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Quiz about From Soap Operas to Movie Stardom
Quiz about From Soap Operas to Movie Stardom

From Soap Operas to Movie Stardom Quiz


A number of very famous movie stars have gotten their first break on television soap operas. Let's see how many of these actors you recognize.

A multiple-choice quiz by robbieh. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robbieh
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
239,056
Updated
Jun 04 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
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Question 1 of 10
1. This actor played young Mason Capwell on the defunct soap "Santa Barbara" in 1990. He went on to star in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" in 1993, "Catch Me If You Can" in 2002, among many others. Name this "king" of the film world. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. He started out playing a small part (Jed Andrews) on "The Young and the Restless" (1974-75), and went on to movies. He had a big hit with a film that starred two other actors, and an infant. He also had a very successful run playing a detective on TV. Name this handsome actor. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This Oscar winner played Dr. Mark Toland on "One Life to Live" from 1971-1975. Since moving on to films, he has appeared in "Coal Miner's Daughter" (1980), "The Fugitive"(1993) and "Men in Black" (1997). He roomed with a former Vice-President of the United States while attending Harvard. Name this Texas-born actor. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. He was on "As the World Turns" and "The Edge of Night" in the mid-60s. His first big movie role was in "Badlands" in 1973 with Sissy Spacek. He went on to such films as "Apocalypse Now" in 1979, and has appeared in many other movie and television projects. He's a well-known political activist. Name this talented actor. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. From the beginning of his career, to his Oscar-nominated roles in several movies, this star has given some unforgettable performances. He won his Oscar for "Million Dollar Baby" in 2004. Can you name the man who began on "Another World" in 1964 as Dr. Roy Bingham? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This actress played Jackie Templeton on "General Hospital" in 1982-1983. She's had an interesting movie career; one of her best roles involved her shaving off all her hair. She was a member of the Hollywood "Brat Pack", very famous in the 1980s. She is still a paparazzi favorite, and has been married a handsome younger man. Name this actress. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. He was Tim Werner on "The Guiding Light" (1980-81), playing a young man with a drinking problem. He went on to co-star in a similar role in the ensemble movie "Diner". He's appeared in many fine movies, including "Mystic River" and "Apollo 13". Name this Philadelphia-born actor. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. She was Julia Shearer on "Another World" in 1982-1983. She's gone on to co-star in "Something to Talk About" (1995) and "Phenomenon" (1996). She's also played Brenda Johnson on an interesting television series. Name this actress. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This fine actress played the role of Frannie (1985-88) on "As the World Turns." She has since gone on to films, and has received several Oscar nominations for Best Actress. Her films include "Evolution" (2001), "The Hours" (2002) and "Boogie Nights" (1997). Name this beautiful red-haired actress. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. He's been named the "sexiest man alive" by People magazine, twice. He began his career as Chris on "Another World" in 1987. His first big impression in films came when he played a small (and memorable) part in "Thelma and Louise" in 1991, and he's now one of the most famous movie stars on the planet. Name this actor. Hint



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1. This actor played young Mason Capwell on the defunct soap "Santa Barbara" in 1990. He went on to star in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" in 1993, "Catch Me If You Can" in 2002, among many others. Name this "king" of the film world.

Answer: Leonardo Di Caprio

Leonardo DiCaprio is best known for the huge success of "Titanic" in 1997. He got his start in show business on "Romper Room" at the age of 5, and almost lost the job for misbehavior. His first big break was in the film "This Boy's Life" in 1993. He was nominated for an Oscar for "The Aviator" (2004) and for "Gilbert Grape" (1993).

He was born in 1974 in Hollywood, California, and is a passionate environmentalist.
2. He started out playing a small part (Jed Andrews) on "The Young and the Restless" (1974-75), and went on to movies. He had a big hit with a film that starred two other actors, and an infant. He also had a very successful run playing a detective on TV. Name this handsome actor.

Answer: Tom Selleck

The film was "Three Men and a Baby"(1987). Tom Selleck was "Magnum P.I." on T.V., of course. The show began in 1980 and ran eight seasons. Steven Spielberg wanted Selleck to play the part of Indiana Jones in the 1981 monster hit "Raiders of the Lost Ark", but he had commitments with his television show and had to pass.

He would have made a great Indiana Jones, not to take anything away from Harrison Ford. Selleck also made some funny appearances on "Friends" (1996-97), as a love interest for Monica.

He was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1945.
3. This Oscar winner played Dr. Mark Toland on "One Life to Live" from 1971-1975. Since moving on to films, he has appeared in "Coal Miner's Daughter" (1980), "The Fugitive"(1993) and "Men in Black" (1997). He roomed with a former Vice-President of the United States while attending Harvard. Name this Texas-born actor.

Answer: Tommy Lee Jones

Jones won the Oscar for "The Fugitive" (1993) and was also nominated for "JFK" (1991). In 1982, he appeared in a movie version of Norman Mailer's "The Executioner's Song", the story of Gary Gilmore, the first person executed in the United States after a ten year ban on the death penalty.

