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Great Directors/Actors w/ Odd Jobs before they....

posted 7 years ago by BillHicksFan (10102)
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became famous...

Robert Mitchum worked in a chain-gang (not voluntarily though!)...

Marlon Brando quit a job because he was embarrassed to have to call the lingerie department over the intercom.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

Sylvester Stallone worked as a pornstar before he was famous.

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

Well, he was a homeless back then. The choice was either accept the porn offer or mugging someone.

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

He may looks like Barney the Purple Dinosaur today, but pls look at his young photos back then... I think he was sexy AF. #nohomo

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

Well, that's probably true.

[–] Stratego (29250) 7 years ago

But Andy Garcia is Cuban.

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[–] Stratego (29250) 7 years ago

Yes, he was even born in Havana. Garcia is also a very Spanish name. Personally, I'm kind of surprised he was cast as an Italian because he looks more "hispanic" to me.

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[–] olioz (3307) 7 years ago

He did one softcore pornfilm that had no actual sex in it. I don't think that qualifies him as a pornstar.

[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

Yeah, he once commented that the movie may pass for PG if released today. Still, it just depends on how strict your definition of "pornstar" goes.

[–] Stratego (29250) 7 years ago

Well, according to George Clooney himself he "sold ladies shoes, sold insurance door to door, worked at an all-night liquor store, cut tobacco for a living." And apparently that makes him NOT an elitist...

[–] actionkamen (23176) 7 years ago

With a face that smug he is destined to fail at being a salesman.

[–] arvin g borkar (2854) 7 years ago

Brad Pitt

He was a chauffeur for a limo service for strippers and was found out by agents.

https://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/brad_pitt/biography.html

Channing Tatum

He was a male stripper.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1475594/bio

[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

I recall something about Johnny Depp having a job as a telemarketer.

[–] napsdufroid (2077) 7 years ago

Whoopi Goldberg was an undertaker's beautician.

Danny Devito was a hairdresser

Christopher Walken was a lion tamer

[–] BillHicksFan (10102) 7 years ago

I actually just saw "Mr. Dan" talk about working for his sister.