First Jobs: Gaining Experience

Everyone has to start somewhere, right? It's really easy to look at all of the successful people in the news and wish that you had their money, prestige, success, or livelihood. But they probably didn't start out at the top. If you are working at a seemingly insignificant job right now, do not be discouraged. It may just be your first step into something bigger and better. Check out the "First Jobs" for some of rich and famous:

Brenda Barnes: Brenda started her business career at a flower shop decorating mums in the greenhouse. Currently, Brenda is CEO of Sara Lee.

Brad Pitt: Moved refrigerators

JK Rowling: Rowling went from a poor single mom on welfare to a billionaire. A friend loaned her £4,000 to pay for her daughter's childcare while she began writing the first Harry Potter novel and studied to become a teacher.

Mark Wahlberg: Wahlberg was born the youngest of nine children in a poor, working class area of Boston. Wahlberg dropped out of high school at age 14 and spent time scamming, stealing, and working drug deals before partaking in the substance himself.

Simon Cowell: Mail Room Clerk at EMI Music Publishing

Alec Baldwin: Bouncer

Ashton Kutcher: Floor Sweeper

Seann William Scott: Movie Attendant
Before being a star on the big screen, Seann worked at a movie theatre.

Steve Carell: Mail Carrier
Steve Carell was once a mail carrier but says he quit after a few months because he was "very, very bad at it."

Gwen Stefani: Mopper
This "Rich Girl" scrubbed floors at Dairy Queen!

Sean Connery: Milkman
Sean's first job was as a milkman with St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society.

Pierce Brosnan: Fire Eater
Pierce is a "professional" fire eater who performed at a circus when he was sixteen.

Demi Moore: Debt Collector
At age 16, Demi Moore dropped out of high school to pursue her dreams of modeling, acting, and working for a debt collection company.

Jack Nicholson: Mail Sorter
Jack was actually 'discovered' while making his mail rounds at MGM.

Bill Gates: Congressional Page.
Intending to follow his father's footsteps as a lawyer, a young Bill Gates attended Harvard and worked as a Congressional Page.

Ralph Lauren: Glove Salesperson.
While attending night school, fashion designer Ralph Lauren sold gloves for two different manufacturers.

Jim Carrey: Factory Worker.
To help support his family, Jim Carrey worked as a janitor in a factory when he was seventeen.

Ellen DeGeneres: Oyster Shucker.
Though her original plan was to be a veterinarian, comedian Ellen Degeneres instead found work shucking oysters.

Dennis Rodman: Camp Counselor.
In addition to his 3.4 GPA in college, Rodman was a camp counselor at the Boys Club in Memphis.

Marlon Brando: Ditch Digger.
This infamous actor chose to dig ditches after he was expelled from military school.

Coolio: Firefighter.
Seeking rehabilitation from a drug habit, rapper Coolio took a job as a firefighter.

Elvis Presley: Truck Driver.
Before he was "The King of Rock n' Roll," Elvis was the "King of the Road." After graduating from high school, Elvis earned a living as a truck driver.

Bill Murray: Chestnut salesman

Robin Williams: Street mime

Jerry Sienfield: Sold lightbulbs over the phone

Stephen King: Janitor

Michael Dell: Dishwasher at Chinese restaurant

Madonna: Cashier at Dunkin Donuts

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