22 Surprising Jobs These Famous People Had On Their Way To Becoming Mega Celebrities

Stefani also worked at a department store makeup counter in her twenties.

As a 13-year-old, The Rock washed dishes in the back of a restaurant from 3 to 11:30 p.m. daily.

Aniston was also a bike messenger, hair dresser, and waitress when she was younger.

The Desperate Housewives star said she used the money from Wendy's to pay for different things in high school, like her quinceañera.

Pitt's first acting job in Hollywood was as a dancing chicken. He directed customers into the El Pollo Loco with his costume and a sign.

On her journey to becoming a hit pop star, Lipa signed with a modeling agency in the hopes of meeting someone who could help her singing career. After modeling for Topshop, she got a gig singing in an X Factor ad, where she met a producer.

In an interview with Paper, the rapper said it was ironic he worked at the Gap as a teenager because "in my past 15 years, it seems like that's the place I stood in my creative path — to be the gap, the bridge."

Styles returned to the bakery in his hometown while filming the 2013 One Direction movie This Is Us.

The former president said the job helped him learn the value of hard work and how to balance work with friends, family, and school.

Before Markle appeared on Suits, she taught calligraphy, gift wrapping, and book binding at a Paper Source in Los Angeles.

Minaj was eventually fired for following a customer to the parking lot who took a pen from the restaurant.

France said the training to become a flight attendant was brutal and much more difficult than he thought it'd be. He meant to keep the job for six months, but lasted just two.

Haddish's job with Alaska Airlines supported her while she pursued comedy on the weekends. She said she used her time with customers to practice making people laugh.

While working toward an acting career, Baldwin took on 60 jobs, including driving a limo and selling T-shirts.

On an episode of Hot Ones, Robbie said she was really good at making sandwiches and cringes now when she sees people at Subway make them incorrectly.

Goldberg, a licensed beautician, saw the job in a newspaper ad and decided to give it a shot. She said she never felt spooked working at the funeral home, aside from the one time her boss pranked her.

Cruise also thought about a career as a Catholic priest before getting into acting.

In addition to acting, hosting shows, and playing football, Crews is an incredible artist. He often painted portraits of his NFL teammates, and before that, he was a courtroom sketch artist for a murder case in Flint, Michigan.

McConaughey was originally hired to be a sand trap raker at a golf course, but when armadillos started to populate the course, his boss gave him a gun and permission to get rid of them. 

When McCarthy first moved to LA, she didn't have a car, so she took a job at a place she was able to walk to from her apartment — Starbucks.

The Crazy Rich Asians star took on many jobs while auditioning for her big break role. She worked as a nanny, waiter, and personal assistant to make ends meet while she pursued an acting career.

Cuban went through dozens of jobs, trying to find the one he loved most. He was a bartender briefly before becoming a salesperson for an early PC software retail store in Dallas.