Macy Gray once worked at McDonald’s and Jennifer Hudson once worked part-time at Burger King. In fact, it is said that Burger King rewarded Hudson with free food for life when she mentioned them after her Oscar win in 2007.

Calista Flockhart was an aerobics instructor at one point and Harrison Ford had earned quite a reputation as a carpenter before his acting career took off.

Carmen Electra was once a dancer at a major Ohio theme park and Gloria Estefan once worked as a translator in the Customs Department at Miami International Airport.

As an up and coming actor, Robert Duvall spent several months working as a post office clerk and Clint Eastwood reportedly installed swimming pools before getting famous.

Vin Diesel worked as a bouncer for 9 years in New York before becoming famous and Michael Douglas used to be a gas station attendant.  

Johnny Depp once worked as an over-the-phone pen salesman and Danny DeVito was actually a trained hair stylist before his break on Taxi.

Sean Connery’s first job was delivering milk for St. Cuthbert’s Co-operative Society. Then after serving in the royal army, he had several jobs including truck driver, weight lifter and lifeguard.