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19 Celebs Who Became Famous Much Later In Life
Youth is a hot currency in Hollywood, which makes it all the more remarkable when celebrities find success later in life (even if that "later" would be considered young in other industries). Here are some celebs who prove that hard work pays off. Pedro Pascal Pedro Pascal is a hot commodity right now, at 50 years old — but he nearly quit acting multiple times throughout his 20s and 30s. It wasn't until he landed the role of Oberyn Martell on Game of Thrones when he was in his late 30s that his career really started to take off. Leslie Jones Leslie Jones worked for years to build her stand-up comedy career before she scored a spot on the cast of Saturday Night Live at the age of 47 — becoming the oldest person to join the show as a cast member. Morgan Freeman It seems like Morgan Freeman has been old his whole career — perhaps because he got his big break at age 50, in the movie Street Smart. Before that, he had primarily worked as a stage actor. Jane Lynch Jane Lynch plugged away in minor roles for years and years in films like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, but only became a household name when she landed her breakthrough role of Sue Sylvester in Glee at the age of 49. Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson's roles were mostly small for the first part of his acting career, and his profile didn't increase until he was in his 40s. While he appeared in Jungle Fever, Jurassic Park and True Romance, it wasn't until he starred in Pulp Fiction at age 45 that he became a household name. Alan Rickman Alan Rickman was a graphic designer before he decided to pursue acting professionally in his mid-20s. He performed roles in theatre productions and TV for several years, but his breakthrough — and first film — role was as villain Hans Gruber in Die Hard, when he was 42. Ken Jeong Ken Jeong worked as an actual doctor for years, doing bit parts and comedy on the side, when he scored the role of an on-screen doctor in Knocked Up when he was in his late 30s. It was then that he transitioned from medicine to a full-time screen career. Viola Davis Viola Davis had a steady stage career and plenty of minor film and TV roles over the years, but her star really rose when she had a scene-stealing role in the movie Doubt at the age of 43. Steve Carell Steve Carell worked steadily in comedy roles — mainly on late night TV — for years, but he hit the big time and became famous in his 40s when he starred in Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and, of course, The Office. Harrison Ford Harrison Ford was famously working as a carpenter to support himself through his early acting career — right up until he landed his big break as Han Solo in Star Wars at the age of 35. Kathy Bates While Kathy Bates already had a successful stage career and had had several on-screen roles, it was her breakout role in the movie Misery when she was 42 that really brought her widespread fame. John Mahoney John Mahoney worked as a teacher and then an editor of a medical journal before he decided to seriously pursue acting in his late 30s. He found success on stage before scoring some small but memorable TV and movie roles, and then achieving widespread recognition as Martin Crane in Frasier at the age of 53. Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston steadily built up his acting career over the years, taking on plenty of small roles before landing the leading role of Hal on Malcolm in the Middle when he was in his mid-40s, which really put him on the Hollywood map. Ty Burrell Another actor made famous in a dad role, Ty Burrell was a largely unkown actor — having had a string of pretty minor roles — prior to being cast as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family, on which he became one of the standout characters. He was in his early 40s at the time. Octavia Spencer In her early career, Octavia Spencer had many minor roles on screen, but when she starred as Minny in The Help she became a household name at the age of 40. Martha Stewart Her name is now synonymous with lifestyle content, but Martha Stewart worked as a stockbroker and then ran a catering company before she published her first cookbook Entertaining at age 41, which launched her lifestyle entertainment empire. Jon Hamm Jon Hamm was struggling so much to make acting work that he nearly quit. Good thing he didn't, because he finally landed the role that would make his career — the lead, Don Draper in Mad Men — when he was in his mid-30s. Tim Allen The dad effect strikes again. Tim Allen had been working primarily in stand-up comedy when he was cast in the lead role in the family sitcom Home Improvement. He was in his late 30s at the time. Bea Arthur Bea Arthur achieved a lot of success on stage, but it was her breakthrough role at the age of 49 playing Maude Findlay in All in the Family and its spin-off, centred on her, called Maude, that really made her famous.
CNBC
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNBC
Actor Steve Carell says this personality trait is a 'very potent strength' that helped him succeed—CEOs and researchers agree
Steve Carell wants young people to foster a "simple" soft skill — something "we need more of in the world," he said in a commencement speech at Northwestern University on June 15: being kind and respectful to others. Kindness can go a long way in life, the actor and comedian said. It can open doors to new opportunities, allow you to foster deeper connections with your colleagues and help you weather the fear and uncertainty that can come with starting a new chapter in life, he said. "It's difficult for me to process just how much you've all experienced in your young lives," Carell, 62, told the school's graduating class. "I feel your anxiety and your fears about the world around you and it's heartbreaking to me. Remember the little things, like being kind and that you're not alone." "Take care of one another," he added. "Remember to laugh when you have the opportunity and to cry when necessary." Carell has a longstanding public reputation as one of the nicer actors in Hollywood. "His niceness manifests itself mostly in the fact that he never complains. You could screw up a handful of takes outside in 104-degree smog-choked Panorama City heat, and Steve Carell's final words before collapsing of heat stroke would be a friendly and hopeful, 'Hey, you think you have that shot yet?'" former co-star Mindy Kaling wrote in her 2011 book, "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? The relationships Carell cultivated with his fellow actors led to job offers and increased responsibility behind the scenes: Will Ferrell and Judd Apatow reportedly both enjoyed working with Carell so much on the movie "Anchorman" that Ferrell offered him a role in "Talladega Nights," and Apatow cast him and made him a co-writer in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." Outside of Hollywood, some other bosses do specifically look for kindness in their workers. Suzy Welch, a three-time New York Times bestselling author and New York University management professor, says she values employees who can give feedback by combining candor with empathy and kindness. Acts of kindness like volunteering, donating money and helping strangers more often can lead to healthier, more fulfilling lives, some happiness experts say. "These things are very strongly correlated with improving one's own life satisfaction, one's own well-being," Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, director of the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford, told CNBC Make It on May 29. Kindness is a "dynamic and a virtuous cycle in the sense that, if you're being virtuous and helping others and being kind to others, that obviously helps the receiving party, but it also helps you," De Neve said. On the other hand, being jealous or envious of others is a direct "enemy of kindness," and can lead to competition, insecurity, reduced empathy for others, Carell warned. "Envy comes from ignorance and lack of belief in your own gifts," he said. "Turn your jealousy into admiration and use it to fuel your ambition in a positive way."
