The Big Break: Famous Star Search Contestants

These famous celebrities got their start on Star Search.

Beyoncé\r - Is there a stage on planet Earth that Beyoncé Knowles hasn't made her own? At any given moment B can kick into Sasha Fierce mode and run the world.
Usher - OMG! It was Usher's Star Search appearance that led to his meeting with L.A. Reid, who subsequently signed him to LaFace Records. The rest, as they say, is history. (Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)
Tatyana Ali - Though she's perhaps best remembered for playing Ashley Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, diehard fans of Star Search will recall young Tatyana Ali singing her rendition of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." (Photo: Brian Dowling/PictureGroup)Sinbad: November 18 - The actor and comedian celebrates his 55th birthday.(Photo: Mark Davis/PictureGroup)

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Beyoncé - Before she was the chart-topping, trend-setting superstar that she is now, Beyoncé Knowles appeared on Star Search as part of Girls Tyme—the group that would eventually become Destiny's Child. (Photo: Mark Davis/Fox/PictureGroup)

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