10 TV turned mega movie stars

Will Smith went from the Fresh Prince of Belair…

…to a multimillion dollar mega star! In 2012 it was estimated that his films, including Men in Black, Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness, have grossed more than $6.36 billion in a global box office.

Everyone’s favourite silver fox got his start on the TV show The Facts of life.

He is now one of the most famous men in the world and has been the only person to ever be nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories.

Catherine Zeta Jones had a number of TV roles, but it was her role as Mariette in the successful British television series The Darling Buds of May that kicked off her movie career.

Catherine has gone on to star in some box office hits including The Mask of Zorro and Entrapment.

Leonardo Dicaprio started his mega career in TV commercials! He then landed a role in the sitcom Growing Pains. Little did he know that was the start of an incredible career.

Leo is now one of the most celebrated actors in Hollywood and has starred in numerous successful hits including Blood Diamond, Catch Me if You Can, The Beach and The Great Gatsby.

Katie Holmes kicked off her career as Joey Potter in Dawson’s Creek and starred in the show for five years.

She went on to star in Batman Begins and The Romantics, but is most famous for her failed marriage to Tom Cruise.

While she starred in some TV roles as a young actress, Jessica Alba’s career took off after her leading role in TV series Dark Angel.

The success of this role lead to much bigger and better things for the actress. She rose to even further fame after her roles in Sin City, Fantastic Four and Into the Blue.

Before he was a movie star, Johnny Depp was a teen heart throb following his role in the TV series 21 Jump Street.

Not only has Johnny now been nominated for numerous top awards, winning the Best Actor Awards from the Golden Globes for Sweeney Todd and a Screen Actors Guild for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, he has been named the “Sexiest Man Alive” twice by People magazine.

While Jennifer Aniston had already starred in a couple of TV and movie roles, her career really took off when she took on the role of Rachel Green in the 1990 hit series Friends.

The role, which Jennifer played for 10 years, catapulted her into world-wide stardom. She has starred in a huge list of blockbuster films since including The Break-Up, Marley & Me and He’s Just Not That into You.

Before John Travolta became Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever, he was Vincent “Vinnie” Barbarino in Welcome Back, Kotter.

He went on to star in classic movies like Grease and Pulp Fiction and has built up one of the most stellar acting careers in Hollywood.

While Sarah Jessica Parker is best known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the TV series Sex and the City, she was a child TV and movie star first.

Here first TV role was in sitcom Square Pegs and while the show only lasted one season, her performance propelled her into the spotlight.

Following her TV debut SJP landed four film roles in the next three years, including the classic Footloose and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.

Following the success of Sex and the City the TV series, SJP went on to star in the two Sex and the City movies as well as a number of other successful films.