Many of the Western celebrities did not begin their career at all with acting courses and screen tests. To make a living, future movie stars worked in many different places. Let's find out who the actors and actresses worked for before they became famous in the profession. Check if you can determine from the photo how organic they looked in this role.
Brad Pitt
- "Fight Club", "Ocean's Eleven", "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
Before choosing an acting profession, Brad Pitt had a chance to work as a driver in a furniture transportation company. It is also known that he worked as a street barker at the restaurant "El Pollo Loco". His duties included dressing up as a giant chicken. In this form, he was supposed to invite passers-by to visit their institution. Simultaneously with this work, he began to attend acting courses. And soon he plunged headlong into a new profession.
Jim Carrey
- The Truman Show, Bruce the Almighty, The Mask
When Kerry was in school, his father worked as a security guard at a car tire factory. Together with his sisters and brother, Jim went to this factory after school to wash the floors and toilets, and also clean the utility rooms. Having matured, the actor got a job at a steel plant. Being famous, Jim confessed that if his acting career had not worked out, he would continue to work in production.
Charlize Theron
- Devil's Advocate, Monster, Mad Max: Fury Road
As a girl, Charlize dreamed of becoming a ballerina. At the age of 6, she began attending ballet lessons. Later, her mother sent her to study at the National School of Art in Johannesburg. Mom insisted on trying her daughter in the modeling business. And when, at the age of 13, Charlize suffered a knee injury, she had to forget about her career as a dancer. Here her skills of participation in model shows came in handy. Later, proposals for filming a movie appeared.
Pierce Brosnan
- Mrs Doubtfire, The Thomas Crown Affair, Golden Eye
To help the family, the future famous performer of the role of James Bond from the age of 16 worked in a photo studio. It is also known that Pierce was a professional fakir. His number in the arena was to swallow live fire. In total, he worked for 3 years in a circus tent. In 1973, Pierce entered the London Center for Dramatic Arts. At the same time, his acting career began to take shape.
Hugh Jackman
- "X-Men", "Prestige", "Les Miserables"
The famous performer of the role of Wolverine at the dawn of his career worked as a physical education teacher. This was facilitated by his hobby for basketball - he was the captain of the school team. Hugh later entered the University of Technology of Sydney at the Faculty of Journalism. But with its end came disappointment in the chosen profession. And Hugh turned his attention to theatrical activity. The very first steps in a new field brought him fame and significant awards.
Kate Winslet
- "Titanic", "The Life of David Gale", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
In the career of a popular actress, there is a small cookery job - she made sandwiches for visitors. Kate's parents were actors. But they could not feed their four children with their small earnings, so they worked part-time in different jobs between filming a movie. Kate and her sisters were attracted to this. In parallel with the part-time job, Kate began acting in films. Proposals for new roles began to come more and more often, so the actress was able to give up her unloved work.
Harrison Ford
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Six Days, Seven Nights
The Indiana Jones star dreamed of an acting career from an early age. After school in 1960, the future actor went to college, and 4 years later he moved to Los Angeles. There he signed a contract with Columbia Pictures and got his first film role. But unexpectedly for the actor, during the editing of the film "Zabriskie Point", the director cut out all the scenes with him. It was a strong blow to pride, after which Harrison gave up his film career for a while and became a carpenter.
Danny DeVito
- "Gattaca", "Romance with a Stone", "Erin Brockovich"
The famous actor was born into a family of Italian settlers, so from an early age he knew what hard work is. Passionate about hairdressing, Danny graduated from the Wilfred Hairdressing Academy. His professional career brings him to the theater in Connecticut. The first roles appear in the cinema. In subsequent interviews, the actor joked that he got into the film industry through a hairdressing salon.
Johnny Depp
- "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", "Edward Scissorhands", "Cocaine"
The future celebrity of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy worked in telemarketing during his school years. His responsibilities included selling pens over the phone. According to the actor, he did not like this work. Therefore, he left her immediately after his first sale. Carried away by playing the guitar, Johnny joined a group that performed in Florida nightclubs. The road to wide screens opened for Johnny after marrying a make-up artist.
Christopher Walken
- "Catch Me If You Can", "Sleepy Hollow", "Deer Hunter"
Oscar-winning Christopher Walken has starred in a soap opera on TV since he was 11. Then he received an offer to perform on the theater stage. At one time he even moonlighted as a lion trainer. Another unusual activity was participation in musical revues, with which he traveled all over the country. He got on the wide screen, starring in Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall". And for the next role in the film "Deer Hunter" he won an Oscar.
