6 Hollywood Celebrities with Surprising Job Before Famous

VIVA – There are some artists who already know about their successful future as artists, but not a few who have to struggle to find a way to a better life.

Prior to their success, some of these Hollywood artists have had surprising jobs such as hair sweepers in beauty salon, erotic dancers, and chicken clowns.

1. Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is one of the highest paid singers in the world. Mariah Carey also has hit songs such as All I Want for Christmas, Hero and sings with Michael Jackson on the song We Are the World.

Before she became famous as she is now, Mariah Carey had worked as a waitress, checking hats and jackets, until the strangest thing was as a hair sweeper in a beauty salon.

2. Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp is one of the legendary Hollywood actors. Unexpectedly, Depp once worked as a telemarketer for a company that sold pens.

At that time, his old job made him have to and only use his voice to earn a living. Depp ever said that if Nicholas Cage hadn't forced him to audition for an actor, he might still be a pen-selling telemarketer.

Channing Tatum is a handsome and famous actor. It turned out that young Channing Tatum had worked as a stripper because he was tempted by money and the life of an erotic dancer which he considered to be always partying and glamorous.

In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter in 2014, he publicly revealed his past experiences.

 "When it's good, I can bring home around US$150. If it's quite US$70, even US$50," he said.

Channing Tatum also said that he felt "lucky" to ever dance striptease, because when shooting the movie Magic Mike, he played Mike, who is a stripper and he already knows how to do it.

Dua Lipa, this Albanian-blooded singer had time to do some work in her hometown, London. At 16 and 17, she was a catalog model for ASOS, serving as a waitress at a Mexican restaurant in the Soho area.

Dua Lipa had also been a doorman at a nightclub in Mayfair.

“It was a very bad job, because I had to be cool and bar people from entering. When I have to kick my friends out because they don't comply with the dress code, I know that's not the job I want to do,” Dua Lipa said in an interview.

The ex-husband of Angelina Jolie is one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors today. It turns out that Brad Pitt had previously worked as a clown or mascot at a fast-food restaurant and bar called El Pollo Loco in Los Angeles. Every morning, he wears a chicken costume to promote the place he works for.

Hannah Montana actor and famous singer, Miley Cyrus turned out to have her first job as a cleaning service. He told this when he was invited to be a guest star on the Tyra Banks Show.

“I once had one normal job, and I really liked it. I used to work at Sparkles Cleaning Service and was in charge of cleaning the house. At that time, I was only 11 years old and could already clean the toilet!” Miley Cyrus said.