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#2

Christopher Walken Was A Lion Tamer, He Was 16 At The Time And Would Perform With A Lioness Named Sheba

Final score:

241points

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Raina Abigail Senryuji 7 years ago

He looks hot too..no wonder he could tame a lioness..😍😍

60points

#3

Danny DeVito Was A Hairdresser For Corpses, He Would Style Women's Hair To Make Them Look Beautiful Before They Went Six Feet Under

Final score:

222points

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Grace Barclay 7 years ago

Just laughed out loud. No wonder he turned to the funny...thanks Mr DeVito!

38points

#4

Harrison Ford Was A Carpenter

Final score:

215points

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Etienne Pisano 7 years ago

Carpenter and pilot of Millennium Falcon.... Ahahahahahahah :-)

27points

#5

Christopher Lee Worked For The Intelligence Service

Final score:

211points

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Anna Sheridan 7 years ago

This man is actually one of the most awesome people ever seriously look up his bio

77points

#6

Johnny Depp Worked As A Telemarketer And Hated It, He Only Made One Sale - And Promptly Talked The Customer Out Of The Purchase

Final score:

205points

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Juana 7 years ago

Before: smile After: scowl

25points

#7

Rihanna Was An Army Cadet

Final score:

195points

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Raina Abigail Senryuji 7 years ago

No wonder she doesnt look awkward in Battleship..

38points

#8

Pierce Brosnan Was A Professional Fire Eater In His Teens And Performed Under The Big Top For Three Years

Final score:

195points

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Phyllicia Goh 7 years ago

James Bond. 🔫

11points

#9

Jim Carrey Quit School To Support His Family And Started Working As A Janitor

Final score:

195points

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Master Markus 7 years ago

Probably should've stayed in school in order to not be gullible enough for your wife to convince you that vaccines cause autism!

48points

#10

Brad Pitt Used To Dress Up As A Chicken For An El Pollo Loco Restaurant In Hollywood

Final score:

194points

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Marvel Gaymer 7 years ago

why would they ever cover that face?

7points

#11

Barack Obama Was An Ice Cream Scooper At Baskin Robbins

Final score:

161points

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Sorata Mu 7 years ago

Better than Trump

74points

#12

Hugh Jackman Used To Be A Gym Teacher

Final score:

148points

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Mayank Devmurarjee 7 years ago

Suited him anyways

26points

#13

Bob Ross Was A Sergeant In The Air Force

Final score:

145points

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BREAK YOUr perceptions 7 years ago

more than that, i believe he was a drill sergeant. he actually hated it SO MUCH about yelling at people that when he quit he decided he was going to do something the complete opposite for the rest of his life. and so he went on to painting little trees and rivers in the most calming voice.

66points

#14

George Clooney Sold Women's Shoes, Was A Door-To-Door Insurance Salesman, Stocked Shelves, Was A Construction Worker, Cut Tobacco

Final score:

137points

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Gilda 7 years ago

I think he cut tobacco because his family owns a tobacco farm

20points

#15

Bill Murray Used To Sell Chestnuts Outside Of A Chicago Grocery Store

Final score:

128points

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Amber Ice 7 years ago

Aww!

16points

#16

Gal Gadot Served In The Israeli Defense Forces

Final score:

119points

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Aahzmandus Pervect 7 years ago

In Israel, conscription was mandatory for men and women. It's not like it was her choice.

130points

#17

David Bowie Worked As A Butcher's Delivery Boy

Final score:

119points

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Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago

He drew up plans for his first band in grade 7 (or earlier!)--lights, outfits, hair--the whole thing!

11points

#18

Katheryn Winnick Is An Accomplished Martial Artist Who Holds A Third-Degree Black Belt In Taekwondo And A Second-Degree Black Belt In Karate. By 21 She Had Founded And Owned 3 Martial Arts Schools

Final score:

117points

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Alusair Alustriel 7 years ago

Who is she?

79points

#19

Jason Lee Was A Professional Skateboarder

Final score:

116points

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León Felipe Cuenca 7 years ago

he still is, he owns Stereo Skateboards

23points

#20

Chris Pratt Worked As A Stripper While Struggling To Make A Living In Hawaii

Final score:

113points

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Sick Boy 7 years ago

"Struggling" and "Hawaii" seem awkward put in the same sentence.

76points

#21

Helen Mirren Worked As A Promoter For An Amusement Park In Southend On Sea

Final score:

107points

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Alusair Alustriel 7 years ago

She was such a lovely fint young girl! Love the fresh looks she had! And she's a beautiful woman now! That's aging with class.

47points

#22

Tom Hanks Was A Popcorn And Peanuts Vendor

Final score:

104points

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Grace Barclay 7 years ago

OMG - he looks like Frodo before Frodo...

