There was a surprisingly large number of cameo and uncredited appearances in 2014 movies. This list is a compilation of my favorites. WARNING – if you haven’t seen some of these films yet, I’m sorry for spoiling some surprises. And if you have other suggestions that I should add to the list, please let me know on Twitter (@LCJReviews) and Facebook (Lights Camera Jackson):
DMX, Adam Sandler and Jerry Seinfeld – “Top Five”
Matt Damon – “Interstellar”
Celine Dion and Frank Langella – “Muppets Most Wanted”
Howard the Duck – “Guardians of the Galaxy”
Eminem – “The Interview”
Roger Goodell – “Draft Day”
Kelsey Grammer – “X-Men: Days of Future Past”
Michael J. Fox, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher – “Annie”
Alice Eve and Hugh Jackman – “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb”
King Julien and Mort – “Penguins of Madagascar”
Stan Lee – “Big Hero 6”
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt – “Maleficent”
Seth Rogen – “22 Jump Street”
Shaq – “The LEGO Movie”
Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic in 2006 at the age of 7. To date, Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases and, in total, has seen more than 1,500 films. In 2010, Jackson became the youngest person to win a NY Emmy Award, for his on-air movie reviews on Time Warner TV station, Capital News 9. And in 2011, Jackson was inducted into the Broadcast Film Critics Association as their youngest member. The BFCA’s annual Critics Choice Awards is one of the industry’s most recognized and prestigious awards shows. Jackson is also a member of SAG-AFTRA and votes annually for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Currently, Jackson can be heard every Friday morning on WGNA-FM and his reviews are also posted on his website, YouTube channel and Cultjer.com. He is also a contributor to AnimationScoop.com, run by animation historian Jerry Beck. And Jackson hosts the weekly internet pop culture news show “LCJ LIVE”, along with “The LCJ Q&A Podcast”, on which he interviews celebrities and filmmakers.