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Top 10 Movie Cameos

These small parts left a big impression

By Paul Stinson,  Newser User

Posted May 5, 2008 7:41 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Neil Patrick Harris just about stole Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle with a cameo, and he's not alone. Dose.ca runs down its top 10 movie cameos, including a stealth visit from Cate Blanchett in a hazmat suit.

  1. Bob Barker, Happy Gilmore
  2. Will Ferrell, Wedding Crashers

  1. River Phoenix, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  2. Cate Blanchett, Hot Fuzz
  3. Bruce Springsteen, High Fidelity
  4. Chuck Norris, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
  5. Bob Saget, Half Baked
  6. Sean Connery, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  7. David Hasselhoff, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  8. Matt Damon, Eurotrip

Australian actress Cate Blanchett, appearing without her Hazmat suit.
Australian actress Cate Blanchett, appearing without her Hazmat suit.   (Getty Images)
Actor Matt Damon receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Actor Matt Damon receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.   (Getty Images)
Former Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, left, applauds actor Chuck Norris, right, as Norris appears at a campaign stop for Huckabee in Chattanooga, Tenn., Monday, Feb. 4, 2008.
Former Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, left, applauds actor Chuck Norris, right, as Norris appears at a campaign stop for Huckabee in Chattanooga, Tenn., Monday, Feb....   (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Sean Connery and his wife, Micheline, arrive at the 75th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 23, 2003.
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Sean Connery and his wife, Micheline, arrive at the 75th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 23, 2003.   (KRT Photos)
Neil Patrick Harris, left, and Kal Penn of the Harold and Kumar movies make an appearance on MTV.
Neil Patrick Harris, left, and Kal Penn of the "Harold and Kumar" movies make an appearance on MTV.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Bruce Springsteen, who made a cameo appearance in 2000's High Fidelity, speaks at the 2004 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City on Monday, March 15, 2004.
Bruce Springsteen, who made a cameo appearance in 2000's High Fidelity, speaks at the 2004 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City on Monday, March 15, 2004.   (KRT Photos)
David Hasselhoff makes a cameo appearance in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
David Hasselhoff makes a cameo appearance in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.   (Getty Images)
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