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Michael Keaton and Chris Farley (Photo: Evy Mages/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images, Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) Michael Keaton and Chris Farley Were Originally Supposed to Star in ‘Kingpin’
A look back at the initial casting choices for Bobby and Peter Farrelly’s 1996 film
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James Van Der Beek at the 'Rules of Attraction' premiere (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images) James Van Der Beek’s Character in ‘The Rules of Attraction’ Is a Notorious Movie Villain’s Brother
Why does the last name Bateman sound so familiar?
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'Weird Al' Yankovic performing 'Smells Like Nirvana' (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) How ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Convinced Kurt Cobain to Let Him Parody ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
The ‘Eat It’ singer scored one of his biggest hits in years with the Nirvana singer’s blessing
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Kevin James (Photo: Tony Esparza/CBS) Kevin James Wrestled With a Future WWE Superstar in High School
The ‘Solo Mio’ star went toe to toe with a pro wrestling Hall of Famer in his early days
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Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall, the stars of 'Coming to America' (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) There’s a Link Between ‘Coming to America’ and ‘The Lion King’ That You Might’ve Missed
The two films have a lot more in common than meets the eye
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Robin Williams (Photo by Sonia Moskowitz/Images/Getty Images) How Robin Williams Helped Save Sharon Osbourne’s Life
The late comedian had a lot in common with the character he played in ‘Patch Adams’
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Actors Bianca Kajlich, Nick Swardson, Aziz Ansari, Jessie Eisenberg, Dilshad Vadsaria and Michael Pena feature in '30 Minutes or Less' (Photo by Michael Buckner/WireImage) Was ‘30 Minutes or Less’ Based on a True Story?
The Jesse Eisenberg-Danny McBride comedy was controversial because of its similarities to a real-life tragedy
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Kathy Bates and Adam Sandler in 'The Waterboy' (Photo by Buena Vista/Getty Images) Kathy Bates Threw the Script for ‘The Waterboy’ in the Garbage Without Even Finishing It
The ‘Titanic’ star had no idea who Adam Sandler was at the time
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Al Capone with his lawyers (Photo: Bettman/Getty Images) The Famous Comedian Who Had His Throat Slit by One of Al Capone’s Associates
A popular nightclub comic made the near-fatal mistake of performing at a rival gang’s club
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Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future' (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) ‘Back to the Future’ Has a Weird Connection to This Adult Film
The 1985 comedy contains a hidden joke about one cast member’s X-rated past
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Artie Lange and Norm Macdonald (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/WireImage) Was ‘Dirty Work’ Based on a Roald Dahl Story?
The 1998 Norm Macdonald film may have been inspired by the writer of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’
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The 'Goodfellas' cast (Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images) The ‘Goodfellas’ Stars Who Started Out as a Comedy Team
The pair were once described as being a combination of Abbott and Costello and Don Rickles