Rachel McAdams
- "The Notebook", "Sherlock Holmes", "Boyfriend from the Future"
Reading a selection of who the actors and actresses worked before they became famous in the profession, pay attention to the photo of Rachel McAdams. She grew up in a working-class family, the actress's father worked as a driver, her mother as a nurse. Therefore, Rachel from childhood was attracted to versatile work. At one time she worked part-time at McDonald's. In the future, Rachel graduated with honors from the University of Toronto and plunged into acting life.
Bradley Cooper
- "Joker", "Areas of Darkness", "The Hangover in Vegas"
While studying at the Actors Studio in Manhattan, Bradley Cooper was looking for an opportunity to earn a living. He worked for a small newspaper, the Philadelphia Daily News, and later worked as a doorman at the Morgans Hotel. After receiving a diploma, the actor began to get roles in low-budget films and various TV shows. Later, more significant roles went, which brought him the first Oscar nominations.
George Clooney
- Dusk Till Dawn, Operation Argo, Ocean Thirteen
The Hollywood star, before being recognized as the most handsome male actor in the world, changed many professions. He dreamed of a professional baseball career, but did not pass the first round of player selection. After that, George went to work: he was a handyman at a construction site, worked as a seller of women's shoes, worked as an insurance agent. There was a period in his life when he was even a tobacco carver.
Michelle Pfeiffer
- "Scarface", "I am Sam", "Dangerous Liaisons"
In the list of actors who did not shun unskilled work, Michelle was included for her work as a cashier at the Vons supermarket. She then went to college with the intention of becoming a stenographer in court. Winning a beauty contest opened her way to cinema. At first, she got small roles, but the film "Scarface" increased the interest of film producers in her.
Channing Tatum
- Dear John, Macho and Nerd, Coach Carter
Channing Tatum devoted his youth to studying and competing for a football club. Expressive appearance and athletic figure became his pass to the modeling business. Photos of Tatum were published in Men’s Health, Vogue and Out Magazine. In the magazine Us Weekly, photos of Channing flashed during his performance at a strip club. Later, the future actor managed to work as a builder, seller in a clothing store and a mortgage broker.
Sandra Bullock
- Time to Kill, Lake House, Speed
Until the age of 12, the future Hollywood star lived in Germany. Her mother taught vocals, so Sandra tried her hand at small theatrical productions from childhood. Deciding to become a lawyer, the girl went overseas, where she entered the Carolina State University. Later she moved to New York, where she worked as a waitress and bartender in a restaurant in Manhattan. Only after moving to Los Angeles, the girl began to appear in her first movie roles.
Steve Buscemi
- Reservoir Dogs, The Big Lebowski, Desperate
In the early 1980s, Steve served as a firefighter in New York. After 4 years, he left the service and moved to Hollywood. The actor's career was going pretty well. He got the roles of the famous directors - the Coen brothers, Quentin Tarantino and Adam Sandler. After the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, Steve Buscemi returned to his fire department and cleared the rubble with his former colleagues.
Tom Hanks
- Forrest Gump, Catch Me If You Can, Saving Private Ryan
The future Hollywood star was the third child in the family. When his parents decided to divorce, the boy was left with his father. Therefore, at an early age, he was faced with the need to independently earn a living. Tom was selling peanuts and popcorn on the streets and preparing to enter the University of California. Tom later left school for the opportunity to join an acting group that performed in Cleveland.
Helen Mirren
- "Oh Lucky Man", "Queen", "National Treasure: Book of Secrets"
The actress was born into a family of aristocrats who fled Russia after the 1917 revolution. Before finding her calling, Hellen worked as an amusement park promoter. But she still chose an acting career. A number of her prestigious awards testify to the correctness of her choice. Hellen has an Oscar for Best Actress in The Queen. She also received two Golden Globes and four Emmy awards.
Gerard Butler
- "Law Abiding Citizen", "Phantom of the Opera", "Rock 'n Roller"
Finding out who the actors and actresses worked for before they became famous, we drew attention to the first profession of Gerard Butler. His parents did not approve of his hobbies for cinema, and he was forced to graduate from the law school in Glasgow College. In the photo of those years, he appears as an employee of a large law firm in Scotland. But the guy spent all his free time attending acting courses and auditions. He was soon fired from the law firm for absenteeism.