Workin’ 9 to 5: The Everyday Jobs Celebrities Had Before Making it in the Big Time

Just because some people might be living their best lives as famous actors right now doesn’t mean that they were always so fortunate. Sure, there are people that went from privilege to privilege, but there are many people in Hollywood that actively fought for their spot in the limelight in whichever way they could.

Hollywood funnyman Jim Carrey dropped out of school at 16 and became a janitor in order to help his family pay the bills. The fact that he was able to make such a sacrifice and still honor his dreams of becoming a comedian and actor is pretty impressive and not to be taken lightly.