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Buzz Feed
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
12 Celebrities Who Took Decades To Make It Big
We love a good rise to fame story, but the idea of an overnight success is kind of a every viral sensation or breakout role is usually a decade of side gigs, indie credits, and even straight-up rejection. Many celebrities have appeared out of nowhere, but in reality? They've been working their way up to the top for YEARS. Here are 12 stars and their journeys to becoming "overnight successes." She may be topping the charts with bangers like "Espresso" and "Please Please Please," but Sabrina Carpenter has been putting in the work for years. Starting out as a Disney star on Girl Meets World, Sabrina simultaneously acted and released music. She released five studio albums before the hugely successful "Short n' Sweet" became platinum in one month, and earned her a GRAMMY. Simu Liu may have become a household name from Shang-Chi and Barbie, but his climb to stardom began much earlier. Before Marvel came along, Simu worked as a stuntman, stock photo model, and actor in indie Canadian shows — including 5 seasons as Jung Kim on Kim's Convenience. He may be The Mandalorian and Joel in The Last of Us, but Pedro Pascal has been around for over two decades. Pedro spent the early 2000s appearing on basically every crime show known to man — NYPD Blue, Law & Order, and CSI to name a few. It wasn't until his role as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones that he was quickly on his way to superstardom. In 2019, Lizzo went viral for "Truth Hurts," but she had already been working in the music scene for a decade. "Truth Hurts" originally released in 2017, and only blew up two years later thanks to it's appearance on Netflix's Someone Great. When the song was confirmed eligible for awards that year, Lizzo celebrated online, acknowledging her hard work. Chappell Roan's meteoric rise in 2024 might've felt sudden, but she's been working towards it since 2015. After signing with Atlantic Records and launching her debut EP, she was dropped after releasing "Pink Pony Club" in 2020. She kept going and teamed up with producer Dan Nigro, eventually scoring a No. 2 album on the Billboard 200 with "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess." After Normal People, Paul Mescal was EVERYWHERE. But, did you know that he did extensive stage work beforehand? He starred in productions like The Great Gatsby and The Plough and the Stars, before landing his breakout TV role on Normal People, which later opened the doors to Gladiator II and Aftersun! Speaking of theatre, Stephanie Hsu also took to the stage before hitting the big screen. She spent years performing on Broadway with Be More Chill and the The SpongeBob Musical before landing the part on Everything Everywhere All at Once. You may know him now as The Bear's Carmy, but Jeremy Allen White had a decade-long gig as Lip Gallagher in Shameless. He put in the work for years before receiving mainstream success, and has now won three consecutive Golden Globes for best actor in a television series. Before there was Lana Del Rey, there was Lizzy Grant. She began releasing music under that name in 2010, which wasn't well received. Still, she kept writing, recording, and developing her infamous aesthetic. It wasn't until she rebranded and released "Born to Die" where she exploded onto the music scene. Kesha's "TiK ToK" defined an era, but she was grinding behind the scenes long before that. She wrote for many artists and even sang uncredited background vocals on Flo Rida's "Right Round." After years of legal battles and setbacks, she's now an independent artist with new music and an upcoming tour! To many, Breaking Bad was Bryan Cranston's big break, but he had already spent decades in the industry beforehand. He starred on soap operas, did voiceover work, and appeared in smaller roles across numerous projects. It wasn't until his role as Hal in Malcolm in the Middle that he began to gain mainstream acclaim. After that, it was only a matter of time until Breaking Bad made him a legend. Bridesmaids might've made Melissa McCarthy a movie star, but she already had a developed comedy resume beforehand. She starred as Sookie on Gilmore Girls and appeared in a ton of early 2000s comedies before breaking through in Hollywood. Which celeb's career glow up surprised you the most? I need to catch up on some of their early work now...🎬🎵 Got another "overnight success" that actually took much longer? Let us know in the comments! If you love stories like this, follow BuzzFeed Canada on TikTok and Instagram for more celeb deep dives!
