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Alexis Arquette's entrance into the world of pop culture began in 1983 when he, as a boy, starred in the classic early MTV video for "She's a Beauty" by The Tubes. He says his older sister, Rosanna, got him the job, but imdb.com says he just happened to be on the set that day and they needed a kid his age. Alexis says he saw cocaine for the first time on the set of this video, snorted by the woman who played the mermaid -- who knew?

Maybe that's where the budget for this video went. The rest went for dry ice.

Watch the video here.
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Afterthought: Guess who else began her career by starring in an famous early '80s video? Courteney Cox in Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark". The year was 1984 and, like The Tubes video, the budget was obviously tight. IMDB reports that CC was only paid $350 for the video. Hell, I'd take it.

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