6 Kirstie Alley was on Match Game.
When Kirstie Alley appeared on The Match Game in 1979, she was just an everyday interior designer from Wichita, Kansas. Alley was such a natural on camera that she was even asked to come back for several more episodes—but that’s hardly a surprise, given her profession now.
7 John Ritter was on The Dating Game.
At just 19 years old, the late Three’s Company star wrote into The Dating Game describing himself as a drama major, a major baseball fan, and a (hopefully) soon-to-be millionaire. Evidently his letter was enough to score him a spot on the show. (We’d wager his at-the-time dashing looks didn’t hurt, either.)
8 A.J. McLean was on Guts.
In 1992, young Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean appeared on the Nickelodeon show Guts, giving himself the nickname “Mean” McLean. In his biography, he described himself as a 14-year-old cartoonist and slam dunker who “[wanted] to patent a new basketball.” While his inventor dreams never came true, he did end up becoming one-fifth of one of the most successful boy bands of all time, which isn’t so bad.
9 Farrah Fawcett was on The Dating Game.
In the late 1960s, Farrah Fawcett starred as a young, blonde bachelorette on The Dating Game. Her and the man of her choosing got to enjoy a skiing vacation in Kitzbuhel, Austria. Lucky guy! And if you want to enjoy an activity-fueled vacation of your own, check out The 7 Best Luxury Fitness Vacations.
10 Lady Gaga was on Boiling Points.
Before she was topping the charts with hits like “Just Dance” and “The Edge of Glory,” Lady Gaga—née Stefani Germanotta—was making cameos on MTV’s Boiling Points. The 19-year-old made her debut on the show when she was served a salad covered in trash and threw a fit, as any rational person would.