57points

#23

Kate Winslet Was A Sandwich Maker In A Delicatessen

Final score:

102points

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Anna Sheridan 7 years ago

She's so renaissance in the first pic. Lovely

15points

#24

Liam Neeson Trained To Be A Teacher

Final score:

100points

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Raquel Bacardi 7 years ago

Aging like a fine wine mmmm

33points

#25

Whoopi Goldberg Was A Morgue Beautician

Final score:

100points

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Pamela 7 years ago

It's shocking the amount of celebs who have worked in morgues !

39points

#26

Sandra Bullock Worked As A Bartender And Waitress At A Restaurant In Manhattan

Final score:

95points

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cyberbird 7 years ago

Gorgeous

15points

#27

Tim Allen Was A Drug Dealer

Final score:

94points

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Master Markus 7 years ago

I think I liked him better as a drug dealer.

48points

#28

Channing Tatum Used To Be A Stripper

Final score:

88points

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Phyllicia Goh 7 years ago

Real life Magic Mike.

47points

#29

Nicole Kidman Studied Massage So She Could Help Her Mother, Who Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer, With Physical Therapy

Final score:

88points

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Phyllicia Goh 7 years ago

Wow, look how different she looks now.

37points

#30

Gerard Butler Was A Trainee Lawyer But Got Fired Due To His Partying And Frequently Missing Work

Final score:

80points

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Mayank Devmurarjee 7 years ago

playboy

13points

#31

Charlize Theron Studied At The Joffrey Ballet School In New York, But Had To Cut Her Dancing Career Short Due To A Knee Injury At The Age Of 19

Final score:

80points

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Isabel Tamayo 7 years ago

Beautiful :)

15points

#32

Jon Hamm Was A Set-Dresser For Porn Films

Final score:

76points

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Brandon Collinsworth 7 years ago

If the rumors about him are true then he was equipped enough he could have starred in a few

13points

#33

Victoria Beckham Played A Sperm On Roller Skates For A BBC Sex Education Show Called ‘Body Matters’

Final score:

74points

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Victor Vakaras 7 years ago

lol

40points

#34

Michelle Pfeiffer Was A Cashier At A Supermarket

Final score:

73points

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Alusair Alustriel 7 years ago

I adore her looks. Ever since I was a kid I found her one of the prettiest women there were :D

30points

#35

Jake Gyllenhaal Was A Lifeguard

Final score:

72points

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troufaki13 7 years ago

He can save my life any time! ♥

28points

#36

Sheryl Crow Was A Music Teacher In An Elementary School

Final score:

72points

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Aahzmandus Pervect 7 years ago

How shocking and unexpected!

15points

#37

Evangeline Lilly Worked As A Flight Attendant

Final score:

71points

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Lisbeth Lopez 7 years ago

And then she got lost

74points

#38

Adrien Brody Performed Magic Shows At Children's Birthday Parties As "The Amazing Adrien"

Final score:

71points

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Merilyn Horton 7 years ago

Why do I find this weird looking dude so attractive?

14points

#39

Rachel Mcadams Worked At McDonalds

Final score:

68points

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Mimis Nachbarin 7 years ago

SHOCKING!

2points

#40

Lucy Liu Was A Secretary, Aerobics Instructor And A Hostess

Final score:

64points

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Meeow 7 years ago

Beautiful

14points

#41

Jon Bon Jovi Worked As A Christmas Decoration Maker

Final score:

62points

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CookieChep 7 years ago

At first I didn't read the 'maker, so I thought he work as a Christmas decoration XD

1point

#42

Matthew Mcconaughey Cleaned Chicken Coops And Washed Dishes

Final score:

60points

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carey song 7 years ago

still gorgeous

4points

#43

Julia Roberts Worked As A Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Scooper

Final score:

58points

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Alusair Alustriel 7 years ago

Widest smile on movie scene ever xD And a warm one too!

13points

#44

Bradley Cooper Worked As A Doorman At The Morgans Hotel

Final score:

58points

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Sonja Götten 7 years ago

what a better hairstyle can do for your career...

12points

#45

Mick Jagger Was A Bexley Mental Hospital Porter

Final score:

58points

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Jessica Mills 7 years ago

That actually explains a lot.

25points

#46

Jennifer Aniston Was A Telemarketer

Final score:

57points

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Muffin 7 years ago

the woman who doesn't age

11points

#47

Jennifer Lopez Worked In A Law Office

Final score:

57points

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Isabel Tamayo 7 years ago

Jennifer Law-pez! *okay... walking out, in 1..2..3*

45points

#48

Walt Disney Was A Paper Boy

Final score:

56points

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Jim Gardner 7 years ago

He looks like Charlie puth

5points

#49

Halle Berry Used To Work At Daily Express

Final score:

53points

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Meeow 7 years ago

Stunning!

