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15 Celebs We Didn't Know Used To Work Fairly Odd Jobs

December 24, 2021

Everyone's got to pay the rent, which includes these 15 celebrities who did it in all kinds of ways before they got famous.

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Kurt Cobain worked as a janitor before Nirvana became huge. Не was 17, and his job paid for Nirvana's first demo, according to bassist Krist Novoselic. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jennifer Aniston used to work as a telemarketer before she made it big. She says, And I was a telemarketer selling time-shares in the Poconos. I didn't make one sale. I was terrible at it. I was like, 'Why do we have to call people at dinnertime? CRACKED.COM — Source

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Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig worked as a waitress in the refectory at Universal Studios. She sometimes runt into someone familiar on a movie or show, but can't remember where she knows them from, And then I'll remember: oh yeah, I used to serve you Cobb salad, she says. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Back before he was famous, Jon Hamm worked in a Greek restaurant. At first, I was a busboy and a dishwasher, and eventually I worked my way up the ladder and became a waiter, he says. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Before he got famous, Chris Pratt was a waiter at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. , back in the day. As he says, I don't know if you've ever had a dining experience at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., but they love a gregarious waiter who will get in your face and sing you birthday songs and do trivia. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tyler the Creator was once a Starbucks barista (who hated his boss). As he said on Jimmy Kimmel: This lady named Cindy, she was a new manager, she hated on me and she fired me and I hope she's watching 'cause I still hate her. I hate you so much! I hate you, Cindy! CRACKED.COM — Source

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Megyn Kelly

Megyn Kelly was an aerobics instructor and a background model in an abs tape. In her words: It wasn't an infomercial! It was an abs tape! In another life-and as I like to say, another body-I used to teach aerobics. I was paid one whole dollar to be Backup Girl #1. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Brad Pitt was a stripper when he went to the University of Missouri. When he he was in the Sigma Chi fratertnity, he was part of a seven-man group called the Dancing Bares. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Javier Bardem used to be a male stripper - well, for one whole day, anyway. Не said It was a disaster. And you know who was there watching? My mum and my sister! It was kind of a thing -you go there and dance, they pay you some money. It wasn't like a Full Monty thing. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Meghan Markle was a freelance calligrapher, which is apparently a thing. I used to do it for Dolce & Gabbana's celebrity correspondence over the holidays, she said - apparently, that's how she cashed in the outstanding handwriting skills she picked up in Catholic school. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Leslie Jones once used to work for Scientology-as a telemarketer. ALIT By way of explanation, she said, I lived in Glendale. I needed to pay the rent and it was a very easy interview. I just acted crazy! CRACKED.COM — Source

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Gabourey Sidibe once worked as phone sex operator - yes, seriously. The Precious star had that job for three years, and still (unintentionally) slips into her sex voice when she orders room service. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Tiffany Haddish once had a job as a bar mitzvah energy producer. She basically had to get people excited, which sometimes involved giving commands like Get up, put them lox down, it's time to dance! CRACKED.COM — Source

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Maria Menounos used to work in Dunkin' Donuts when she was a teenager. She once said of her Dunkin' nametag: This nametag was at my bank safe deposit box ... I literally don't want to lose this that bad, because it's such a big part of my history! CRACKED.COM — Source

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Channing Tatum used to work in an animal nursery in Tampa, Florida. His exaxt words: I worked at a puppy/kitty nursery in Tampa, Fla., for about a year or something. At that time, I thought maybe I should get a job as a vet tech. CRACKED.COM — Source

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