18 Celebs You Probably Didn't Realise Had Regular Jobs Before They Became Famous

18 Celebs You Probably Didn't Realise Had Regular Jobs Before They Became Famous

Chris Hemsworth used to work at a pharmacy, cleaning breast pumps.

Jon Hamm was a drama teacher at a high school.

Jon Hamm was a drama teacher at a high school.

One of his students was Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Ellie Kemper, who he taught when she was a freshman.

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Danny DeVito was a hairdresser, and styled the hair of dead people.

Danny DeVito was a hairdresser, and styled the hair of dead people.

He took a job at his sister's beauty salon and sometimes people would request that, after they die, they wanted their hair styled by an employee there.

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Jeremy Renner was a makeup artist.

Jeremy Renner was a makeup artist.

He has said that as he only had to work a few hours a week, it allowed him to go off to auditions.

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Julie Walters was a nurse.

Julie Walters was a nurse.

She signed up for training aged eighteen, and left the profession after a year-and-a-half.

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Ken Jeong was a practicing doctor.

Ken Jeong was a practicing doctor.

He still has a licence to practice in California, and says that people come to him with medical questions on every set he's on.

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Oscar Issac used to work at a hospital, transporting dead bodies.

Oscar Issac used to work at a hospital, transporting dead bodies.

His father worked at the hospital, and Oscar's duties included taking people for their X-rays and transporting bodies to the morgue.

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Demi Moore worked at a debt-collection agency.

Demi Moore worked at a debt-collection agency.

She worked there aged sixteen after dropping out of high school.

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Ray Romano used to be a bank teller.

Ray Romano used to be a bank teller.

It's where he met his wife Anna, who was also a teller.

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Tiffany Haddish worked in customer service for Alaska Airlines.

Tiffany Haddish worked in customer service for Alaska Airlines.

After quitting the job, she started to hit the standup circuit.

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Hugh Jackman was a gym teacher.

Hugh Jackman was a gym teacher.

He worked at a boarding school in Rutland, England back in 1987.

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Harrison Ford was a carpenter.

Harrison Ford was a carpenter.

He actually had a chance meeting with George Lucas while doing some carpentry work, and the rest is history!

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Samuel L Jackson was a social worker.

Samuel L Jackson was a social worker.

He spent two years in the profession before returning to college.

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Alan Rickman ran a graphic design business.

Alan Rickman ran a graphic design business.

The late Harry Potter and Love Actually star studied the subject at university and ran the business for several years.

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Steve Buscemi was a firefighter, and after 9/11 he worked shifts at his old station to help look for survivors.

Steve Buscemi was a firefighter, and after 9/11 he worked shifts at his old station to help look for survivors.

In the '80s he worked for the New York City Fire Department for four years.

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Eva Longoria was an aerobics instructor.

Eva Longoria was an aerobics instructor.

She has a degree in kinesiology, which is the study of body movement.

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Chris Hemsworth worked at a pharmacy, where he would clean breast pumps.

Chris Hemsworth worked at a pharmacy, where he would clean breast pumps.

It was in response to being asked what his weirdest job was, and he added that he used to scrub them with a spray and a toothbrush.

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Gina Rodriguez worked as a nanny, specialising in looking after twins.

Gina Rodriguez worked as a nanny, specialising in looking after twins.

She trained for three months to get her certification, after the nanny working for her sister told her she could “make a killing” doing it.

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Chris Pratt was a manager at a coupon company.

Chris Pratt was a manager at a coupon company.

He started off as a coupon salesman, but was so good at it he was given an office to run.

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