Before They Were Famous
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Gwen Stefani
What a 'Sweet Escape' ... one of Gwen Stefani's first jobs was to scrub the floor at a Dairy Queen. The floor is like the ultimate sundae, 'cause you get every "topping" imaginable!
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Junko Kimura, Getty Images
Orlando Bloom
Pull! Back when he was a teenager, Orlando Bloom was a clay trapper at a shooting range (that'd be the person who actually launches the clay target). Exciting work ... especially if someone's not paying attention and forgets to yell "pull" before they start shooting.
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Jean Baptiste Lacroix, WireImage.com
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey chose not to go to college after high school ... instead, he shoveled chicken manure for a year in Australia. We're not sure why the Australia part is relevant ... as far as we're concerned, chicken poop is chicken poop the whole world 'round.
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Nancy Kaszerman, ZUMA Press
Evangeline Lilly
Ready for a freaky coincidence? Before joining the cast of 'Lost,' Evangeline Lilly worked as a flight attendant. Even freakier? She eventually landed on an island with Matthew Fox and a bunch of other actors ... but that might have just been production on the TV show.
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Johnny Depp
Before making it big as a teenage hottie, Johnny Depp sold pens. And not the easy way ... Johnny sold them over the phone. How do you sell someone a pen over the phone? Let's just say there's a reason that job didn't work out.
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Fergie
As cool and hip as she might be now, Fergie used to play the voice of Sally in some Charlie Brown cartoons. Yup. We're not really sure what else to say, other than we'll never call her 'Fergalicious' again.
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Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt wasn't content with just one strange job before acting for a living ... he went with driving limos, moving refrigerators and (wait for it) dressing as a giant chicken to promote El Pollo Loco. It's all for the love of the craft, eh, Brad?
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Kellie Pickler
This one is just so appropriate. Before 'American Idol,' Kellie Pickler was a roller-skating waitress. That's so country it makes us want to line dance.
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Ashton Kutcher
OK, this one is WAY too easy for us to even make a joke about. Before he was famous (and went on to marry a woman much older than him), Ashton Kutcher worked in a day care facility. *Cough* No comment.
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Kelly Clarkson
We knew she was our idol for a reason. Before winning a record contract, Kelly Clarkson worked as a pharmacy clerk, waitress, Six Flags performer, telemarketer, Kirby Vacuum saleperson and Red Bull promoter. You know what, Kelly? YOU give us wings.
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Brandon Flowers
Now the lead vocalist in The Killers, Brandon Flowers once worked as a hotel bellhop at a casino in Vegas. We like that his uniform hasn't really changed much.
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Steve McCrank, Daily Breeze / ZUMA Press
Kate Winslet
She might be our Rose, but before she sank in a boat, Kate Winslet worked at a deli in London. That's one way to drum up business ... put a beautiful girl behind the counter.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Though he's a hugely successful music mogul now, Diddy started off as an intern, getting people coffee and washing their cars at Uptown Records. Wonder how he treats HIS interns now.
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Kanye West
He might think he's perfect now, but Kanye West used to work at the Gap. That's right, the Gap. We don't care who you are, if you've folded underwear, you don't get to be arrogant.
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James Devaney, WireImage.com
Josh Holloway
He's a huge stud now as Sawyer on 'Lost,' but Josh Holloway once made money picking up dead chickens on a farm. We realize that kind of thing has to be done, but how good is the farm if there are enough dead chickens just lying around to hire someone to pick them up?
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Bob Levey, WireImage.com
Chuck Norris
Here's one guy we wouldn't make fun of, even if we could. Before Chuck Norris kicked butt on screen, he was kicking butt as an air policeman in the U.S. Air Force. We don't know how you pull people over in planes, but if anyone could do it ...
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Marcel Thomas, FilmMagic.com
Adam Brody
Before he became our favorite geek on 'The O.C.,' Adam Brody geeked out as a video clerk in Blockbuster. Don't worry, Adam ... that's just how Quentin Tarantino started out. How else do you get so well-versed in movie dorkitude?
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Hayden Christensen
He might be Darth Vader now (though we're still waiting to see some ID), but Hayden Christensen used to be a ball boy for tennis matches. He even messed up once and interrupted a match with John McEnroe. Whoops ... we're a lot more afraid of McEnroe than we are of Darth Vader.
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Simon Cowell
For someone who believes that the talented should get a break, it's a little strange to find out Simon Cowell got his start working at the same company his father worked at, EMI Music Publishing. Glad he didn't have to prove himself to a snotty British judge.
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Arnold Turner, WireImage.com
Steve-O
Steve-O might be a 'Jackass,' but at least he knows how to clown around. He learned that at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, which we never even knew existed. Instead of joining the circus, though, Steve-O went to sea and worked on a cruise line until he hit it big.
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