Charlize Theron and Johnny Depp became famous thanks to the generosity of their colleagues – There are others on the … list

Russell Crowe and Sharon Stone

The Oscar winner for “The Gladiator” was the latest star to publicly thank a colleague who bet on him when he was a complete unknown in Hollywood. Both starred in the movie “The Quick and the Dead” (1995). Stone was the top star and demanded her producers hire the young Australian actor.

“If it wasn’t for her strength of conviction, I don’t know how long I would have had to wait before I could shoot a movie in the United States,” the actor said.

Johnny Depp and Nicolas Cage

During a game in the 1980s, Cage suggested that Depp, then a 20-year-old aspiring musician, get in front of the camera. “I sent him to see my agent, who got him his first audition, which was ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street.’ He got the role the same day,” Cage recalled in an interview with The New York Times.

Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman

When Crowe was already an established figure in the film industry, he returned the favor to his countryman and future co-star in “Les Misérables.” Bryan Singer, director of the first film in the X-Men saga, wanted Crowe to play Wolverine, to which he replied, “No, I just did The Gladiator and it’s not for me, but you could consider that guy,” Jackman revealed when asked about how he landed the life-changing role.

Charlize Theron and Tom Hanks

Hanks is beloved by both viewers and fellow actors around the world. The South African star owes her big success to him when he cast her in the comedy “That Thing You Do!” (1996). When Hanks was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2020 Golden Globes, she paid tribute to him, referring to the actor’s generosity during her audition: “After the first read, I thought I had ruined everything. I had forgotten to breathe and Tom looked at me and said, “I’m sorry, can you give me five minutes? I have to go out, but when I come back, we’re going to do this scene all over again.” Tom didn’t need five minutes… I needed five minutes. Those five minutes were a gift to me, because it saw a young actress, sweating, trying to hide her panic attack and her South African accent. That’s the kind of person he is, and that’s why we love Tom Hanks.”

Julianna Margulies and George Clooney

“I owe my entire career to George Clooney,” the star of “The Good Wife” once said. The actress rose to fame thanks to the series ER, where she co-starred for several seasons alongside Clooney. In an early version of the plot, her character was “killed off”, but Clooney pushed the producers to revive her.

John Travolta and Quentin Tarantino

Tarantino has resurrected several performers during his career as a director. He is best known for bringing Travolta back to the forefront of Hollywood after his decline in the 1980s, casting him as Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction (1994).
“There were a lot of people, more famous than me, who wanted the part, but Tarantino put his career in jeopardy and refused to make the film without me,” the actor confirmed in 2014.

Mel Gibson and George Miller

When Gibson was a young actor, he took his friend Steve Beasley to auditions for Mad Max. But Gibson’s rough appearance, including a black eye and a bruised face from a bar fight the night before, caught the attention of director George Miller. He asked the muscular young man to return a few days later, to audition for the role of one of the film’s villains. His looks and charisma convinced Miller that the unknown villain was going to be the hero of the film “Max Rockatansky.”

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