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13 Stars Who Were in 'Can't Hardly Wait' Before They Were Famous

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By Ashley Crossan

5:54 PM PDT, August 29, 2014

Can't Hardly Waitwas one of those generation-defining movie of the '90s starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Seth Green and Lauren Ambrose – But they weren't the only ones! Check out these 13 famous faces you may have forgotten were in the beloved teen movie.
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Before They Were Famous: 'Can't Hardly Wait'

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Can't Hardly Wait was one of those generation-defining movie of the '90s starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Seth Green and Lauren Ambrose – But they weren't the only ones! Check out these 13 famous faces you may have forgotten were in the beloved teen movie.

Peter Facinelli

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Okay here's an easy one -- But we couldn't leave him out! Peter Facinelli played the most popular guy in school, Mike Dexter.

Jason Segel

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Probably the greatest appearance in the movie. Yep – That's Jason Segel eating watermelon -- and that's pretty much the only thing he does throughout the entire movie.

Jaime Pressly

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Jaime Pressly plays one of the popular friends of Amanda Becker, and she's dressed in some pretty awesome 90's party clothes.

Selma Blair

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Future star Selma Blair shows up for a hot second as a girl hit on by Mike Dexter (Facinelli).

Donald Faison

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Scrubs star Donald Faison plays the drummer in Loveburger, the bickering band featured at the party.

Breckin Meyer

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Donald Faison’s real life pal Breckin Meyer plays the lead singer of the band.

Sean Patrick Thomas

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Yep! That's Save the Last Dance star Sean Patrick Thomas as part of Mike Dexter's posse.

Melissa Joan Hart

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Where wasn't Melissa Joan Hart in the 90's? She played the girl on a mission to get high school yearbook signatures from every kid in the class.

Jamie Donnelly

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Recognize her? Maybe? It's Jan from Grease! She's only in the movie for a few seconds but we were happy to see her!

Marisol Nichols

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With only a few short appearances in the movie, Marisol Nichols would go on to play Audrey in National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation and Nadia in 24.

Eric Balfour

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There were quite a few Six Feet Under stars throughout the movie, one being Eric Balfour.

Jerry O'Connell

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Jerry O'Connell comes in toward the end of the movie as the former high school stud before graduating.

Jenna Elfman

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Jenna Elfman is an angel! No really, she plays a "dancer" dressed as an angel.

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