Some actors completely luck out with their first roles — think Lupita Nyong’o in 12 Years a Slave or Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire.
However, some actors start out in movies that are such big flops, it’s amazing that they managed to salvage their career.
So, with that in mind, let’s go through some of the worst debut acting roles in Hollywood history:
1.
Brad Pitt in The Dark Side of the Sun
2.
Halle Berry in Living Dolls
3.
Beyoncé in Carmen: A Hip Hopera
4.
Scarlett Johansson in North
5.
Margot Robbie in Vigilante
7.
Tom Cruise in Endless Love
8.
Michael J. Fox in Midnight Madness
9.
Leonardo DiCaprio in Critters 3
10.
Courteney Cox in Masters of the Universe
11.
Sylvester Stallone in The Party at Kitty and Stud’s
12.
Denzel Washington in Carbon Copy
13.
Amy Adams in Drop Dead Gorgeous
14.
Sandra Bullock in Who Shot Pat?
15.
Keanu Reeves in Flying
16.
Julia Roberts in Satisfaction
17.
Uma Thurman in Kiss Daddy Goodnight
18.
Jason Bateman in Teen Wolf Too
19.
Paul Rudd in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
20.
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hercules in New York
21.
Angelina Jolie in Cyborg 2
Who did we miss? Do you know of any actors who overcame a terrible initial role to move on and become beloved? Share in the comments below!
