What Famous Celebrities Were Doing Before The Fame

It’s hard to imagine some of these major stars flipping burgers and sweeping the floors before they hit it big time, but for many of these famous faces, their jobs before becoming megastars were in no way glamorous. From gross to downright mind-blowing, here’s what your favorite celebrities were up to before they caught their big break…

Taylor Swift – Exterminator

Taylor Swift grew up on a Christmas Tree farm in Pennsylvania. When she was a little girl she would pick the praying-mantis pods off of the trees so the bugs wouldn't hatch in people's homes. When you're too small to carry the trees, you're put on bug duty.

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  • Snoop Dogg and Brandy are first cousins.
  • Before becoming a movie star, Harrison Ford was a master carpenter – a craft he still does as a hobby.
  • At 10 years old and while still in elementary school, Warren Buffett started having lunch meetings with a New York Stock Exchange member. He bought his first stock at age 11. Today, he’s worth $80 billion.
  • Growing up, Katy Perry wasn't allowed to eat Lucky Charms cereal because luck was "linked to the devil." Her family also called deviled eggs "angeled eggs."
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