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Buzz Feed
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
20 Strangest Celeb Day Jobs Before Fame
I don't know about you, but I've definitely worked some bizarre day jobs. The title might sound normal enough to toss out at a party, but the actual job description? Unhinged. Like, ' had to lick all your boss's envelopes because she was terrified of paper cuts and hated the glue taste?' Yeah. That happened. Well, they say "celebrities are just like us." So sure enough, most celebs had day jobs before they made it big — and honestly, some of them are wild. I genuinely don't know what's more impressive on a résumé: Oscar-winning actor or lion tamer. It's a toss-up. Either way, if I saw that listed, I'd trust you to do my taxes. No idea why — but that kind of chaotic confidence? It screams, 'I can do anything.' So without further ado, here's what these celebs were up to before fame — just regular folks doing what they had to do for a paycheck before that first big royalty check rolled in. Brad Pitt was a chicken mascot! Before Brad Pitt was, well, Brad Pitt, he was just another aspiring actor hustling for a paycheck. One of his early gigs? Dressing up as a giant yellow chicken to promote a fried chicken chain. He told Ellen DeGeneres he had no shame about it because, in his words, 'A man's gotta eat.' Channing Tatum was an exotic dancer! Before Channing Tatum was dancing in Step Up, he was dancing for dollar bills — as an exotic dancer. Sure, he also handed out perfume samples at Dillard's, but the real headline? He told Howard Stern that stripping taught him a hard truth: It's one of the very few jobs where men actually earn less than women. Equality, but make it depressing. Ozzy Osbourne was a slaughterhouse worker! Before he became the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne had some seriously grim gigs. After leaving school at 15, he worked in a slaughterhouse — and apparently found "light in the darkness." It doesn't sound funny to me, but he used to prank pub-goers by dropping cows' eyeballs into their pints. Yes, actual eyeballs. Another reason to watch your drinks, I guess. Pope Francis was a nightclub bouncer! Pope Francis is living proof that people can seriously change. It's wild to picture a pope anywhere near a nightclub — let alone working the door — but before he found the Catholic Church, he was literally a nightclub bouncer. he saw someone like me stumbling out at 3 a.m. — mascara running, sweat everywhere, beer down the dress — yeah, I'd probably go looking for god too. Matthew McConaughey was an armadillo hunter! Before Matthew McConaughey was starring in movies, he had a very different kind of target: armadillos. His first job was raking sand traps at a country club golf course in Texas, but his boss gave him a side mission — getting rid of the armadillos tearing up the greens. He told GQ, 'That was the most fun part!' Jon Hamm was a porn set dresser! Before Jon Hamm was lighting up big-budget sets, he was working behind the scenes sets. Yep, in a downtown L.A. warehouse. He told Graham Bensinger, 'It was just a bummer. It was not the side of the industry that inspires.' He only lasted a month — broke, unemployed, and just trying to make it — but it wasn't for him. 'It depressed me,' he admitted. Megan Fox was a smoothie shop banana mascot! Before Megan Fox blew up in Transformers, she was out as a giant banana. One of her early gigs was mascoting for a smoothie shop, and it involved standing by the road in full fruit cosplay. 'I had to stand by the highway,' she told Ellen DeGeneres. The grind was real. Christopher Walken was a lion tamer! Before Christopher Walken was an Oscar-winning legend, he was a teenage lion tamer. I know! He travelled with a circus and performed with actual lions. He still looks back on it fondly, once saying, 'I didn't run away [to the circus]; I just got a job as a trainee lion tamer. Who's gonna turn that down?' Honestly, if any actor had that backstory, Walken makes the most sense in my mind. Gabourey Sidibe was a phone sex operator! Before Gabourey Sidibe was an Oscar nominee for Precious, she was already captivating audiences — just over the phone. She worked as a phone sex operator and told Jimmy Kimmel, 'I did it for two months and then got promoted.' And no, not to anything like that. She got bumped up to receptionist. Minds out of the gutter, people. Hugh Jackman was a party clown! I hard to picture Wolverine in a red nose and juggling — unless it's a deleted scene from The Greatest Showman. But before Hugh Jackman was terrifying kids with claws, he was entertaining them as a party clown named Coco. Yes, Coco. 'Really, I was crap,' he told Howard Stern. And honestly? Thank god he hung up the rainbow wig and took his talents to the big screen. Chris Pratt was a coupon salesperson! Before Chris Pratt was the lovable goofball on Parks and Rec, he was still a lovable he was selling coupons door-to-door. He admitted it was basically a pyramid scheme, but he stuck around long enough to get his own office and hire a team. He told Conan O'Brien that he even placed an ad in the paper that read, 'Do you like rock 'n' roll music? Do you want to make money? Call me!' People thought they were joining a band — turns out, they were just getting recruited to cold-sell coupons. Terry Crews was a courtroom sketch artist! Terry Crews is a man of many talents. You probably knew he had a stint in the NFL, but did you know he was once a courtroom sketch artist? And not just for any case: He sketched the worst murder trial in Flint, Michigan's history. He told Jimmy Kimmel, 'If you want to make some money, you've got to humble yourself.' Honestly, as a true crime obsessive, forget the sketches — I'd be begging him for the details. Every. Single. One. Chris Hemsworth was a breast pump cleaner! As if Chris Hemsworth needed any help being more swoon-worthy to the ladies — turns out, before he was a star, he cleaned and repaired breast pumps. NGL, a man who can clean a breast pump is a different level of hot. He told WIRED, "I just remember being really bored." Thor, god of Milk Maintenance. Patrick Dempsey was a juggling unicyclist! Before Patrick Dempsey was known as McDreamy on Grey's Anatomy, he was once a juggling unicyclist. He told TODAY, "I tried out for this thing called Talent America, and I ended up winning, coming to New York, and I met this agent, Davina Wells. And she helped me get going." From talent shows to commercials to Broadway to the big screen, the man's been juggling ever all of our hearts. (Yeah, I know. Terrible pun. I'm keeping it anyway.) Jerry Seinfeld was a lightbulb telemarketer! Before Seinfeld became the show about nothing, Jerry Seinfeld was a lightbulb telemarketer — trying to brighten people's lives one cold call at a time. 