The Irish Sun
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Lovestruck men mob me on nights out as I look just like Sabrina Carpenter – they buy me so many drinks & beg to date me
A RETAIL worker looks so much like Sabrina Carpenter that starstruck fellas mob her on nights out, demanding selfies and trying to woo her with drinks. Olivia Fano is regularly stopped for selfies by stunned strangers while out and about, believing she's the Please Please Please singer. Advertisement 5 A retail worker has been hailed a dead ringer for Sabrina Carpenter Credit: Kennedy News and Media 5 The 20-year-old says she's mobbed by men who think she's Sabrina Credit: Kennedy News and Media The 20-year-old admits it's an 'amazing' compliment to be likened to the pint-sized hitmaker, admitting she attracts even more attention on nights out from lustful blokes. The similarity has definitely ramped things up in the dating department, with 5ft 6in Olivia admitting 'a lot more' guys have asked her out in the last year. Olivia first noticed the resemblance, including her hairstyle and make-up, when her sister pointed it out just as the songstress had her big break with Espresso. But Olivia, who is currently single, insists she already rocked the vintage-inspired look before Sabrina burst onto the scene, citing Marilyn Monroe as her style inspiration. Advertisement read more on lookalikes Olivia said: "I do see the resemblance, I noticed it two years ago and my sister mentioned it, and I thought 'I kind of do look like her.' "Since then it's been constant, especially over the last year. I've had it in club bathrooms, supermarkets, coffee shops, pretty much everywhere. "People automatically think I did the hair to look like her, I've had this hairstyle for years. I think that's the first thing people notice. "We have quite similar facial features, the eyes, the eyebrows, the nose, and the way I do my make-up. I do a blush lip-liner look. Advertisement Most read in Fabulous "I do think I resemble her a lot more when I have make-up on, it's just my style. I had a brief obsession with Marilyn Monroe and got into lipstick." "I just started doing heavier make-up and found the lip liner and I've used the same products for two years now. Sabrina Carpenter shows ex Barry Keoghan what he's missing as she goes pantless on the Met Gala red carpet "I probably get it every other day. I get it quite a lot when I'm at work and when I go to Manchester or Liverpool or on a night out, I do get it a lot. "I was at a club in Manchester and this boy really thought I was her. Advertisement "He kept buying me drinks and was telling everyone so then everyone else started buying me drinks. "I had to give some of the drinks to my friends because it was too much. "When I was in Prague this guy turned around and gasped really loud because he thought I was her. I was in this yellow babydoll dress so it was very her style. "I get a lot of people stop me in the street, just to say 'oh my God'. I do notice people looking at me and then they have to explain themselves. Advertisement "I've had quite a few people ask me for photos, when I went to Leeds last year I got a lot of photos then. "I don't mind it, it's an amazing compliment." The resemblance to Sabrina has helped increase Olivia's confidence as she is now used to talking to strangers all the time. Olivia said: "When people would look at me on the street I thought 'I have something on my face', but I don't get as anxious anymore because I know people just look at me and think I look like Sabrina Carpenter. Advertisement "It's the first thing they bring up. It's almost like the perfect pick-up line, because they just come up and say it. "A lot more boys have asked me out in the last year and when I go on dates it's the first thing they say. "I did date a guy and one of the first things he said to me was, 'has anyone told you that you look like Sabrina Carpenter?'." Now Olivia, who has been a huge Sabrina fan since her Disney channel days, said she even answers to the name as so many people call her that. Advertisement Olivia said: "I'm a massive fan of hers, even since Disney channel. Next time she does a tour I'm definitely going to get tickets. "I'm quite a chatty and bubbly person. I'm usually shy around new people but now that I get so many people coming up to me and talking to me, I'm definitely more confident. "People are automatically nice because they have a compliment to say first thing. I always meet really nice people." "They feel like they know me. People call me Sabrina and I just answer to it now." Advertisement 5 Olivia says she began dressing in a vintage style long before the star Credit: Kennedy News and Media 5 Olivia says she has a similar hair and make up style to the celeb Credit: Kennedy News and Media 5 She admits it's an 'amazing' compliment to be likened to Sabrina Carpenter Credit: Kennedy News and Media
