1.Sydney Sweeneybrieflyworked as a tour guide at Universal Studios.

She previously explained that she worked a lot to make it help her family afford life in LA.

I watched my parents lose a lot.

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We filed for bankruptcy, and they lost their house back home on the lake.

We couldnt afford life in LA, shesaid.

2.Meghan Markleworked as acalligrapherbefore landing her big break onSuitsand then marrying Prince Harry.

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From 20042005, she worked at a Paper Source in LA where she taught calligraphy classes.

3.Christopher Brineyworkedat Trader Joe’s in NYC while he attended college at Pace University.

“There’s a good environment at Trader Joe’s,” he said.

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“Everyone’s in a great mood.”

He even shared that his favorite Trader Joe’ssnackis the chili and lime rolled corn tortilla chips.

4.Tiffany Haddish worked as a member of the grounds staff for Alaska Airlines.

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I would like to think of myself as one of the best customer service agents, shesaid.

6.Tan France worked as aflight attendantback in the 2000s.

“The thirty-day training included some of the hardest moments of my life.

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It was very difficult, and many people failed,” hewrote.

“I felt like a glorified waiter.”

7.Amy Poehler worked at alocal ice creamshop in her hometown.

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I would point to the dimmed lights and stacked chairs as proof that we were shut.

It was deliciously obvious and final."

8.Melissa McCarthy worked as aStarbucks baristain Santa Monica.

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So I worked at the [YMCA] and I worked at Starbucks," she explained.

9.Eva Longoria worked at a Wendy’s for six years before she became famous.

“Then you put the ketchup.

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And [then] mustard goes on the meat, because it brings out the flavor of meat.”

11.Whoopi Goldberg was amorgue beautician, meaning she “did hair and makeup on dead people.”

She previously went to beauty school and is a licensed beautician.

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“It’s a rough gig,” she explained.

“You have to be a certain kind of person.

And you have to love people so that make them worthy of a great send-off.”

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12.Rachel McAdams worked at a McDonalds for “a good three years.”

Both her siblings worked there with her, too her sister was even her manager.

“It was a great place to work,” shesaid.

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“I was not a great employee.

I broke the orange juice machine one day.”

13.Harry Styles worked at a bakery back in the UK.

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14.Terry Crews worked as acourtroom sketch artist.

“And I went in and pinch hit it and I became their sketch artist!

It was nuts!”

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15.Steve Buscemi worked as afirefighterand even returned to the job after the 9/11 attacks.

16.Lil Nas X worked as aride attendantat Six Flags.

One of the kids' rides he supervised was Yosemite Sams Wacky Wagons.

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17.Finally, Matthew McConaughey was anarmadillo exterminatorfor a country club.

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