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The famous faces with surprisingly ordinary pre-fame jobs

Humble beginnings
Brad Pitt was a fast food mascot
Johnny Depp worked in telesales
Madonna worked at Dunkin’ Donuts
Ashton Kutcher worked at General Mills
Michelle Pfeiffer was a cashier
George Clooney was a salesman
Jon Bon Jovi was a janitor
Sandra Bullock was a waitress
Harrison Ford was a carpenter
Eva Mendes ran a hot dog stand
Jim Carrey was a janitor
Rod Stewart was a grave digger
Mariah Carey was a coat check attendant
Sean Connery was a milkman
Tom Cruise was a bellhop
Andrew Garfield worked at Starbucks
Oprah Winfrey was a grocery store clerk
Gwen Stefani worked at Dairy Queen
Rachel McAdams worked at McDonald's
Blake Shelton painted houses
Chace Crawford worked at Abercrombie & Fitch
Channing Tatum was a stripper
Hugh Jackman was a teaching assistant
Matt LeBlanc was a carpenter
Vince Vaughn was a lifeguard
Lucy Liu was an aerobics instructor
Sheryl Crow was a teacher
Mick Jagger was a hospital porter
Beyoncé worked at a hair salon
Gwyneth Paltrow was a waitress
Matthew McConaughey cleaned chicken coops
Ellen DeGeneres worked at JCPenney
Gene Simmons worked at Vogue
Stephen King was a gas pump attendant
Jennifer Aniston was a telemarketer
Danny DeVito was a hairdresser
Helen Mirren worked at an amusement park
Tom Hanks was a food vendor
Kate Winslet worked in a deli
Margot Robbie worked at Subway
Megan Fox worked at a Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Jennifer Hudson worked at Burger King
Steve Buscemi was a firefighter
Julia Roberts worked at Baskin-Robbins
Jennifer Lopez was a secretary
David Schwimmer worked as a process server
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Humble beginnings

We might know them as the stars behind blockbuster movies, sold-out concerts or hit TV shows, but for these celebrities, the 9-to-5 life wasn’t always quite so glamorous.

As David Schwimmer recently revealed he once served Rod Stewart divorce papers while working a summer job as a process server, read on to discover the surprising pre-fame jobs of A-listers before they made it big.

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lovemoney staff

20 January 2025

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