire.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Kirsten-Dunst-1994.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Kirsten Dunst 1994"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Matt Damon's career actually began with a one-lined stint in Mystic Pizza (also starring Julia Roberts, as seen previously), aged 16.<br/><br/><\/p><p>But his first big role came here in Geronimo: An American Legend, alongside Gene Hackman in 1993.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Matt-Damon-1993.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Matt Damon 1993"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>This is Molly, aka Jessica Alba, in Idle Hands back in 1999.<br/><br/><\/p><p>What a fresh-faced poppet in her pussycat PJs.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Jessica-Alba-1999.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Jessica Alba 1999"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Natalie Portman has been starring in classics for some time.<br/><br/><\/p><p>Here she is playing Mathilda in Leon back in 1994, along with Jean Reno.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/NATALIE-PORTMAN-JEAN-RENO-1994.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"NATALIE PORTMAN, JEAN RENO 1994"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Though she'd dabbled in film before, 80s thriller Dead Calm was Nicole Kidman's breakthrough role.<br/><br/><\/p><p>Frizzy hair at the fore, Nic's character came head-to-head with a deranged psychopath, played by Billy Zane.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Nicole-Kidman-1989.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Nicole Kidman 1989"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Although actually 20 in 1994, Hilary Swank starred in The Next Karate Kid (seen here with Mr \"Wax on, wax off\" Miyagi, aka actor Pat Morita).<br/><br/><\/p><p>Who could predict the illustrious Oscar-winning career that would follow?<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Hilary-Swank-1994.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Hilary Swank 1994"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Blimey, Angelina Jolie is a right scary sight in her first big Hollywood picture, Hackers.<br/><br/><\/p><p>The actress met ex-husband Jonny Lee Miller on the set of the 1995 flick.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Angelina-Jolie-1995.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Angelina Jolie 1995"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>It's hard to forget this cute little munchkin - it's Christina Ricci of course. Her movie career got underway with a good start when she landed the role of Kate in Mermaids.<br/><br/><\/p><p>The movie also starred Winona Ryder and Cher.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Christina-Ricci-1990.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Christina Ricci 1990"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah made us go all gooey back in 1982 with their early performances in Splash.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/TOM-HANKS-AND-DARYL-HANNAH-1982.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"TOM HANKS AND DARYL HANNAH 1982"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Although she'd appeared in The Phantom Menace, Keira Knightley's first starring role was as Robin Hood's daughter in the 2001 Walt Disney made-for-television flick, The Princess Of Thieves. Classic.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Keira-Knightley-and-Stephen-Moyer-2001.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Keira Knightley and Stephen Moyer 2001"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>OMG, can any of you place the lil' lad on the left? <br/><br/><\/p><p>It's wee Ben Affleck. The actor made his foray into the on-screen world as a mere kiddliwink in the TV series, ABC Afterschool Specials. The episode was called Wanted: The Perfect Guy.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Ben-Affleck-and-Madeline-Khan-1986.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Ben Affleck and Madeline Khan 1986"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Well, well. These days Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are romantically linked, but would you believe that back in 1992 they starred opposite each other in Jamon, Jamon?<br/><br/>\r\nFor both stars the Spanish movie marked their entry as serious actors into the entertainment world.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Penelope-Cruz-and-Javier-Bardem-1992.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem 1992"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Love it. This is Hollywood beauty Salma Hayek starring in 1993 TV programme The Sinbad Show.<br/><br/><\/p><p>She's still beautiful, but who knew her fashion taste could stoop that low?<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Salma-Hayek-1993.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Salma Hayek 1993"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>She may be famed for her ditzy romcom persona, but one of Meg Ryan's very first roles was in horror sequel Amityville 3-D.<br/><br/><\/p><p>She can already work that pout like a pro.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Meg-Ryan-Lori-Loughlin-1983.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Meg Ryan, Lori Loughlin 1983"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>In 1992 Bridget Fonda and Matt Dillon played grungey 20-somethings in Seattle in the movie Singles.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Bridget-Fonda-and-Matt-Dillon.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Bridget Fonda and Matt Dillon"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>From Summer Lovin' to Gangster's Paradise, Michelle Pfeiffer is barely recognisable in one of her earliest roles in Grease 2. Bless.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Michelle-Pfieffer-1982.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Michelle Pfieffer 1982"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>He's hip-swivelled his way through three decades of filmic greatness, but one of John Travolta's very first screen outings was in 1975 low-budget horror flick The Devil's Rain. Scary stuff.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/John-Travolta-1975.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"John Travolta 1975"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>How blimmin' young does Matthew McConaughey look in early 90s movie Dazed And Confused?<br/><br/><\/p><p>We're glad he's since lost the tash.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Matthew-McConaughey-1991.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Matthew McConaughey 1991"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Elijah Wood has come a long way since playing dolphin-lover Sandy Ricks in Flipper back in 1996.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Elijah-Wood.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Elijah Wood"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>The 1996 movie Bottle Rocket marked the big-screen debut for brotherly duo Luke and Owen Wilson.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Luke-Wilson-Owen-Wilson-1996.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson 1996"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Harrison Ford will always be remembered for his early 1973 role in American Graffiti.<br/><br/><\/p><p>This is long before Indiana Jones became his forte.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Harrison-Ford-1973.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Harrison Ford 1973"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>... A young Ron Howard was also in the movie, but he had a wealth of screen time under his belt by this point.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Ron-Howard-1973.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Ron Howard 1973"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Tigerland was an early appearance for both Matthew Davis and Colin Farrell in 2000.<br/><br/><\/p><p>Only a year earlier Colin had been kicking it up in Ballykissangel.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Matthew-Davis-and-Colin-Farrell-2000.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Matthew Davis and Colin Farrell 2000"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Nice braces, Wesley Snipes.<br/><br/><\/p><p>He made an early screen appearance in Jungle Fever in 1991.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Wesley-Snipes-1991.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Wesley Snipes 1991"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Gary Oldman's electric intensity was first spotted in Mike Leigh's 1984 telefilm Meantime, where he played a skinhead.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Gary-Oldman-1987.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Gary Oldman 1987"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Say hello to a baby-faced Macaulay Culkin, whose first movie offering was 1988's Rocket Gibraltar.<br/><br/><\/p><p>Two years later his role in Home Alone would make him a household name.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/MACAULAY-CULKIN-BURT-LANCASTER-1988.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"MACAULAY CULKIN, BURT LANCASTER 1988"},{"captionHeading":"Early Screen Roles","caption":"<p>Denzel Washington's very first film role was in 1981 movie Carbon Copy, as seen here.<br/><br/><\/p><p>But it was not until 1987, when he starred as a South African anti-Apartheid campaigner in Cry Freedom, that Denzel won true recognition, as well as an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/31/Denzel-Washington-George-Segal-1981.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Denzel Washington, George Segal 1981"}];