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(#27) Gwen Stefani
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Not only did No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani get her start pumping out custard at the Dairy Queen, but she also held a job at the Anaheim Plaza Mall. Stefani claimed that when she started her job at Dairy Queen, she fit into her outfit. By the time she was on her way out, though, she couldn't squeeze into the uniform. The power of ice cream!
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(#21) Jon Stewart
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This could be the sweetest odd job ever. After graduating college in 1984, future Daily Show host Jon Stewart took a job working for the state... as a puppeteer. Stewart would go to schools putting on puppet shows designed to help sensitize kids to the needs of the disabled.
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(#14) Amy Adams
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When she was 18 years old, the future five-time Oscar nominee worked at wings and boobs favorite Hooters. Adams paid her way through college with the gig and looks back at the job with fondness. "It was great," Adams has said of her time in orange hot pants.
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(#38) Eva Mendes
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Before she shacked up with Ryan Gosling (which may be the best job ever), Eva Mendes was one of those brightly-dressed cashiers at Hot Dog on a Stick. She was fired from the gig when she gave a secret Santa gift comprised of personal care products to a co-worker as a joke, a joke her boss apparently didn't find funny.
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(#44) Kanye West
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Way before he had his own fashion line, Kanye West folded T-shirts at the Gap. Unfulfilled by all that folding, the rapper allegedly partook in herbal refreshment on his breaks. These days, West has said he would like to be the creative director for the retail chain, acting as "the Steve Jobs of Gap."
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(#46) Jay-Z
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When Jay Z was a teenager, the future rap mogul hustled crack on the streets to make cash. He credits the experience with teaching him about the value of money, specifically how to budget. Though Jay Z says his mother knew about his work, it ultimately was his decision to exit the business before he got locked up or worse.
Source: Vanity Fair
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Most people in the world are obsessed with celebrity gossip and follow their private lives and work through paparazzi cameras, gossip magazines and social media. But many celebrities were ordinary people like us before they became famous, not all the famous people were born with fame and wealth, although it is hard to believe that our favorite celebrities used to be baristas, retail employees or restaurant waiters.
Nobody's first job will be what they want to do in the entire lives, except for a very, very lucky few people. The random tool lists 46 stars who had weird jobs to make ends meet before they became famous.
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