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{{trope}}
[[File:snow white stooges poster 1286.jpg|link=Snow White and The Three Stooges|frame|Starring a lady who was trained to skate, not to act.]]
Hiring of a big celebrity in a '''starring role''' (''not'' a supporting or minor one), even if it's not the sole major role, in a movie, play, or TV show. Only, this celebrity isn't known for acting. In fact, this may be the celebrity's first acting job. A close cousin of [[Stunt Casting]], only with a bit more risk, since the stunt castee doesn't have much experience (if any), and is practically carrying the project despite that inexperience.
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You are most likely to see [[I Am Not Leonard Nimoy]] play throughout the movie. If the work is about the celebrity in [[Real Life]] it overlaps with [[Autobiographical Role]]. If the celebrity's role is doing what they're famous for, it overlaps with [[Cast the Expert]].
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* [[Sonja Henie]] in ''One in a Million''. She made quite a few films after that.
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** ''[[The Girlfriend Experience]]'' stars porn actress Sasha Grey as a high-class callgirl.
** ''[[Haywire]]'' stars [[Mixed Martial Arts]] covergirl Gina Carano.
** Sodebergh's use of this trope actual started with his surreal 1996 opus ''Shizopolis'' which stars the man himself in not one but two roles.
* The new ''[[The A-Team (film)|The
* The 1956 Broadway musical ''Mr. Wonderful'' gave Sammy Davis, Jr. his first starring role; it incorporated a large portion of his nightclub act wholesale.
* Several members of [[AKB48]] took part in the anime ''[[AKB0048]]''. Quite a few of them havd no acting experience up until now.▼
▲* Several members of [[AKB48]] took part in the anime [[AKB0048]]. Quite a few of them havd no acting experience up until now.
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