Many people look up to their favorite
celebrities and try to model their lives after what they've seen them do in many facets of their careers and personal lives. It is essential to remember that many well-known personalities had to put in a lot of effort and persevere for a long time before they were eventually successful. We compiled a large collection of biographies, including notable persons from various fields.
1. Rowan Atkinson
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Mr. Bean, a character created by Rowan Atkinson, gained widespread fame despite never really speaking. Mr. Bean was co-created by the actor, who has a speech impediment and is based on his own experiences. Peers picked on him because he stuttered, and a teacher told him he was "nothing exceptional." Atkinson's upbringing was filled with adversity. Despite the doubters, he was accepted at Oxford.
2. Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn Monroe is widely recognized as a major sex symbol of the 20th century, but she had a very difficult childhood. Her mother had a serious mental disorder. Thus, she never met her father. Her mother's ex-husband had taken her siblings away before Monroe was born, and Monroe herself spent her childhood moving from foster home to foster family. Her mother was declared mentally fit to care for her for a short time, but after receiving news of her son's death, the mother's problems returned.
3. Jim Carrey
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Jim had a tough time breaking into the comedy industry. It took him ten years to perform stand-up comedy before becoming widely known. When he was only 15, he was booed off the stage during one of the performances. In 1994, he became well-known for his roles in critically acclaimed films, including Dumb and Dumber, The Mask, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. He is still widely regarded as one of the best performers ever.
4. Amy Adams
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Amy Adams has starred in over 60 films as an actor. Some of these films have gone on to win Academy Awards, including Vice and The Fighter. The actress, though, considered permanently leaving the industry. This was due to a combination of factors, including her inability to strike a healthy work-life balance and her consequent lack of interest in cultivating meaningful relationships outside of work. The second reason was that she was "flat-out broke" and had no employment.
5. Jennifer Aniston
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The actress was a bike messenger and other odd jobs before she became famous on Friends. Her acting career got off to a rocky start, with her starring in a string of six flopped TV series.
6. Salma Hayek
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Salma Hayek could hardly read a street sign when she moved to Los Angeles from Mexico at 25. Having suffered from dyslexia her whole life, she knew learning English would be difficult. Nevertheless, the actress was quickly pigeonholed in her early career. Hayek desperately desired a comedy career but was strictly forbidden to be humorous. Thankfully, she overcame these obstacles and established a beautiful and lucrative job.
7. Charlize Theron
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Initially, Charlize Theron had no desire to enter the
Entertainment industry. She had aspired to be a dancer ever since she was four, but a knee injury ended that hope. Theron's mother encouraged her to follow her dreams and come to Los Angeles to seek a career in acting. She recounted how, before her first break, she had to eat bread from restaurants since she could not afford a decent place to stay and had to rely on charity to get by.