Celebrities Who Had Surprising Jobs Before They Got Famous (103 Pics)

Steve Buscemi Was A Firefighter. During The 9/11 Attacks He Returned To His Former Job As A New York Firefighter To Help Out

Christopher Walken Was A Lion Tamer, He Was 16 At The Time And Would Perform With A Lioness Named Sheba

Danny DeVito Was A Hairdresser For Corpses, He Would Style Women's Hair To Make Them Look Beautiful Before They Went Six Feet Under

Harrison Ford Was A Carpenter

Christopher Lee Worked For The Intelligence Service

Johnny Depp Worked As A Telemarketer And Hated It, He Only Made One Sale - And Promptly Talked The Customer Out Of The Purchase

Pierce Brosnan Was A Professional Fire Eater In His Teens And Performed Under The Big Top For Three Years

Jim Carrey Quit School To Support His Family And Started Working As A Janitor

Rihanna Was An Army Cadet

Brad Pitt Used To Dress Up As A Chicken For An El Pollo Loco Restaurant In Hollywood

Barack Obama Was An Ice Cream Scooper At Baskin Robbins

Hugh Jackman Used To Be A Gym Teacher

Bob Ross Was A Sergeant In The Air Force

George Clooney Sold Women's Shoes, Was A Door-To-Door Insurance Salesman, Stocked Shelves, Was A Construction Worker, Cut Tobacco

Bill Murray Used To Sell Chestnuts Outside Of A Chicago Grocery Store

Gal Gadot Served In The Israeli Defense Forces

David Bowie Worked As A Butcher's Delivery Boy

Katheryn Winnick Is An Accomplished Martial Artist Who Holds A Third-Degree Black Belt In Taekwondo And A Second-Degree Black Belt In Karate. By 21 She Had Founded And Owned 3 Martial Arts Schools

Jason Lee Was A Professional Skateboarder

Chris Pratt Worked As A Stripper While Struggling To Make A Living In Hawaii

Helen Mirren Worked As A Promoter For An Amusement Park In Southend On Sea

Tom Hanks Was A Popcorn And Peanuts Vendor

Kate Winslet Was A Sandwich Maker In A Delicatessen

Liam Neeson Trained To Be A Teacher

Whoopi Goldberg Was A Morgue Beautician

Sandra Bullock Worked As A Bartender And Waitress At A Restaurant In Manhattan

Tim Allen Was A Drug Dealer

Channing Tatum Used To Be A Stripper

Nicole Kidman Studied Massage So She Could Help Her Mother, Who Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer, With Physical Therapy

Gerard Butler Was A Trainee Lawyer But Got Fired Due To His Partying And Frequently Missing Work

Charlize Theron Studied At The Joffrey Ballet School In New York, But Had To Cut Her Dancing Career Short Due To A Knee Injury At The Age Of 19

 Jon Hamm Was A Set-Dresser For Porn Films

Victoria Beckham Played A Sperm On Roller Skates For A BBC Sex Education Show Called ‘Body Matters’

Michelle Pfeiffer Was A Cashier At A Supermarket

 Jake Gyllenhaal Was A Lifeguard

Sheryl Crow Was A Music Teacher In An Elementary School

Evangeline Lilly Worked As A Flight Attendant

Adrien Brody Performed Magic Shows At Children's Birthday Parties As "The Amazing Adrien"

Rachel Mcadams Worked At McDonalds

 Lucy Liu Was A Secretary, Aerobics Instructor And A Hostess

Jon Bon Jovi Worked As A Christmas Decoration Maker

Matthew Mcconaughey Cleaned Chicken Coops And Washed Dishes

Julia Roberts Worked As A Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Scooper

Bradley Cooper Worked As A Doorman At The Morgans Hotel

Mick Jagger Was A Bexley Mental Hospital Porter

 Jennifer Aniston Was A Telemarketer

Jennifer Lopez Worked In A Law Office

Walt Disney Was A Paper Boy

Halle Berry Used To Work At Daily Express

Ashton Kutcher Swept Cereal Dust At A General Mills Factory, Sold His Blood For Extra Cash

Queen Latifah Worked At McDonalds

Kate Bosworth Was A Competitive Horse Rider

Michael Fassbender Was An Altar Boy At Weddings And Baptisms, Conducted Market Research For Britain's Royal Mail And Had Numerous Bartending Positions

 Vince Vaughn Was A Lifeguard At The YMCA

 Patrick Dempsey Was A Juggler

Jake Johnson Used To Sell Burritos Out Of A Van

 Ozzy Osbourne Used To Work At A Slaughterhouse

Madonna Worked At Dunkin Donuts Until She Got Fired

Demi Moore Was A Debt Collector

Elon Musk Shoveled Dirt In A Boiler Room For $18/hour

 James Franco Worked At McDonalds

Megan Fox Was A Waitress, She Quit Because Customers Couldn't Keep Their Hands Off Her Body

Gwen Stefani Worked At Dairy Queen

Eva Mendes Worked In A Pizza Place And A Hot Dog Stand In Local Mall

Courtney Cox Worked For A New York Concert Booking Agency

 Pink Worked At McDonalds

Amy Adams Was A Hooters Waitress

Nelly Furtado Used To Work As A Chambermaid

Will Ferrell Was A Hotel Valet

Lady Gaga Was A Waitress

Tina Fey Was A Snack Bar Server At A Swim Club

 Marisa Tomei Worked At A Tony Roma's Steakhouse

 Eminem Was A Short-Order Cook

 Blake Shelton Used To Paint Houses

 Julianne Moore Was A Waitress

Ewan Mcgregor Was A Stagehand At Perth Repertory Theatre

Mariah Carey Studied Cosmetology And Had Several Jobs In Salons Before She Gave Up On That Dream

Rooney Mara Was A Summer Camp Counselor

Jennifer Garner Was A Restaurant Hostess

Harry Styles Worked At The W. Mandeville Bakery In Holmes Chapel

Andrew Garfield Worked At Starbucks

Beyoncé Used To Sweep Up Hair In Mama Tina Knowles' Hair Salon

America Ferrera Worked As A Waitress While Attending The University Of Southern California

Sarah Silverman Waited Tables At A Mexican Restaurant Called La Cantina

Lana Del Rey Was A Waitress

Jennifer Hudson Worked At Burger King

Tom Cruise Attended Seminary With An Aspiration Of Becoming A Priest

Elizabeth Banks Was A Waitress

 Chace Crawford Worked At Abercrombie & Fitch

Simon Cowell Was A Post Boy At Emi Record Label

Sarah Jessica Parker Trained In Singing And Ballet

Ashley Judd Was A Hostess At The Ivy Restaurant

 Ellen Pompeo Was A Bartender

Matthew Morrison Worked At Gap

Gwyneth Paltrow Was A Waitress

Kanye West Was A Sales Assistant At Gap

Kelly Clarkson Worked As A Cocktail Waitress At Multiple Comedy Clubs In Texas

50 Cent Used To Be A Dealer

 Naya Rivera Worked As A Waitress At Hooters

Chelsea Handler Was A Waitress At A Morton's Steakhouse

Jay-Z Was A Drug Dealer

 Nicki Minaj Was A Waitress

Holy Madison Worked As A Waitress At Hooters