James Franco practiced his accents while working the late
shift drive-thru window at a McDonalds, an unlikely start for the mega-star.
Christopher Walken: Lion tamer
Walken worked for a small circus as a kid. At one point in
the show he had to enter the lion arena with a whip and get a lion named Sheba
to roll over on command. He toldVanity Fair Sheba was "as tame as a dog."
Amy Adams: Hooters
"American Hustle" star Amy Adams worked as a waitress at Hooters when she was
18 to earn money for college. She said it was a "great" experience.
David Letterman: Weatherman
Surprise! David Letterman was a funny weatherman. He once
congratulated a tropical storm for being upgraded to a hurricane.
Megan Fox: Giant banana
"Transformers" actress Megan Fox had to wear a
giant banana suit and stand on the side of a highway to advertise a smoothie
shop, she told Ellen DeGeneres.
Jon Hamm: Dishwasher
Jon Hamm says the first mad man he worked with was
Spiro, who owned a Greek restaurant in St. Louis. The future Don Draper was a
lousy dishwasher, and Spiro would let him know "at a loud volume"
when he screwed up.
Matthew McConaughey: Armadillo hunter
Academy-Award winner Matthew McConaughey told GQ his first job was raking sand traps at a Texas
golf course until the greens-keeper hired him to shoot armadillos that were
destroying the greens.
Jim Carrey: Janitor
Before becoming one of the most successful comedic actors in
Hollywood, Carrey worked nights along with his family to clean an Ontario
warehouse. Carrey told Inside The
Actor's Studio that he did an 8-hour shift of custodian work after
school. He dropped out of school at 16 to work full time.
