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2 unusual facts about Big Break


John Virgo

From 1991 to 2002, Virgo was co-presenter of the snooker-based TV game show Big Break with Jim Davidson.

Jim Davidson and John Virgo have been close friends since their days on the television series Big Break.



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Abi Phillips

In 2010, Phillips got her big break after writing a song for soap opera Hollyoaks titled ‘Missing You’, which proved popular with viewers when it was featured in the character Steph Cunningham's death scene.

Abraham Higginbotham

Higginbotham got his big break after submitting a spec script for Will & Grace.

Arthur Q. Bryan

Bryan never earned a big break in film, his live action work remained largely uncredited cameos, usually employing the Fudd persona, or minor supporting roles in B-movies (like the apoplectic newspaper editor in the Bela Lugosi thriller The Devil Bat).

B. R. Chaya

But she got a big break in her first Kannada film recording with music director Vijaya Bhaskar for the film Amrutha Ghalige.

Billy Aaron Brown

In 2002, Billy got his big break playing Kyle in the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules alongside John Ritter, Katey Sagal, and Kaley Cuoco.

Bobby Bloom

Bloom received a big break in 1969 when he was awarded a contract to write and record a jingle for Pepsi, paving the way for his later success with "Montego Bay."

Camille Winbush

She got her big break playing the role of Vanessa "Nessa" Thomkins on The Bernie Mac Show.

Cesare Danova

He tested for a part in Ben Hur, but his big break was the role of Apollodorus, Cleopatra's personal servant in the 1963 film, Cleopatra directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison.

Charlie Brill

They were interviewed in 2005 for the "Big Break" episode of PRI radio program This American Life regarding their Beatles-Sullivan experience, including a dressing room encounter with John Lennon.

Chima Okorie

Okorie moved to India as a student, his big break came when he played first time in the Durand Cup, when is represented Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad x1.

Christian Geo Heltboe

Geo's big break came with a stand-up show Den ægte vare in 2002 when he joined with Rune Klan, Jacob Tingleff, Mick Øgendahl, Anders Matthesen and Carsten Eskelund.

Daisy Shah

Later she appeared in Kannada films like Bhadra and Gajendra while also appearing as an Item girl in Bachchan and Bloody Isshq, before getting a big break to play Salman Khan's ladylove in Sohail Khan's Jai Ho, a remake of the Telugu film Stalin.

Electric Coconut

Bill Wellings, Australian ex-pat (and former catalogue model), had pioneered the anonymous pop cover versions concept with the Top Six EPs in the mid-60s (a series which gave a big break to a young arranger by the name of Johnny Harris).

Eugene Wright

Wright had played with the Lonnie Simmons group, and led his own band, the Dukes of Swing, but his big break came when he was recruited by Dave Brubeck.

Five Star Generals

Their big break came shortly after their first couple of shows by being noticed by former manager of KISS and Billy Idol, Bill Aucoin of Aucoin Management.

Frances Dee

Her big break came when, still an extra, she was offered the lead opposite Maurice Chevalier in Playboy of Paris.

Francesco Scianna

His big break came in 2009 when he played the role of Peppino Torrenuova, the Baarìa male protagonist, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, next to newcomer Margareth Madè.

Gaby Rodgers

Her only other theatrical film role was in a gritty 1953 New York indie, The Big Break, starring James Lipton.

Hamish McIntosh

Hamish's big break came in an exhibition match at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.

Hastang

The band’s first big break came in May 2005 when they made it to the finals of the MTV Hits Cebu band showdown held at the SM City Cebu Parking Lot.

Husna

Then came her big break in the block buster Ajab Khan starring opposite Sudhir.

Ian Coburn

Coburn's first big break came at age nineteen, when Jimmy Pardo recommended him as an opening act for Drew Carey at a comedy club in a Chicago suburb.

Japanese hip hop

A big break through time for the dance scene in Japan was after the movies "Flashdance," "Wild Style", and "Beat Street".

Javier Castellano

In 2004, Javier Castellano got his big break when he was the rider for Frank Stronach's colt Ghostzapper on whom he won several major races including the 2004 Breeders' Cup Classic.

Jeff Wang

His big break in hosting came when he replaced Kym Ng and Bryan Wong as host of City Beat and was nominated for the Best Variety Show Host award twice.

