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(#43) Channing Tatum
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Everybody knows that Channing Tatum got his start as a male stripper. The pictures are out there... heck, the movie is out there (Magic Mike). Yes, back in the '90s, Tatum strutted his stuff at strip clubs in Florida where he went by the stage name "Chan Crawford." Tatum would pull in $50 bucks a night, plus tips, which is a lot different than the millions he gets for starring in movies these days.
Source: The Daily Mail
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(#30) Evangeline Lilly
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There may be a chance that Evangeline Lilly gave you peanuts and orange juice on one of your flights. Lily was a flight attendant for Royal Airlines, which she claimed was "the worst job ever." In order to get revenge on one of her nasty passengers, Lily said she farted in his face (Literally. She told the story on The Tonight Show!).
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(#36) James Franco
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Future Oscar nominee (and host) James Franco started his career like many of us did - at McDonald's! But the experience meant so much to Franco that he wrote an open letter in the Washington Post claiming the organization was there for him when nobody else was. Other notable McDonald's employees include Rachel McAdams, Sharon Stone, and Jay Leno.
Also in the fast food biz: Jennifer Hudson (Burger King), Queen Latifah (Burger King), and Madonna (Dunkin Donuts).
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(#3) Hugh Jackman
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Hugh Jackman held a few weird jobs before becoming the leading man he is today. A former gas station attendant, he was also a party clown, red nose and all, then he was a P.E. teacher. On a red carpet one day, one of his former students called him out, thus revealing Jackman's gym teacher past to the world.
Source: Moviefone, CBS
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(#10) Geena Davis
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Before there was Thelma and Louise, there was Thelma and Anne... Taylor that is. It was at the clothing store where Davis posed as a mannequin in storefront windows alongside the actual mannequins. "Somebody saw me do that, and then he stopped to see what was now going to happen," Davis explains. "But I just froze. I didn't know, but I had an uncanny ability to be still." Her poses drew crowds left and right, which helped bulk up her resume when she turned to real high fashion modeling.
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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!
Source: US Magazine
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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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