10points

#50

Ashton Kutcher Swept Cereal Dust At A General Mills Factory, Sold His Blood For Extra Cash

Final score:

52points

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cassiushumanmother 7 years ago

Sold his blood? This is not forbidden in US?

8points

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#51

Queen Latifah Worked At McDonalds

Final score:

50points

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Meeow 7 years ago

I love her!

15points

#52

Kate Bosworth Was A Competitive Horse Rider

Final score:

48points

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Phyllicia Goh 7 years ago

Is that Scarlett Johansson? :o

26points

#53

Michael Fassbender Was An Altar Boy At Weddings And Baptisms, Conducted Market Research For Britain's Royal Mail And Had Numerous Bartending Positions

Final score:

47points

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Mimis Nachbarin 7 years ago

Altar Boy - a job?!???! My goodness...

6points

#54

Vince Vaughn Was A Lifeguard At The YMCA

Final score:

47points

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Daria B 7 years ago

That.... That one makes me wanna sing.... Young man.... YYYYYYYYYYMCA! YYYYYYYYYYYYMCA! ♬♪

17points

#55

Patrick Dempsey Was A Juggler

Final score:

43points

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Aahzmandus Pervect 7 years ago

Professionally, or he just knows how to juggle?

14points

#56

Jake Johnson Used To Sell Burritos Out Of A Van

Final score:

43points

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Megan Anne Covert 7 years ago

How very "Nick" of him.

23points

#57

Ozzy Osbourne Used To Work At A Slaughterhouse

Final score:

43points

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Hisseefit 7 years ago

If I had worked at a slaughterhouse, I would probably have used drugs and alcohol to hide my pain.

7points

#58

Madonna Worked At Dunkin Donuts Until She Got Fired

Final score:

42points

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Phyllicia Goh 7 years ago

Am I the only one curious about why she got fired?

34points

#59

Demi Moore Was A Debt Collector

Final score:

41points

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Ronja Rövardotter 7 years ago

Rumours say that she was really successful debt collector because everybody always paid her Moore :)

27points

#60

Elon Musk Shoveled Dirt In A Boiler Room For $18/hour

Final score:

41points

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Susan Forbes 7 years ago

Where was this boiler that he got $18 an hour for shoveling in? Not too shabby

34points

#61

James Franco Worked At McDonalds

Final score:

38points

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cyberbird 7 years ago

With Pink

3points

#62

Megan Fox Was A Waitress, She Quit Because Customers Couldn't Keep Their Hands Off Her Body

Final score:

37points

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Meeow 7 years ago

Before pic look way more better then now. More natural

70points

#63

Gwen Stefani Worked At Dairy Queen

Final score:

37points

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Alusair Alustriel 7 years ago

I'd not recognize her one bit.

18points

#64

Eva Mendes Worked In A Pizza Place And A Hot Dog Stand In Local Mall

Final score:

37points

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Chris Stea 7 years ago

Gotta start somewhere!!

4points

#65

Courtney Cox Worked For A New York Concert Booking Agency

Final score:

37points

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Juana 7 years ago

And she was in a Bruce Springsteen video.

11points

#66

Pink Worked At McDonalds

Final score:

36points

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Seb Cebien 7 years ago

So beautifull !

7points

#67

Amy Adams Was A Hooters Waitress

Final score:

35points

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Pamela 7 years ago

Funny since she was raised Mormon

10points

#68

Nelly Furtado Used To Work As A Chambermaid

Final score:

34points

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Chris Stea 7 years ago

She's okay

0points

#69

Will Ferrell Was A Hotel Valet

Final score:

34points

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Linda Gulley 7 years ago

And played drums for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. :o)

20points

#70

Lady Gaga Was A Waitress

Final score:

33points

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Kim Lorton 7 years ago

I like her better with dark hair, more sexy looking!

0points

#71

Tina Fey Was A Snack Bar Server At A Swim Club

Final score:

31points

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John Polyak 7 years ago

She's one of the brightest, funniest people alive. She's beautiful to boot.

8points

#72

Marisa Tomei Worked At A Tony Roma's Steakhouse

Final score:

30points

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cyberbird 7 years ago

I just love this lady

6points

#73

Eminem Was A Short-Order Cook

Final score:

30points

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Steve Woods 7 years ago

Have you not seen 8 mile?? haha

7points

#74

Blake Shelton Used To Paint Houses

Final score:

29points

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Jaclyn Castek 7 years ago

and had an amazing mullet

20points

#75

Julianne Moore Was A Waitress

Final score:

28points

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Juana 7 years ago

She's always looked the same age.