He won an Emmy for his performance. Tommy Lee Jones roomed with Al Gore while at Harvard; he graduated cum laude in 1969. He directed as well as starred in "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada"(2005). "Coal Miner's Daughter" was released in 1980, "The Fugitive" in 1993 and "Men in Black" in 1997. Jones was originally from San Saba, Texas, born in 1946.
4. He was on "As the World Turns" and "The Edge of Night" in the mid-60s. His first big movie role was in "Badlands" in 1973 with Sissy Spacek. He went on to such films as "Apocalypse Now" in 1979, and has appeared in many other movie and television projects. He's a well-known political activist. Name this talented actor.

Answer: Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen never stops working, whether it's the movies or television. He was born Ramon Estevez, one of 10 children. He's the father of actors Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez. He has numerous Emmy nominations to his credit. In 1974, he appeared in an unforgettable made for TV movie, called "The Execution of Private Slovik", the true story of the only American soldier to be executed by the United States Army for desertion since the Civil War.
5. From the beginning of his career, to his Oscar-nominated roles in several movies, this star has given some unforgettable performances. He won his Oscar for "Million Dollar Baby" in 2004. Can you name the man who began on "Another World" in 1964 as Dr. Roy Bingham?

Answer: Morgan Freeman

"The Shawshank Redemption" (1994) is an all-time great film, and Freeman was wonderful in it, earning an Oscar nomination along with the one he got for "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1989. Add to that his performances in 1989's "Glory", the 2004 film "Million Dollar Baby", and "Unforgiven" (1992), that's quite a list.

His very first role was an uncredited appearance in "The Pawnbroker" in 1964. Morgan Freeman was born in 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee.
6. This actress played Jackie Templeton on "General Hospital" in 1982-1983. She's had an interesting movie career; one of her best roles involved her shaving off all her hair. She was a member of the Hollywood "Brat Pack", very famous in the 1980s. She is still a paparazzi favorite, and has been married a handsome younger man. Name this actress.

Answer: Demi Moore

Demi Moore starred in "St Elmo's Fire" (1985), "Indecent Proposal" (1993) and "The Juror" (1996). She was one of the top female stars in the 1980s. It was then that she posed for a famous Vanity Fair magazine cover, naked and hugely pregnant. Demi Moore shaved off all her hair for "G.I. Jane", made in 1997.
7. He was Tim Werner on "The Guiding Light" (1980-81), playing a young man with a drinking problem. He went on to co-star in a similar role in the ensemble movie "Diner". He's appeared in many fine movies, including "Mystic River" and "Apollo 13". Name this Philadelphia-born actor.

Answer: Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon was born in 1958, and he married the actress Kyra Sedgwick in 1988. He played the dancing Ren McCormack in "Footloose" in 1984. Kevin is also famous for the "six degrees game", apparently chosen for it because he's been in many ensemble movies. "Mystic River" was released in 2003, "Apollo 13" in 1995 and "Diner" in 1982.
8. She was Julia Shearer on "Another World" in 1982-1983. She's gone on to co-star in "Something to Talk About" (1995) and "Phenomenon" (1996). She's also played Brenda Johnson on an interesting television series. Name this actress.

Answer: Kyra Sedgwick

Born in 1965 to a socialite family in New York, Kyra Sedgwick married Kevin Bacon in 1988. She got her first big movie break playing the girlfriend of Tom Cruise in "Born on the Fourth of July" in 1989. Her television program "The Closer" has been a very successful police show. "The Closer" first appeared on the air in 2005.
9. This fine actress played the role of Frannie (1985-88) on "As the World Turns." She has since gone on to films, and has received several Oscar nominations for Best Actress. Her films include "Evolution" (2001), "The Hours" (2002) and "Boogie Nights" (1997). Name this beautiful red-haired actress.

Answer: Julianne Moore

Julianne was born in 1960 in North Carolina. Her father was in the military, and she lived in many places around the world before attending the School for the Performing Arts at Boston University. She has been Oscar-nominated for "Boogie Nights" and "The Hours", as well as "The End of the Affair" (1999) and "Far From Heaven" (2002).

She's one of the finest American actresses working, in my opinion.
10. He's been named the "sexiest man alive" by People magazine, twice. He began his career as Chris on "Another World" in 1987. His first big impression in films came when he played a small (and memorable) part in "Thelma and Louise" in 1991, and he's now one of the most famous movie stars on the planet. Name this actor.

Answer: Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt was born in Oklahoma in 1963. His films include "True Romance" (1993), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), "The Mexican" (2001) and many others. Brad Pitt has been a tabloid favorite for a long time. He was married to Jennifer Aniston in 2000, but they parted shortly after Pitt filmed "Mr and Mrs Smith" in 2005 with Angelina Jolie. Pitt and Jolie became a couple and he has reportedly adopted her (adopted) children. Everyone involved has been hounded by the press, and it has sold millions of tabloid newspapers and magazines. I'd much rather watch Pitt in "True Romance"(1993) or the 2001 film "Ocean's Eleven".
Source: Author robbieh

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