15 actors who started out as stand-up comedians 

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Robin Williams Accepts Hasty Pudding Award - Source: Getty
Robin Williams Accepts Hasty Pudding Award - Source: Getty

14) Don Rickles

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno - Source: Getty
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno - Source: Getty

Don Rickles had built a reputation for himself in comedy with his speciality being in insulting comedy. He was quick on his feet to roast people which made his stand-up comedy shows quite unique back in the 1960s. He has in fact also been a part of numerous talk shows, like - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. He switched over to acting with the TV show - CPO Sharkey and then moved on to movies like - the Martin Scorsese-directed movie - Casino.

Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu
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