Stars' Former Professions That Turned Out to Be Dead Ends
Brad Pitt by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
It's a good thing they quit their day jobs....
1) Brad Pitt: Restaurant mascot
2) Denzel Washington: Coffin polisher
3) Jerry Seinfeld: Phone sales (lightbulbs)
4) Ellen DeGeneres: Oyster shucker
5) Jack Nicholson: Toy-store employee
6) Lucy Liu: Pajama-factory worker
7) Tom Hanks: Bellboy
8) Jim Carrey: Janitor
9) Jerry Springer: Cincinnati mayor
10) Charles Bronson: Coal miner
11) David Letterman: Weatherman
12) Jay Leno: Mechanic
13) Norm MacDonald: Garbage collector
14) Mr. T: Gym teacher
15) Danny DeVito: Hairdresser
16) Quentin Tarantino: Video-store clerk
17) Ken Kercheval: Cemetery-plot salesman
18) Whoopi Goldberg: Funeral-parlor makeup artist
19) Calista Flockhart: Aerobics instructor
20) Josh Holloway: Chicken-farm worker
21) Robin Williams: Street mime
22) Bruce Willis and Sandra Bullock: Bartender
23) Lorenzo Lamas: Fry cook
24) Dennis Franz: Postman
25) Carroll O'Connor: Substitute teacher
26) Carol Burnett: Hatcheck girl
27) Steve Buscemi: Fireman
28) John Goodman: Bouncer
29) Groucho Marx: Wig cleaner
30) Kathy Kinney: Wig-company receptionist
So what was your favorite celebrity doing before they hit the big time? Share some facts, get creative, and let us know below!
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