Scottish Sun
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Lovestruck men mob me on nights out as I look just like Sabrina Carpenter – they buy me so many drinks & beg to date me
She insists she wore the vintage look before Sabrina STAR STRUCK Lovestruck men mob me on nights out as I look just like Sabrina Carpenter – they buy me so many drinks & beg to date me Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A RETAIL worker looks so much like Sabrina Carpenter that starstruck fellas mob her on nights out, demanding selfies and trying to woo her with drinks. Olivia Fano is regularly stopped for selfies by stunned strangers while out and about, believing she's the Please Please Please singer. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 A retail worker has been hailed a dead ringer for Sabrina Carpenter Credit: Kennedy News and Media 5 The 20-year-old says she's mobbed by men who think she's Sabrina Credit: Kennedy News and Media The 20-year-old admits it's an 'amazing' compliment to be likened to the pint-sized hitmaker, admitting she attracts even more attention on nights out from lustful blokes. The similarity has definitely ramped things up in the dating department, with 5ft 6in Olivia admitting 'a lot more' guys have asked her out in the last year. Olivia first noticed the resemblance, including her hairstyle and make-up, when her sister pointed it out just as the songstress had her big break with Espresso. But Olivia, who is currently single, insists she already rocked the vintage-inspired look before Sabrina burst onto the scene, citing Marilyn Monroe as her style inspiration. Olivia said: "I do see the resemblance, I noticed it two years ago and my sister mentioned it, and I thought 'I kind of do look like her.' "Since then it's been constant, especially over the last year. I've had it in club bathrooms, supermarkets, coffee shops, pretty much everywhere. "People automatically think I did the hair to look like her, I've had this hairstyle for years. I think that's the first thing people notice. "We have quite similar facial features, the eyes, the eyebrows, the nose, and the way I do my make-up. I do a blush lip-liner look. "I do think I resemble her a lot more when I have make-up on, it's just my style. I had a brief obsession with Marilyn Monroe and got into lipstick." "I just started doing heavier make-up and found the lip liner and I've used the same products for two years now. Sabrina Carpenter shows ex Barry Keoghan what he's missing as she goes pantless on the Met Gala red carpet "I probably get it every other day. I get it quite a lot when I'm at work and when I go to Manchester or Liverpool or on a night out, I do get it a lot. "I was at a club in Manchester and this boy really thought I was her. "He kept buying me drinks and was telling everyone so then everyone else started buying me drinks. "I had to give some of the drinks to my friends because it was too much. "When I was in Prague this guy turned around and gasped really loud because he thought I was her. I was in this yellow babydoll dress so it was very her style. "I get a lot of people stop me in the street, just to say 'oh my God'. I do notice people looking at me and then they have to explain themselves. "I've had quite a few people ask me for photos, when I went to Leeds last year I got a lot of photos then. "I don't mind it, it's an amazing compliment." The resemblance to Sabrina has helped increase Olivia's confidence as she is now used to talking to strangers all the time. Olivia said: "When people would look at me on the street I thought 'I have something on my face', but I don't get as anxious anymore because I know people just look at me and think I look like Sabrina Carpenter. "It's the first thing they bring up. It's almost like the perfect pick-up line, because they just come up and say it. "A lot more boys have asked me out in the last year and when I go on dates it's the first thing they say. "I did date a guy and one of the first things he said to me was, 'has anyone told you that you look like Sabrina Carpenter?'." Now Olivia, who has been a huge Sabrina fan since her Disney channel days, said she even answers to the name as so many people call her that. Olivia said: "I'm a massive fan of hers, even since Disney channel. Next time she does a tour I'm definitely going to get tickets. "I'm quite a chatty and bubbly person. I'm usually shy around new people but now that I get so many people coming up to me and talking to me, I'm definitely more confident. "People are automatically nice because they have a compliment to say first thing. I always meet really nice people." "They feel like they know me. People call me Sabrina and I just answer to it now." 5 Olivia says she began dressing in a vintage style long before the star Credit: Kennedy News and Media 5 Olivia says she has a similar hair and make up style to the celeb Credit: Kennedy News and Media
