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14 Unexpected Beginnings Of Famous People's Careers

By:: Shea

September 22, 2021

14 Unexpected Beginnings Of Famous People's Careers

Before celebrities reached celebrity status, they had to pay their dues. And lucky for us, most of their dues are very public. Here are 14 roles of famous people before they were famous that may surprise you…

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Lin-Manuel Miranda had a small role in The Sopranos In 2007 (one year before his Broadway debut of In The Heights) Miranda played a bellhop with one line on the iconic show. CRACKED.COM

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Kirsten Dunst was a toddler model Her first paid gig was as the baby on a Baby-Sitter's Club COVER CRACKED.COM — Source: Parade

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Keanu Reeves was in a campy holiday movie with Drew Barrymore when The made-for-TV movie teaches kids the true meaning of Christmas: playing with toys. CRACKED.COM

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Jack Gleeson played a cute kid in Batman Begins Before he was Joffrey, he was just an innocent li'l kid. CRACKED.COM

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Michael Keaton worked on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood Keaton worked at a PBS station and occassionally worked with Rogers' crew. CRACKED.COM — Source: ABC News

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Amanda Seyfried was a model for teen fantasy novels Victoria Martin's mother will never understand her! Seyfried was the face of the Victoria Martin Trilogy. CRACKED.COM — Source: HuffPost

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James Corden was in Lesbian Vampire Killers Before he was in such high quality movies as CATS and The Emoji Movie, Corden starred in this trash horror flick. CRACKED.COM

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Zac Efron was in a TV show with Jesse McCartney and Aunt Becky Two years before he got his big break in High school Musical, Efron played Cameron on WB's Summerland. CRACKED.COM — Source: Us Magazine

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Lucy Hale was on the American Idol spin-of American Juniors Before she had her breakthrough in Pretty Little Liars, the actress finished fourth in the child singing competition. CRACKED.COM — Source: Reality TV World

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In 2007, Carly Rae Jepsen placed third on Canadian Idol In high school, she was the lead of all her high school musicals. When she was 22, Jepsen was on Canadial Idol and lost, but ultimately won 4 years later with her hit Call Me Maybe CRACKED.COM — Source: Buzzfeed

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Katy Perry started her career as a Christian artist at 16-years-old katy hudson. Before the 2007 poorly aged Ur So Gay single, Katy Perry was performing under her real name Katy Hudson. Lucky for her, her 2001 self-titled Christian album flopped. CRACKED.COM — Source: E Online

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Jack Antonoff's early band played on late night shows in 2009 He played with his band Steel Train (which notably includes a song of Antonoff lamenting his high school ex Scarlett Johansson.) He would go on to BE in The Format, which found mild success before he founded the more successful Fun. CRACKED.COM — Source: Jewish Standard

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Ariana Grande was doing musical theater since she was eight She played Annie in a Florida community theater production. She landed a Broadway role for 13 when she was 15 before she was cast in Victorious. CRACKED.COM — Source: Complex

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Macaulay Culkin had 6 years of acting experience before he was in Home Alone Culkin made his stage debut at age 4 Manhattan's Symphony Space in a play called Bach Babies. CRACKED.COM — Source: LA Times

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