Jepetto

Hailing from Annapolis, Maryland, Jepetto exploded onto the D.C./Baltimore scene when they won the WHFS Big Break Contest in 1999 and played the main stage at the prestigious HFStival.

Jeremy Callaghan

Jeremy Callaghan's big break came in 1992 with the role as Constable Brian Morley on Police Rescue (also starring Gary Sweet, Sonia Todd, Steve Bisley and Tammy MacIntosh).

John Wyman

His big break came in 1981 when he appeared in For Your Eyes Only as Erich Kriegler, a villainous henchman of Aristotle Kristatos (Julian Glover); his character was killed near the end of the film in a fight with Bond (Roger Moore) in Greece.

Jules Eckert Goodman

A talking-movie version also called The Man Who Played God appeared in 1932, starring George Arliss (who was also in the 1922 silent film) and Bette Davis, a role she credited as her big "break" in Hollywood.

Kelvis Ochoa

After having moved to Havana in 1992 and formed a rock band called Cuatro Gatos (Four Cats), Kelvis Ochoa’s big break came when he met two Cuban musicians : Gema Corredera and Pável Urkiza.

Kim Ji-won

She then starred in the omnibus film Romantic Heaven but her big break did not come until 2010 when she was selected to star in a lead role in Song Ji-na's drama What's Up?; the drama aired in 2011.

Krystal Harris

She got her first big break performing the title song "Supergirl!" on Disney's The Princess Diaries soundtracks and was also known for touring as the opening act for the Backstreet Boys on their The Black & Blue Tour.

Madge Hindle

Hindle's big break came when her good friend, playwright Alan Bennett, asked her to appear in his 1966 BBC comedy series On the Margin.

Mario Miranda

Miranda's big break came in 1974, when, at the invitation of the United States Information Services, he travelled to America, which enabled him to promote his art and interact with other cartoonists in the United States and also got a chance to work with Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts) and met Herblock, the editorial cartoonist of the Washington Post.

Marty Kristian

He played with local bands in his spare time and his big break came when he was offered a contract to appear on The Go!! Show.

Mitzi McCall

They were interviewed in 2005 for the "Big Break" episode of PRI radio program This American Life, regarding their Beatles-Sullivan experience, including a dressing room encounter with John Lennon.

Reggie Leach

On the television show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Leach's name was used as part of a trivia contest, on the sixth season episode "Mac's Big Break."

Roxanne Guinoo

Her big break came when she was cast in a leading role on the drama series Sineserye Presents: Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos?, with local television stars Dina Bonnevie and Rosanna Roces.

Rufus Hussey

Rufus was well known in his home county and saw his big break on the national scene when he was invited to appear on the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Shu Uemura

Uemura's big break came on the set of the 1962 film, My Geisha.

Sophie Kennedy Clark

Her first big break came when she starred as David Tennant's eldest daughter in the television series Single Father.

Sricharan

Having debuted in the 2008 Tamil film Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai, which received immense critical acclaim, Charan went on to make his big break with Radha Mohan's 2010 film Payanam or Gaganam where he acted in a double role.

Stephanie Sparks

Sparks also co-hosted the third edition of The Golf Channel's reality television competition show, The Big Break, titled, The Big Break III: Ladies Only, alongside Vince Cellini.

Stephen Mulhern

Mulhern began his television career with CITV, presenting shows such as Finger Tips, Tricky TV and Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown until 2006, when he got his big break presenting the ITV2 spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent, airing immediately after the main ITV show, which is hosted by Ant & Dec.

Subaru Shibutani

Shibutani's big break was an outstanding solo performance on Music Station which would see him move to live in Tokyo, followed shortly by Yokoyama and Murakami.

The Loudspeaker

When he gives his girlfriend Janet (Julie Bishop) her big break, she becomes an even bigger star.

Tom Herron

For the 1979 season, he finally got his big break, as a full works, manufacturer backed rider for the Texaco Heron Suzuki team in the 500cc world championship, alongside two-time world 500cc world champion Barry Sheene, and future Truck racer Steve Parrish.

TommyD

His big break came with his production of "I'm Too Sexy" for Right Said Fred, which debuted at No. 1 in the U.S. and hit the Top 10 in many countries.