13points

#76

Ewan Mcgregor Was A Stagehand At Perth Repertory Theatre

Final score:

28points

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Francie Traschen 7 years ago

great actor and hot!

0points

#77

Mariah Carey Studied Cosmetology And Had Several Jobs In Salons Before She Gave Up On That Dream

Final score:

27points

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Steve Woods 7 years ago

Shame she hasn't given up her dream of being an annoying bint!

24points

#78

Harry Styles Worked At The W. Mandeville Bakery In Holmes Chapel

Final score:

27points

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Steve Mackenzie 7 years ago

20 minutes ago

32points

#79

Rooney Mara Was A Summer Camp Counselor

Final score:

26points

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Linda Gulley 7 years ago

Was that the last time she was allowed to eat?

32points

#80

Jennifer Garner Was A Restaurant Hostess

Final score:

26points

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Isabel Tamayo 7 years ago

Pretty. Prettier.

3points

#81

Andrew Garfield Worked At Starbucks

Final score:

25points

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Dawn Frank 7 years ago

Love the first pic

1point

#82

Beyoncé Used To Sweep Up Hair In Mama Tina Knowles' Hair Salon

Final score:

22points

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Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago

In other words, she has never had a real / normal job.

35points

#83

America Ferrera Worked As A Waitress While Attending The University Of Southern California

Final score:

21points

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Victoria Rey Piuma 7 years ago

Not at all. She looks lovely in the current photo.

3points

#84

Sarah Silverman Waited Tables At A Mexican Restaurant Called La Cantina

Final score:

21points

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DC 4 years ago

She's cool. The cool kind of shameless in at least one way.

0points

#85

Lana Del Rey Was A Waitress

Final score:

21points

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Anita Holleufer 7 years ago

Again… Surprising?

0points

#86

Jennifer Hudson Worked At Burger King

Final score:

20points

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Panda Man 7 years ago

@ sondre, you are a jerk and there are special places in hell for people like you

8points

#87

Tom Cruise Attended Seminary With An Aspiration Of Becoming A Priest

Final score:

19points

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Alusair Alustriel 7 years ago

We'll he's a priest of Scienthology now. Or it seems like it :P

29points

#88

Elizabeth Banks Was A Waitress

Final score:

19points

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Aahzmandus Pervect 7 years ago

Shocker!

2points

#89

Chace Crawford Worked At Abercrombie & Fitch

Final score:

19points

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Victor Vakaras 7 years ago

Where did his eyebrows work?

41points

#90

Simon Cowell Was A Post Boy At Emi Record Label

Final score:

18points

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Meeow 7 years ago

Before pic he looks older lol

13points

#91

Sarah Jessica Parker Trained In Singing And Ballet

Final score:

16points

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Rahul Handa 7 years ago

Why the long face though?

3points

#92

Ashley Judd Was A Hostess At The Ivy Restaurant

Final score:

14points

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#93

Ellen Pompeo Was A Bartender

Final score:

14points

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As If 7 years ago

She still plays that role. Grey's Anatomy is about to kick off it's 14th season and is one of the most popular, well-written, most award-winning, and longest running medical dramas in American Television. I mean, I can believe someone in this country has never seen an episode, but to have never heard of it? I don't believe that for a second. I think those people are just trying to sound cool, being all "who? what? never heard of it". Kind of like I do with One Direction.

0points

#94

Matthew Morrison Worked At Gap

Final score:

14points

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Sardonic Scribe 7 years ago

Somehow not shocking.

1point

#95

Gwyneth Paltrow Was A Waitress

Final score:

13points

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Gilda 7 years ago

This ones kind of cool her mom is Blythe Danner so it's not like she had to

6points

#96

Kanye West Was A Sales Assistant At Gap

Final score:

12points

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Steve Woods 7 years ago

and still no taste in clothes

45points

#97

Kelly Clarkson Worked As A Cocktail Waitress At Multiple Comedy Clubs In Texas

Final score:

11points

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Elizabeth Molloy 7 years ago

Oh dear. What happened?

-3points

#98

50 Cent Used To Be A Dealer

Final score:

10points

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Sick Boy 7 years ago

A car dealer?

27points

#99

Naya Rivera Worked As A Waitress At Hooters

Final score:

10points

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As If 7 years ago

Now this is genuine...I don't know who this is. I'd Google her, but I don't care enough.

0points

#100

Chelsea Handler Was A Waitress At A Morton's Steakhouse

Final score:

9points

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Rebekah 7 years ago

Ah, the 80's.

9points

#101

Jay-Z Was A Drug Dealer

Final score:

7points

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Jill 7 years ago

So the comments on Tim Allen are "prefer him as a dealer" but for Jay Z it's "not surprised" ... some readers need to take a long hard look at themselves

27points