Rare jobs of celebs before they became famous

Every waitress in LA wants to become an actor, but not every actor used to be found behind the bar. For example, Brad Pitt (who thought of that) walked around in a chicken suit to lure people to a local restaurant. I would really be a regular at that restaurant if Brad Pitt were sitting there without a chicken suit, so as far as I'm concerned, not really a great piece of marketing, but that aside. Brad is not the only one in the list of actors with quite bizarre jobs before the red carpets were rolled out and the Oscars were polished.

Madonna threw jam at customers
She worked at Dunkin’ Donuts. For a week. Because throwing jam at customers was not really a great idea according to her bosses.

Ryan Gosling almost joined the Backstreet Boys
The prettiest thing on earth was almost turned into a boy band guy. The story goes that it was a millimeter away from him becoming one of the Backstreet Boys.

Kanye West worked at Gap
He even refers to it in his song Spaceship.

Let’s go back, back to the Gap
Look at my check, wasn’t no scratch
So if I stole, wasn’t my fault
Yeah I stole, never got caught

Sean Connery, according to many the best James Bond we ever had, was a milkman.
One with a horse and cart, can you imagine what a handsome picture that must have been? He had a hundred other illustrious jobs, such as coffin cleaner and bouncer at a nightclub before the glitter and glam came into his life.

George Clooney was a tobacco cutter
I think that’s what you think it is: someone who cuts tobacco to process it into a cigarette.

Tom Cruise was a bellboy in a hotel
I can totally picture that. Although I hope he didn’t act like he sometimes does on set with guests. By the way, did you know that there’s a rumor that Tom and Katie had an arranged marriage to boost both their images?

Sandra Bullock was another one of those exactly-how-you-want-it actresses with a past as a waitress and barmaid.
That ultimately led to her own restaurant and deli: Walton’s Fancy & Staple, for breakfasts, weekend brunches, catering for your wedding, or flowers. So you see: everything is always good for something.

By the way, these are the highest-paid celebrities of 2020.