We may see Hollywood celebrities as the example of success and good fortune. However, we have not realized what they have went through to be in their current career pedestal.
Let’s take a look at some of the big Hollywood stars’ humble beginnings. Sure, their roles may be not what you have expected, but these became their stepping stones to their big break.
1. Marilyn Monroe
Movie: Dangerous Years, 1947
2. Angelina Jolie
Movie: Lookin’ to Get Out, 1982
3. Al Pacino
TV: N.Y.P.D., 1968
4. Morgan Freeman
TV: The Electric Company, 1971–1977
5. Tom Hanks
Movie: He Knows You’re Alone, 1980
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6. Natalie Portman
Movie: Léon: The Professional, 1993
*Footage is from her audition.
7. Susan Sarandon
Movie: Joe, 1970
8. Scarlett Johansson
Movie audition for Jumanji, 1993
9. Ben Affleck
TV: The Voyage of the Mimi, 1984
10. Leonardo DiCaprio
Movie: The Outsiders, 1983
*Footage is from his audition.
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11. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Movie: Breakin’, 1984
12. Nicole Kidman
Movie: Bush Christmas, 1983
13. Robert Downey Jr.
Movie: Pound, 1970
14. Sir Ian McKellen
TV: The Indian Stories of Rudyard Kipling, 1964
15. Joaquin Phoenix
TV show: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1982
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16. Emilia Clarke
Movie: University of London student short film, 2009
17. Phillip Seymour Hoffman
TV: Law and Order, 1991
18. Jack Black
TV: Pitfall! by Activision commercial, 1983
19. Colin Farrell
Movie: Frankie Starlight, 1995
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20. Jack Nicholson
Movie: The Cry Baby Killer, 1958
21. Kevin Spacey
Movie: Heartburn, 1986
22. James Franco
TV: Pizza Hut commercial, 1999
23. Jake Gyllenhaal
Movie: City Slickers, 1991
24. Marlon Brando
Movie: The Men, 1950
25. Matt Damon
Movie: Mystic Pizza, 1988
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26. Bruce Willis
Movie: The First Deadly Sin, 1980
27. Mila Kunis
TV: Barbie commercial, 1993
28. Chris Hemsworth
TV: Guinevere Jones, 2002
29. Tom Hardy
Competition: The Big Breakfast’s Find Me a Supermodel, 1998
30. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
TV: Stranger on My Land, 1988
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31. George Clooney
TV: Centennial, 1978
32. Meryl Streep
Interview: Just before The Beatles Show at Shea Stadium, 1965
33. Michelle Pfeiffer
Beauty Pageant: Miss Orange County, 1978
34. Nicolas Cage
Movie: Best of Times, 1981
35. Sammy Davis Jr.
Movie: Rufus Jones for President, 1933
36.Reese Witherspoon
Movie: The Man in the Moon, 1991