Jennifer Aniston didn’t always act.
Kourtney Kardashian didn’t always pose on Instagram and bring cameras into her home.
Before the following stars struck it rich, they worked regular jobs, just like most of their fans.
Scroll around below and decide which of these jobs is most surprising and which you could actually picture the celebrity in question holding down…
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise worked as bell hop and – get this! – he actually aspired to be a Catholic priest. Can’t say we saw that coming.
Jennifer Anstion
Before landing her role on Friends and prior to every tabloid claiming she’s pregnant, Aniston worked as a bike messenger in New York City.
Hugh Jackman
Wolvervine worked behind the counter at a 7-Eleven. He ended up being fired for talking to the customers too much. HA!
Megan Fox
Fox worked at smoothie shop as a teenager. No big deal? Consider this: she had to dress up in a full-body banana suit. We’d have loved to have seen that!
Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Kardashian worked as a movie production assistant. She yelled “Cut” and “Rolling” all day. Sounds exhausting!
Gerard Butler
Butler worked at a law firm in Edinburgh, Scotland. Seems like someone should hire im to play an attorney on the big screen, huh?
Miley Cyrus
Before she Twerked all the time and exposed her nipples left and right, Miley actually cleaned houses for a called Sparkles Cleaning Service. For real!
Brad Pitt
Pitt has something in common with Megan Fox. Years ago, he worked at El Pollo Loco restaurant on Sunset Boulevard, dressing as a giant chicken for the chicken joint. For real!
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga wasn’t always a talented, eccentric singer. She once worked as a waitress at a diner.
Chris Rock
Chris Rock earned minimum wage working as a busboy at a Red Lobster in New York City. Maybe he cleaned your table back in the day!
Gwen Stefani
Prior to becoming a queen of pop, Stefani she earned money working at Dairy Queen. We wished we could have ordered a Blizzard from her!
Christopher Walken
We’re not making this up: Walken once worked as a lion tamer. Yes, a lion tamer! Good luck getting that image out of your head.
Danny DeVito
Another shocker: before he drank often on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the actor worked at a mortuary where he styled the hair of corpses.
Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo’s first job was at a McDonald’s. He only lasted two weeks, however, because his manager yelled at him for putting too much salt on the fries… so Ne-Yo walked out!
Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is a pretty woman. She’s also a former Baskin Robbins employee.
Denzel Washington
This Oscar winner’s first job was cleaning up at a local barbershop when he was 11 years old. Talk about a hairy situation!
Russell Crowe
As a teenager, Russell Crowe spun tunes at an Australian nightclub. He actually the name “Russ Le Roq” in order to pick up women. We bet it actually worked.