Jay-Z Worked As a Drug Dealer, Harry Styles Was a Baker Boy + 7 Other Famous Men Who Had Not-So-Famous Jobs Before They Became Stars
If you dream about the career of a famous actor but still work in a grocery store – don’t worry, you’re not alone in that. Nexter.org has compiled a list of top stars who had not so cool job before getting famous.
Harry Styles was a baker boy
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At 14 years old, Harry worked at a bakery in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire just before he auditioned for the X-Factor.
Justin Hartley made money mowing lawns with his brother.
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Long before This is Us, Hartley and his brother mowed lawns for $20 a pop. Justin said the two would make around $200 a week together.
Clark Gregg worked in Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips
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“Aside from mowing lawns, I’d say it was Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips, in the cook department, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. How was I? You take a triangular piece of fish, we hope it’s fish, and put it into the batter, put it in the fryer.”
Jay-Z admitted to being a drug dealer
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The mega rap star said in a Vanity Fair interview that he dealt drugs as a teen. Jay-Z said he “sold crack but never used it.”
Matt LeBlanc was a carpenter
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The Friends star said back in his hometown of Newton, Massachusetts, he trained to be a carpenter before he got the urge to seek out a career in acting.
Kanye West worked at The Gap
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Kanye was a sales assistant at the Gap when he was 15 years old. West told Paper Magazine, however, that he didn’t work enough hours to get the employee discount.
Ashton Kutcher worked for General Mills
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Before he starred in That 70s Show, Kutcher paid for his education at the University of Iowa by sweeping up cereal dust for General Mills.
Donald Glover worked in a store
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“I guess other than babysitting, like my brother and sister, I broke down boxes at a teacher’s school supply store.”
Tom Cruise was a bellhop
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