10 Most Embarrassing Film Debuts From The Marvel Cinematic Universe Cast
Robert Downey Jr. as a human puppy. Why not?
Everyone has to start somewhere. There are no small roles for a rookie actor, and when you're just getting started in this business you'd be foolish to turn down anything that doesn't involve literally bending over in front of the camera and spreading your butt cheeks. (And even then you'd probably want to sleep on it if you were down to your last packet of dry ramen.)
And so it's only natural that some of our most beloved actors have some less-than-stellar work hiding at the bottom of their IMDB pages. This true even for superheroes and supervillains, unfortunately.
That doesn't mean we can journey back and have a good laugh at their introductions to cinema.
Sometimes participating in such an embarrassing role straight out of the gate is enough to keep you out of Hollywood for a very long time. Or it can make an actor give up on the business altogether.
Lucky for us, some of the biggest stars in the Marvel Universe persevered.
10. Don Cheadle - Moving Violations
Long before he became a household name - and arguably the most underrated sidekick in comic book movies today - Don Cheadle was thrust into cinema playing Juicy Burgers Worker. And yes, it was exactly as glamorous as it sounds.
Moving Violations was penned by the same writer behind the Police Academy movies (yes, even Mission to Moscow!) in between sequels, and sports a familiar format: remedial driver's education class rebels against their police instructors.
Cheadle's part is incredibly brief. He watches on as several unoccupied vehicles cruise past his drive-up window -- following the type of "hilarious" prank the Police Academy franchise was known for -- bewilderedly asking "Can I help you?" over and over again as the cars breeze on by.
To be fair, he totally nails it. And he wears the hell out of that orange vest.
Let this be a lesson to every teenager and twenty-something out there who thinks working at a fast food restaurant is below them: If you work hard, smile, and perform each mundane task you're given with gusto, you too can grow up to wear a mech suit and kill terrorists alongside Robert Downey Jr.