List of celebrities who had really weird jobs before they became famous (3 of 9)

Nicole Kidman worked as a massage therapist

Nicole Kidman was only seventeen when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Kidman then decided to drop out of school and work as a massage therapist in order to financially help her family. And while she did make it big as an actor, thanks to her consistent hard work, we’re quite sure she gives a really mean massage even until today!

Brad Pitt used to dress up as a chicken

It’s quite like a typical Hollywood dream, but before Brad Pitt became the star that he is today, he used to dress up as a chicken outside a leading fast food joint known as El Pollo Loco. He used to wave to the cars passing around the store! Well, he is surely not a stranger to the weird gigs, as he himself admitted that he has also worked as a driver for many strippers, played music and even collected money for them!

Gerard Butler was supposed to be a lawyer

Before Gerard Butler made his name as an action star, he studied the law at the famed Glasgow University. In fact, he even worked for quite some time as a civil lawyer in the city of Edinburgh, but was fired just a week before he could qualify for the completely lawyerdom, thanks to his excessive drinking habits!

Jim Carrey worked as a janitor

Jim Carrey came from a very humble background that forced him to drop out of his school when he was fifteen years old. He found the job of a janitor, so that he could make his ends meet. He even admits to carrying around a baseball bat because he really wanted to smash something. He also revealed that if he hadn’t made it big as an actor, he would perhaps still be working in one of those steel mills in Ontario.

Matthew McConaughey used to clean chicken shops for a living

While Matthew McConaughey was in Australia as a part of a student exchange program, he found a job that involved washing dishes and cleaning chicken coops. When he was asked to share how the experience felt, he remarked in his characteristic philosophical style that those are the kinds of trips that actually leave a very deep and lasting impression on a person.