Friday, November 2, 2007
Celebrities Humble Beginnings / 8:47 AM
Celebrities Humble Beginnings!
King of the road: the future rock and roll legend worked as a truck driver after graduating from high school.
She's gone from stand-up comedian to Oscar winner to "View" mediator throughout her career, so it's only fitting that her early professions were just as varied. Among her early jobs were bank teller, brick layer and - eek! - funeral home make-up artist.
From the time she was 3 years old, Mariah knew she wanted to sing (and was getting tips from her mom, an opera singer and vocal coach). By the time she was in high school, she was skipping class to write songs, make demo tapes and sing backup in pursuit of her dream. No wonder she didn't last long at any of her many jobs: coat-checker, hair-salon sweeper, waitress.
You think the music business is tough? The rapper's first "job" was selling crack as a pre-teen in Queens, N.Y. He'd been arrested, shot (nine times) and stabbed before he got his big break, signing with Eminem's label. He knows firsthand about the violence most gangstas rap about, but has also lived the first part of his hit title, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'
OK, Johnny Depp as a young rock star is totally believable, and long before he took inspiration from Keith Richards for his "Pirates of the Caribbean" role, the actor did front a band called The Kids as a teenager. But one of his first real jobs is harder to picture: as a telemarketer trying to sell pens over the phone.
J.Lo may have gotten her first break as a scantily clad fly girl on "In Living Color," but her first job had her using a lot more brain power than booty power. Yes, the thrice-married pop star/actress got her start - and maybe some prenup tips? - as a law-office assistant.
Here's good news for all you folks out there working some dead-end job at a fast-food joint: You could potentially become one of the most successful and influential pop icons of all time. Long before providing the world with plenty of chart-topping hits, Madonna provided New Yorkers with plenty of deep-fried goodness at a Dunkin' Donuts in Times Square.
The Oscar-nominated actor and former "Sexiest Man Alive" wasn't an instant success. As a struggling actor, his good looks and talent were once hidden under a giant chicken suit as he stood outside a Sunset Boulevard restaurant to attract customers.
Jim Carrey was already a funny guy as a teen, performing in comedy clubs while still in high school. But it wasn't all laughs for the rubber-faced comic ("The Mask," "Dumb and Dumber," "Bruce Almighty"); he worked as a janitor and security guard at a factory to help his family make ends meet during tough times.
So i guess afterall, anyone can be a star in the upcoming future! :)
King of the road: the future rock and roll legend worked as a truck driver after graduating from high school.
She's gone from stand-up comedian to Oscar winner to "View" mediator throughout her career, so it's only fitting that her early professions were just as varied. Among her early jobs were bank teller, brick layer and - eek! - funeral home make-up artist.
From the time she was 3 years old, Mariah knew she wanted to sing (and was getting tips from her mom, an opera singer and vocal coach). By the time she was in high school, she was skipping class to write songs, make demo tapes and sing backup in pursuit of her dream. No wonder she didn't last long at any of her many jobs: coat-checker, hair-salon sweeper, waitress.
You think the music business is tough? The rapper's first "job" was selling crack as a pre-teen in Queens, N.Y. He'd been arrested, shot (nine times) and stabbed before he got his big break, signing with Eminem's label. He knows firsthand about the violence most gangstas rap about, but has also lived the first part of his hit title, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'
OK, Johnny Depp as a young rock star is totally believable, and long before he took inspiration from Keith Richards for his "Pirates of the Caribbean" role, the actor did front a band called The Kids as a teenager. But one of his first real jobs is harder to picture: as a telemarketer trying to sell pens over the phone.
J.Lo may have gotten her first break as a scantily clad fly girl on "In Living Color," but her first job had her using a lot more brain power than booty power. Yes, the thrice-married pop star/actress got her start - and maybe some prenup tips? - as a law-office assistant.
Here's good news for all you folks out there working some dead-end job at a fast-food joint: You could potentially become one of the most successful and influential pop icons of all time. Long before providing the world with plenty of chart-topping hits, Madonna provided New Yorkers with plenty of deep-fried goodness at a Dunkin' Donuts in Times Square.
The Oscar-nominated actor and former "Sexiest Man Alive" wasn't an instant success. As a struggling actor, his good looks and talent were once hidden under a giant chicken suit as he stood outside a Sunset Boulevard restaurant to attract customers.
Jim Carrey was already a funny guy as a teen, performing in comedy clubs while still in high school. But it wasn't all laughs for the rubber-faced comic ("The Mask," "Dumb and Dumber," "Bruce Almighty"); he worked as a janitor and security guard at a factory to help his family make ends meet during tough times.
So i guess afterall, anyone can be a star in the upcoming future! :)
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