Daily Tribune
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Tribune
Seth Rogen loves The 40-Year-Old Virgin's ‘filthiness'
Bang Showbiz | Los Angeles Seth Rogen loved cinemagoers embracing the 'filthiness' of 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'. The 43-year-old actor starred alongside Paul Rudd and Steve Carell in the 2005 comedy film, and Seth still has fond memories of making the movie. He told People: 'It was the first movie I made where I feel like … I was a co-producer on the movie and I helped write a lot of it with Steve Carell and Judd [Apatow].' Seth had a big role in creating the movie's tone and he loves that it was so warmly received by film fans. He said: 'It was the first movie that I was a part of that I really had a creative voice in, and a lot of the R-rated humor and tone came from me really advocating for that. 'And so it was really rewarding when it came out and people really responded to both the heart and the filthiness of it.' Seth and his writing partner, Evan Goldberg, now have their own production company, and the comedy star previously reflected on his changing status in Hollywood. Speaking to Sharp magazine, Seth explained: 'There was a meeting with an executive who was giving us notes when we were young who said, 'I got into this because I love movies and now it's my job to ruin them.' 'That one sentence really resonated heavily with us. Most importantly, we started to view it as being very comedic, like, it's a very funny dynamic if you love movies and the people associated with them. 'A lot of these people who work at studios just want to be liked by the filmmakers and the actors and the writers, and they just want to feel as though they're part of the creative side of things. But at the same time, they're constantly having to do things for their own self-preservation.'
Perth Now
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Seth Rogen loves The 40-Year-Old Virgin's 'filthiness'
Seth Rogen loved cinemagoers embracing the "filthiness" of 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'. The 43-year-old actor starred alongside Paul Rudd and Steve Carell in the 2005 comedy film, and Seth still has fond memories of making the movie. He told People: "It was the first movie I made where I feel like … I was a co-producer on the movie and I helped write a lot of it with Steve Carell and Judd [Apatow]." Seth had a big role in creating the movie's tone and he loves that it was so warmly received by film fans. He said: "It was the first movie that I was a part of that I really had a creative voice in, and a lot of the R-rated humour and tone came from me really advocating for that. "And so it was really rewarding when it came out and people really responded to both the heart and the filthiness of it." Seth and his writing partner, Evan Goldberg, now have their own production company, and the comedy star previously reflected on his changing status in Hollywood. Speaking to Sharp magazine, Seth explained: "There was a meeting with an executive who was giving us notes when we were young who said, 'I got into this because I love movies and now it's my job to ruin them.' "That one sentence really resonated heavily with us. Most importantly, we started to view it as being very comedic, like, it's a very funny dynamic if you love movies and the people associated with them. "A lot of these people who work at studios just want to be liked by the filmmakers and the actors and the writers, and they just want to feel as though they're part of the creative side of things. But at the same time, they're constantly having to do things for their own self-preservation." Seth has actually witnessed a "huge dynamic shift" during his time in Hollywood. He said: "I'm so used to being 20 years younger than the people that I'm reporting to that it only reaffirms this subservient dynamic. And I think now that I'm older, you start to view it much more of like, 'These are people I work with and together we have to make a good thing.' And they want it to be good, but they also don't want to get fired."
Perth Now
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Elizabeth Banks' son has hilarious outlook on acting career
Elizabeth Banks' son doesn't think acting is worth the "effort". The 51-year-old actress - who has sons Felix, 14 and Magnus, 12, with her husband Max Handelman - revealed one of her boys recently had a role in a school production, but wasn't impressed with the return he got for the work he put in. She told E! News: "My son was recently in a school play and he said, 'That was a lot of effort for flowers and some applause!' " While it's unclear if her sons will follow in her big screen footsteps, the 'Charlie's Angels' actress admitted her friend's kids have started to discover her movies. She laughed: "I recently got a text from a friend who said, 'Just so you know, our son saw 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'. 'I was like, 'OK, got it, I understand what that means.' Well, the cat's out of the bag!" The 'Pitch Perfect' star previously opened up about the struggle with finding a "balance" between being a parent and working. She told PEOPLE magazine in 2023: "I'm not sure that balance is, there's no balance achievable. 'For me, what I've come to is letting go of guilt. It's societal. But you let go of it. "And I trust my husband. My husband — just being like, 'You got it.' ' She admitted it took the couple a while to find their footing as new parents. Recalling the early days of parenthood, she joked: "I was like, 'What do you mean you don't know how to swaddle yet? We're two months in and you can't swaddle this kid?' 'I literally started coming home and being like, 'The baby's alive. Great job.' My standard went to that. "I still hope I come home. I'm like, 'What'd you guys eat?' He's like, 'We went to In-N-Out.' I'm like, 'Great. Okay. Don't care.'' And she reflected on how her own mother - with whom she now has a good, loving relationship" - also worked while trying to raile a family. She said: "So really letting go of guilt. It's been huge for me. Really, truly, it's allowed me to just be at work and not be worried."
