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Before They Were Stars: 50 Celebrity First Jobs

by Deb

Nicolas Cage

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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14 comments

1 JRS { 03.26.08 at 4:07 pm }

WTF?! 35. Danny DeVito – Hair stylist

Did he use a ladder or was he strictly a midgets-only barber?

2 raj { 03.26.08 at 4:22 pm }

Great list. What I take away from it is that it doesn’t matter where you start off. If you have a dream, go for it.

3 jeremy { 03.26.08 at 4:55 pm }

Somehow I knew christopher walken was a lion tamer

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5 nerdy guy { 03.26.08 at 8:16 pm }

Jason Lee was also a professional skateboarder. Do a search for him on YouTube.

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7 inthebuff { 03.29.08 at 5:14 pm }

I buffed floors.

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9 Eisler { 06.16.08 at 3:23 pm }

so.. my favorite actor sold popcorn at a movie theater ?? (;
hehe

10 WalkenWonder-boy { 09.11.08 at 8:53 am }

If I were a lion, and Walken told me to dance a jig, I’d don a freakin kilt, and boogie my fuzzy butt til dawn.

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