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    Steve Guttenberg was one of the biggest movie stars in the world after Police Academy in the '80s. Then he played Baron Hardup in Cinderella at Bromley's Churchill Theatre. Still, at least it's theatre, dahling.

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    It's a long time since the 1970s, but Paul Michael Glaser will always be Starsky to us - even when he's playing Abanazar in Aladdin at the Sunderland Empire.

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    Heeey! The Fonz himself, Henry Winkler, has played Captain Hook in Peter Pan twice in the UK.

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    Former Blind Date presenter Cilla Black switched from playing cupid to playing the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella at the Liverpool Empire.

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    With pop success becoming a distant memory, Gareth Gates played Prince Charming in Cinderella at the New Wimbledon Theatre.

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    TV impressionist Alistair McGowan impersonated Baron Hardup in Cinderella at London's New Wimbledon Theatre.

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    It was a big step from Cold Feet, but actor John Thompson played Captain Hook in Peter Pan at the Opera House in Manchester.

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    He's no stranger to the panto stage, and Les Dennis played Buttons in Cinderella at the Liverpool Empire last Christmas.

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    Former kids' TV presenter Gary Wilmott is an old hand at panto, and took the role of Smee in Peter Pan at the Opera House in Manchester.

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    So that's what happened to Jonathan 'friend of Robbie' Wilkes, he was playing Prince Charming opposite Claire Sweeney in Snow White at the Regent Theatre in Stoke last Christmas.

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