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
- Nicolas Cage - Sold popcorn at a movie theater
- Charles Bronson - Coal Miner
- David Lee Roth - Hospital orderly
- Paula Abdul - Laker Girl
- Clint Eastwood - Pool Boy
- Sean Connery - Lifeguard
- Mick Jagger - Hospital Porter
- Cyndi Lauper - Emptied dog kennels
- Steve Buscemi - Firefighter
- Ozzy Osbourne - Slaughterhouse Worker
- Gwen Stefani - Worked at Dairy Queen
- Rod Stewart - Grave Digger
- Queen Latifah -Worked at Burger King
- Warren Beatty - Rat Catcher
- Alec Baldwin - Bouncer
- Kanye West - Worked at the Gap
- Jason Lee - Worked behind the counter at a Taco Bell
- Whoopi Goldberg - Bricklayer
- Mickey Rourke - Movie Theater Usher
- Claiy Aiken - A counselor at the YMCA
- Marlon Brando - Ditch Digger
- Matthew McConaughey - Cleaned out chicken coops
- Donald Trump - Rent Collector
- Gene Simmons - Newspaper Delivery Boy
- Jon Bon Jovi - Made Christmas decorations
- Keith Richards - Tennis Ball Boy
- Russell Simmons - Worked at Orange Julius
- Nancy Grace - Worked the candy counter at Sears
- Henry Fonda - Worked for a credit agency
- Pamela Anderson - Fitness Instructor
- Jennifer Aniston - Telemarketer
- Lucille Ball - Sold ice cream
- Michael Douglas - Gas Station Attendant
- Robin Williams - Street Mime
- Danny DeVito - Hair stylist
- Garth Brooks - Boot Store Salesman
- Drew Carey - in the Marine Corps.
- Kurt Cobain - Janitor
- Evangeline Lilly - Flight Attendant
- Jerry Seinfeld - Sold lightbulbs
- Sting - Teacher
- Vin Diesel - Bouncer
- Eddie Vedder - Gas Station Attendant
- Christopher Walken - Lion Tamer in the circus
- Julia Roberts - Worked behind the counter in an ice cream shop
- James Dean - Tested stunts for the game show “Beat the Clock”
- Walt Disney - Ambulance driver
- Carmen Elektra - Danced at a theme park in Ohio
- Tom Cruise - Bell Hop
- 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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8 comments
WTF?! 35. Danny DeVito - Hair stylist
Did he use a ladder or was he strictly a midgets-only barber?
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.
Somehow I knew christopher walken was a lion tamer
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Jason Lee was also a professional skateboarder. Do a search for him on YouTube.
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I buffed floors.
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