When producer Ng See-yuen decided to make a comedy with Chan as the star, the concept did not initially meet with approval from the film distributors.

Clarkson made a splash in the '80s as the star of the cult film Barbarian Queen.

She first made a name for herself as the star in the dramatic mini-series Ruler of Your Own World.

Macnee made his Broadway debut as the star of Anthony Shaffer's mystery Sleuth in 1972 and subsequently headlined the national tour of that play.

Tonight, he will make his television debut as the star of "Cracking Up," a midseason replacement sitcom on Fox.

He made a comeback as the star of the "Noah's Ark" segment of Fantasia 2000, as first mate to Noah.

But Prairie Bayou may have to make it on his own as the star of the cast.

Upon their return in 1923, she made her stage debut as the star of "Yankele."

Dilbert will make his television debut on Thanksgiving Day, as the star of a $30 million advertising campaign for Office Depot Inc.

She made her Broadway debut in 1899 as the star of the musical A Reign of Error.