Before they became famous, some of the most well-known people in the world had to take odd jobs to make ends meet. They were trying to get by like everyone else and making do with what they could. On this list are celebrities who, before getting their ideal occupations, worked in unusual and unexpected areas as a stepping stone to their real careers.
This is a sample of the bizarre
celebrity behavior that may be found on this list. The list of occupations that the rich and famous had done in the past before they were rich and famous reads like Kramer's CV on Seinfeld. It includes selling pens over the phone, stripping for a couple of dollar bills, applying cosmetics on dead people, and even taming lions.
1. Danny DeVito
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The diminutive actor
Danny DeVito worked as a hairdresser for a summer, even though he is not well-known for his hair. The job's rewards (the ladies) were great, but he eventually found himself working at a local mortuary, where he had to style the hair of the deceased.
2. Johnny Depp
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The famous person used to make phone sales of ballpoint pens. Depp claims that the key is to provide a substantial incentive, like as a trip to Tahiti, in exchange for a small purchase, such as a set of pens. Although Depp now considers that experience to have been formative in his acting career, his remorse at leaving the job ultimately caused him to quit.
3. Helen Mirren
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Before her roles as royalty, Dame Helen Mirren worked as a ride attendant at the Kursaal Amusement Park. While we would label her a "barker" in the United States, Mirren was known as a "blagger" in her own United Kingdom.
4. Victoria Beckham
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In her early years, Victoria "Posh" Beckham donned the costume of sperm on roller skates for an episode of the BBC show Body Matters, which was dedicated to sexual education. Of course, this was before the Spice Girls and David Beckham, but we do not doubt that even then, she was the sexiest sperm ever.
5. Whoopi Goldberg
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Before Whoopi Goldberg became a comedy superstar and Oscar winner, she worked as a beautician. She even worked as a cosmetic artist in a funeral home. Her employer helped her adjust to the eerie environment by hiding in a drawer where the bodies normally lay, opening it slowly, and then waving to her. This seems like a recipe for legal trouble.
6. Geena Davis
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Thelma and Anne Taylor came first, not Thelma and Louise. Davis appeared in the shop windows as a mannequin next to the real ones. A witness to Davis's action "stopped to see what was going to happen," he says.
"On the other hand, I completely shut down. I had a superhuman capacity for silence, and I had no idea." Her positions attracted onlookers from all directions, which came in handy when she decided to try her hand at high fashion modeling.7. Brad Pitt
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The material of which Hollywood fantasies are made: before he was famous, Brad Pitt dressed up as a chicken and waved at passing motorists outside the El Pollo Loco fast food restaurant. Pitt, who is no stranger to odd jobs, has reportedly done everything from driving strippers to their concerts to playing music and collecting their payment.
8. Demi Moore
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Debt collection agencies often use the threat of sending a woman who looks like
Demi Moore to their clients in the hopes that they would pay off their debts. Moore left Fairfax High School in the 1970s to pursue a debt collection career and act.
9. Amy Adams
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The future five-time Oscar nominee got her start in the industry at Hooters, known for its wings and boobs, when she was just 18 years old. Adams is grateful to the company that hired her and helped her pay for college with the money she earned there. Adams has remarked about her time spent in orange hot pants, "It was amazing."