Horror Director Charles Band Broke Open the Careers of Huge Stars

Some of your favorite stars jump started their careers by appearing in low budget horror films. The man they have to thank is movie director and producer Charles Band. Band made movies starring the likes of Helen Hunt, Demi Moore, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus before they got their big breaks. He’s telling it all in his new autobiography, “Confessions of a Puppetmaster: a Hollywood Memoir of Ghouls, Guts, and Gonzo Filmmaking.” He even had Oscar-nominated actor Gary Busey play an evil gingerbread man!