These Famous Actors Got Their Start in a Music Video

Not all actors started their careers with a commercial or a small TV role. Some got their first break by being in a music video. Here are 10:

 

1.  Channing Tatum . . . He was a dancer in Ricky Martin's video for "She Bangs" in 2000.

 2.  Matt LeBlanc . . . He was in Bon Jovi's video for "Miracle" in 1990. Then in 1991 he was in Alanis Morissette's "Walk Away" and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Into the Great Wide Open".

 3.  Jennifer Lopez . . . She was in Janet Jackson's 1993 video for "That's the Way Love Goes".

 4.  Matthew McConaughey . . . When he was in college in 1992, he was in Trisha Yearwood's video for "Walkaway Joe".

 5.  RuPaul . . . He was in the B-52's video for "Love Shack" in 1989.

 6.  Benicio del Toro . . . He was an extra in Madonna's 1987 "La Isla Bonita" video.

 7.  Alicia Silverstone . . . She was in Aerosmith's "Cryin'" video in 1993.

 8.  Elijah Wood . . . He was one of the kids in Paula Abdul's 1989 video for "Forever Your Girl".

 9.  Patrick Swayze . . . He was one of the dancers in Toto's video for "Rosanna" in 1982.

 10.  Wesley Snipes . . . He was in Michael Jackson's 1987 video for "Bad" because Michael thought Wesley was a real-life gang member, but in actuality, he was just a trained thespian.