'It was so hard trying to talk people into [buying them],' he once said. 'There aren't that many people sitting home in the dark going, 'I can't hold out much longer. Somebody better call.'' Honestly, lightbulbs and toilet paper are the same vibe: no pitch needed. They sell themselves. Whoopi Goldberg was a morgue beautician! Before Sister Act blessed our screens, Whoopi Goldberg had a job that was unexpectedly spooky. She was a licensed morgue beautician, doing hair and makeup for the deceased and positioning them for open-casket funerals. She told David Letterman, 'It's a lot of fun. It's like playing with dolls, you know?' Not exactly the kind of dolls I'd keep around the house — but hey, you do you, Whoopi. Danny DeVito was a hairdresser! BeforeTaxi — and long before becoming a full-blown icon — Danny DeVito went to beauty school and worked as a hairdresser at his sister's salon. He sarcastically told Johnny Carson, 'I wanted a trade.' He said his clients lovingly called him Mr. Dan, and his signature look? The beehive. He even road-tested it by taking a client to the Jersey Shore just to see if the wind would wreck it. But luckily, it held flawlessly. Mick Jagger was a psychiatric hospital porter! Before Mick Jagger was one of the biggest rock stars on the planet, he was studying Economics and working as a hospital porter — running errands at a psychiatric hospital. Suddenly, some of those lyrics hit a little differently. Makes a lot more sense now. Sean Connery was a coffin polisher! Before he was 007, Sean Connery had a very different career trajectory in mind — bodybuilding polishing?!? He learned French polishing, a skill used to shine up caskets. At one point, he didn't have a home, and the coffin-maker graciously let him crash at the workshop — which means, yes, Sean literally slept in a coffin. Honestly? He was an excellent Bond, but with that kind of practice, he could've nailed Dracula, too. And last but not least: Dustin Hoffman was a Yellow Pages typist! Before Rain Man, Tootsie, and The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman was just another struggling actor trying to pay the bills. One of his odd jobs was being a typist for the Yellow Pages — alongside 80 women. And if you're Gen Z or younger, the Yellow Pages were basically the prehistoric Google: a literal book where you'd look up businesses and their hours. Want to know when the nearest McDonald's closed? You had to call. On a phone. With a cord. Wild times. Do you have anything that compares? Drop your weirdest, most random, or downright chaotic day job in the comments — I need to know. I'll start with mine. I lasted exactly two weeks working the overnight shift at a laundry factory during my university years. We washed endless white hotel towels and robes, then steamed and folded 3 a.m. So the next time you grab a fresh towel at a hotel, maybe think of me — and reuse it just once, for the love of god herself. And for more fun celeb content, make sure you follow BuzzFeed Canada on TikTok and Instagram!


Express Tribune
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Why Kelly Ripa is not hosting Live with Kelly and Mark this week — and what fans can expect next
Kelly Ripa has been absent from Live with Kelly and Mark since Monday, August 4, sparking curiosity among fans about her whereabouts. Her absence follows a week after her co-host and husband, Mark Consuelos, also took time off from the show. According to PEOPLE, Ripa is currently on summer vacation and is scheduled to return to the daytime talk show on Monday, August 11. During her break, a rotation of celebrity guest co-hosts has stepped in alongside Consuelos. The week began with actress and comedian Jackie Tohn, who previously appeared on the show and was praised by both Ripa and Consuelos as a potential fill-in. Tohn shared her excitement about co-hosting, calling it 'one of the best days' of her life on Instagram. She was followed by Step Up actress Jenna Dewan, who described the experience as 'the most fun day.' Rita Ora is scheduled to co-host the show on Wednesday, August 6, according to the show's official website. The rotation of guest co-hosts mirrors the previous week when Consuelos was away filming a television project in Los Angeles. During that time, Ripa was joined by various co-hosts including Jerry O'Connell, David Muir, Carson Kressley, and Steve Patterson. Several of them expressed gratitude on social media for being part of the show. Ripa's temporary absence coincides with a particularly busy time for the television personality. On July 29, she and Consuelos premiered their new ESPN docuseries Running with the Wolves, which chronicles their experience as new co-owners of an Italian soccer team. She also recently appeared on Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce, adding to her full schedule. Although her absence was not initially explained in detail on-air, the timing suggests it's part of her annual summer break. With her return set for August 11, fans can expect Ripa to rejoin Consuelos for their usual morning discussions on current events and pop culture.