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GMA Network
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Sabrina Carpenter reposts Mikee Quintos' 'Manchild' TikTok video
Mikee Quintos got noticed by Sabrina Carpenter! In late June, Mikee posted a TikTok video of her lip syncing to Sabrina's latest single, 'Manchild.' Sabrina came across the video and reposted it on her TikTok account. Currently, Mikee's video has over four million views, 500,000 likes, and nearly 2,000 comments as of writing, some of which express excitement that Sabrina reposted the video. Sabrina is set to release her new album 'Man's Best Friend' on August 29. In 2024, Sabrina dominated the charts with her hit songs 'Espresso,' 'Please Please Please,' and 'Taste,' which are all part of her album, 'Short n' Sweet.' In February, Sabrina won two Grammy Awards: Best Pop Solo Performance for "Espresso" and Best Pop Vocal Album for "Short n' Sweet." Meanwhile, Mikee recently appeared in 'Sang'gre.' She also achieved a major personal milestone, which is graduating university after 10 years. —Nika Roque/JCB, GMA Integrated News
Rhyl Journal
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Sabrina Carpenter brings out Duran Duran at second sold-out BST Hyde Park set
The 26-year-old singer took the Great Oak Stage at the London music festival on Sunday night without seemingly breaking a sweat. Carpenter dazzled a crowd of 65,000 people with her tongue-in-cheek lyrics, choreography, and glitzy costumes, as she belted through her hit songs. The Espresso singer was welcomed on stage by fans sporting the likes of cowboy hats, platform boots and glitter – who eagerly waited for the moment to sing along with the pop star. Opening her set with Busy Woman, Carpenter went through her biggest hits from her most recent Short n' Sweet album including Taste, Bed Chem and Please Please Please. Midway through the concert, she asked the crowds to howl with her before introducing the 'legendary' pop rock band Duran Duran to the stage, where lead singer, Simon Le Bon, and bass guitarist John Taylor emerged to join Carpenter to sing Hungry Like The Wolf. She later led the London crowd into a line dance as she sang her most recent hit single Manchild, before taking a moment to thank her fans. She said: 'I don't really understand how this is possible but you guys sold out two nights, 65,000 people, at Hyde park. 'I believe two years ago I was playing a show here for about 5,000 people and before that I was opening for many different talented artists and I was just like dreaming of this day and this moment and I am just so grateful to everybody that came here, so thank you for spending your evening with us.' She later 'arrested' The Bear star Ayo Edebiri and singer Clairo, in what has become a trademark introduction to her song Juno with screens showing alarms and the caption, 'You're under arrest for being too hot'. Throughout the set, she also performed track favourites from her 2022 album, Emails I Can't Send, which included Feather, Because I Liked A Boy and her viral hit Nonsense. From dancing on a makeshift balcony to serenading a sea of flashing lights, Carpenter closed her sold-out show by serving up her hit song Espresso, complimented with a firework display. The performance comes after the singer announced she will be releasing a new album called Man's Best Friend later in the summer. Carpenter gained prominence starring on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World as a teenager and released her debut album Eyes Wide Open in 2015 on Hollywood Records. She later signed to Island Records and released her gold-certified fifth studio album, Emails I Can't Send, through them. Earlier this year, she received the global success award at the 2025 Brit Awards in recognition of her breakthrough year in 2024, in which she became the first woman to simultaneously occupy the top three spots of the UK singles chart with Taste, Please Please Please, and Espresso.
