Adam Brody once worked at Blockbuster and Charles Bronson worked in a coal mine before becoming famous.

 James Caan was once a steer roper in the rodeo circuit and Nicolas Cage once had a job selling popcorn at the Fairfax Theater.

Jennifer Aniston was both a telemarketer and waitress before hitting it big.

Ashanti once said that before she started singing, she worked at a daycare.

Dan Akroyd was a mail sorter for Canada’s national postal service and Alec Baldwin once worked as a bouncer.

Jon Bon Jovi once had a job as a Christmas decoration maker and Marlon Brando became a ditch digger after being expelled from military school. Garth Brooks worked as a salesman in a boot store right up until his big break and Sandra Bullock worked as a bartender before hitting it big.

Singer Rod Stewart once worked as a grave digger, and Ozzy Osbourne once worked in a slaughterhouse.

Paula Abdul was once a Laker Girl and Mick Jagger a porter in a mental hospital.

Sylvester Stallone, was once employed as a lion cage cleaner while Cyndi Lauper used to clean out dog kennels. Sylvester Stallone later got his break into the movie scene by acting in a 1970 adult film for $200. He was 24 years old.