Perth Now
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Bear forced opening day of golf tournament to be cancelled
The opening day of a pro-am golf tournament was cancelled after a bear was spotted on the course. On July 16, the grizzly beast decided to wander near the first tee at the Sendai Classic Golf Club in Tomiya, Japan. The Meiji Yasuda Ladies tournament, a JLPGA Tour event, was set to kick off on July 17, and was scheduled to last for four days. Players and staff were ordered to evacuate the course and the event was abandoned following the bear sighting. However, the tournament began on July 18 - without spectators. Organisers wrote on the tournament's website: "On Wednesday, a bear sighting on the course was reported and the pro-am tournament was cancelled to protect the safety of the participants, players and staff. "To ensure safety and to consider future measures, we have decided to cancel Thursday's opening day." The incident came two months after a bear was spotted on the green at Golf Club Twin Fields in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, during the first round of the Twinfield Ladies on the women's second-tier Step Up tour. As a result, the first round was cancelled.


UPI
18-07-2025
- Sport
- UPI
Watch: Golf tournament cancels opening day due to bear on the course
July 18 (UPI) -- The opening day of a golf tournament in Japan was called off when a bear was spotted on the course -- the second such incident within two months. The bear was spotted near the first tee at the Sendai Classic Golf Club on Wednesday, causing the pro-am competition scheduled for that day to be canceled. The Meiji Yasuda Ladies tournament, a JLPGA Tour event, had been scheduled to begin on Thursday but was canceled a result of the bear's presence. The tournament had originally been scheduled to last for four days. "On Wednesday, a bear sighting on the course was reported and the pro-am tournament was canceled to protect the safety of the participants, players and staff," organizers wrote on the tournament website. "To ensure safety and to consider future measures, we have decided to cancel Thursday's opening day. We will announce details of the tournament from Friday onward as soon as they have been decided." Organizers later decided the Meiji Yasuda Ladies tournament would go ahead as planned Friday, but without spectators. The incident follows a bear sighting at the Golf Club Twin Fields in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, in May that led to the final round of the Twinfield Ladies on the women's second-tier Step Up tour being canceled.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bear roaming golf course halts play at tournament again
A bear sighting on Wednesday prompted organizers of a golf tournament in Japan to cancel the opening day, marking the second time an ursine invader has halted play in the last two months. The bear was spotted in the morning near the first tee at the Meiji Yasuda Ladies tournament at Sendai Classic Golf Club in northern Japan on the professional JLPGA Tour. The pro-am competition scheduled for the same day was canceled, with organizers later deciding to scrap Thursday's opening day of the tournament. Organizers said they would decide later whether to play or cancel the rest of the competition, which has a total prize money of $670,000. "On Wednesday, a bear sighting on the course was reported and the pro-am tournament was cancelled to protect the safety of the participants, players and staff," said a statement on the tournament website. "To ensure safety and to consider future measures, we have decided to cancel Thursday's opening day," the statement continued. "We will announce details of the tournament from Friday onwards as soon as they have been decided." In May, the final round of the Twinfield Ladies on the women's second-tier Step Up tour in central Japan was cancelled after a bear was spotted on the course. The following month, a bear roaming the runway forced a Japanese airport to cancel flights and declare itself off-limits to passengers for the day. Human encounters with bears reached record levels in Japan last year, with 219 people attacked and six deaths in the 12 months to April 2024. Climate change affecting food sources and hibernation times is a key factor, but as Japan's aging population shrinks, humans are leaving rural areas, and that is also leaving room for bears to move in. "Then that area recovered to the forest, so bears have a chance to expand their range," biologist Koji Yamazaki, from Tokyo University of Agriculture, told CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer in 2023. Japan is one of the only places on the planet where a large mammal species has been reclaiming habitat — which is good news for the bears, but if, as biologists suspect, the bear population is growing, the country will have to figure out new ways to protect people, and vital infrastructure like airports, from the animals. Japan's government in February approved a bill allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas. In December, a bear that rampaged through a Japanese supermarket for two days was lured out with food coated in honey. Police said the animal was trapped and later killed. Son of man who was violently detained by ICE reacts after release Mike Johnson breaks from Trump, calls on DOJ to release Epstein files 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Alaska Solve the daily Crossword