Actors and What They Did Before Becoming Famous

The A-List actors and actresses in Hollywood today almost always were not born with a spotlight shining on their faces. Before the glitz and Glam, some worked as valet parking attendants. Before making movies, some of them worked as waiters and waitresses and before walking on red carpets in movie premieres, some of them walked dogs for a living. I know it’s difficult to imagine! But here are a few bankable actors of today who had worked odd jobs like most of us do before they got famous.


1. Johnny Depp – Who knew that Johnny Depp, often dubbed as The Sexiest Man Alive, was once a phone salesman before landing his role in Nightmare on Elm Street? Bet he was the sexiest phone salesman during those years!


2. Jennifer Aniston – She first became famous for playing the role of Rachel Green in the hit TV series F.R.I.E.N.D.S but prior to that, America’s sweetheart was once a waitress and a Telemarketer (whatever a
Telemarketer is).


3. Russell Crowe – Crowe is famous for his role as Maximus Demicus Meridius in the movie Gladiator. However, a few years ago, he was just a Bingo Caller who got fired for being rude. Talk about one door closing and 5 million windows opening!


4. Kate Winslet – Before becoming an actress, Winslet did not go on board 5-star ships like Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic. She used to work at a deli back in London.


5. Cate Blanchett – Can you believe that Queen Elizabeth (or at least, Cate Blanchett who plays Queen Elizabeth I in the 1998 biographical film, Elizabeth) was once a “Tim-Tam girl”? Yup. Blanchett was the very first girl who starred in Tim-Tam chocolate biscuits commercials.


6. Tom Cruise – Cruise, before he became the news, literally brought the news to people in Kentucky. For a brief period of time, he worked as a “newspaper boy” for the Louisville Courier Journal.


So what does this tell us? Well, it’s pretty much simple – Dreams really do come true! It doesn’t matter if you wipe people’s backsides for a living; when you don’t stop believing and you work hard enough to achieve your goals, you will get to the top. These actors are proof of that!