Before They Were Stars: 50 Celebrity First Jobs

What did your favorite celebrities do before they were stars? The answers might surprise you! From grave diggers to taco bell workers, many celebrities had really sucky jobs before hitting it big.

50 Celebrity First Jobs

1. Nicolas Cage – Sold popcorn at a movie theater
2. Charles Bronson – Coal Miner
3. David Lee Roth – Hospital orderly
4. Paula Abdul – Laker Girl
5. Clint Eastwood – Pool Boy
6. Sean Connery – Lifeguard
7. Mick Jagger – Hospital Porter
8. Cyndi Lauper – Emptied dog kennels
9. Steve Buscemi – Firefighter
10. Ozzy Osbourne – Slaughterhouse Worker
11. Gwen Stefani – Worked at Dairy Queen
12. Rod Stewart – Grave Digger
13. Queen Latifah -Worked at Burger King
14. Warren Beatty – Rat Catcher
15. Alec Baldwin – Bouncer
16. Kanye West – Worked at the Gap
17. Jason Lee – Worked behind the counter at a Taco Bell
18. Whoopi Goldberg – Bricklayer
19. Mickey Rourke – Movie Theater Usher
20. Claiy Aiken – A counselor at the YMCA
21. Marlon Brando – Ditch Digger
22. Matthew McConaughey – Cleaned out chicken coops
23. Donald Trump – Rent Collector
24. Gene Simmons – Newspaper Delivery Boy
25. Jon Bon Jovi – Made Christmas decorations
26. Keith Richards – Tennis Ball Boy
27. Russell Simmons – Worked at Orange Julius
28. Nancy Grace – Worked the candy counter at Sears
29. Henry Fonda – Worked for a credit agency
30. Pamela Anderson – Fitness Instructor
31. Jennifer Aniston – Telemarketer
32. Lucille Ball – Sold ice cream
33. Michael Douglas – Gas Station Attendant
34. Robin Williams – Street Mime
35. Danny DeVito – Hair stylist
36. Garth Brooks – Boot Store Salesman
37. Drew Carey – in the Marine Corps.
38. Kurt Cobain – Janitor
39. Evangeline Lilly – Flight Attendant
40. Jerry Seinfeld – Sold lightbulbs
41. Sting – Teacher
42. Vin Diesel – Bouncer
43. Eddie Vedder – Gas Station Attendant
44. Christopher Walken – Lion Tamer in the circus
45. Julia Roberts – Worked behind the counter in an ice cream shop
46. James Dean – Tested stunts for the game show “Beat the Clock”
47. Walt Disney – Ambulance driver
48. Carmen Elektra – Danced at a theme park in Ohio
49. Tom Cruise – Bell Hop
50. Faith Hill – Receptionist

And before you write in the comments about all the people I missed, please note this will be a regular feature so check back for updates.

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