Neighbours may have given us some of the world's biggest pop stars - but it also launched the careers of Hollywood icons too.Many of the original cast including Alan Dale, Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe landed their breakout roles in Ramsay Street, before becoming some of the biggest names in showbiz.They set the stage for more Neighbours alumni to follow in their footsteps, including Hollywood siren Margot Robbie and hunky heartthrob Liam Hemsworth.They're not the only big names to have been part of Erinsborough life however, and here, Daily Star looks at the Hollywood stars you may have forgotten were in Neighbours.Long before she voiced characters in Hollywood blockbuster family films such as Legend of the Guardians, Deborra Lee-Furness appeared in the first ever episodes of Neighbours back in 1985.
The star played Linda Fielding for three episodes, but later returned in 2020 behind the camera, where she directed three episodes of the popular soap too.As well as forging a successful Hollywood career in films including Shame and Waiting, Deborra is also married to another Australian legend - The Greatest Showman's Hugh Jackman.One of the Neighbours OGs, Alan Dale played Jim Robinson in Neighbours between 1985 and 1993, before his character was killed off after Jim suffered a heart attack.
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