For many teens, summer is synonymous with summer jobs. While many young people are finding work as lifeguards or camp counselors, just as many are forced off the beaten path to earn their first paycheck. However, if you're stuck with an odd job that may not perfectly align with your life goals, don't worry. Many highly successful celebrities have worked several odd jobs before hitting the big time. Here are some of the more unusual jobs your favorite celebrities have.
1. orlando bloomHis first job was working as a clay pigeon catcher at a skeet shooting range when he was only 13 years old.
2. Beyoncé KnowlesWhen the future pop star was growing up, his mother owned a salon, so the aspiring singer earned extra money by cleaning hair.
3. as a teenager mick jagger I worked as an ice cream salesman. After attending the London School of Economics, Jagger also worked as a porter in a psychiatric hospital.
Four. Jagger wasn't the only member of the band to perform live before the Stones. keith richards I worked as a ball boy at a tennis club.
Five. hard to imagine Colin Powell Although he was not a general or a diplomat, he worked at a baby furniture store when he was growing up in the Bronx. Mr. Powell even picked up a little Yiddish during his job, as it was his employer's preferred language.
6. warren buffett I have had cash in my hands since I was young. His first job was at his grandfather's grocery store, but he eventually worked his way up to a gig at J.C. Penney.
7. former NFL running back edgerine james He had a particularly grueling summer job as a child. He worked 16 hours a day loading watermelons onto trucks near his home in Florida to save up the cash to buy his first car.
9. Of course, some of the early work predicts the future quite accurately. Before he became famous with Black Sabbath, ozzy osbourne I worked at a slaughterhouse.
Ten. As a young man, Matthew McConaughey He wanted to get away from Texas for a while, so he spent a year in Australia. To support himself, he took on several jobs, including raking chicken manure.
11. When I'm a country star clint black At age 14, he took a job selling newspaper subscriptions door-to-door in Houston.
12. Gwen Stefani In her early years, she earned some cash mopping floors at a local Dairy Queen.
13. rod stewart Before his music career took off, he had several jobs, but Gravedigger was definitely the creepiest.
14. Need a mousetrap? Phone Warren Beatty. Before he achieved great success, he caught rodents and paid for them.
15. jimmy stewart He was a man of many talents, from actor to Air Force general. However, in his youth, he had a job drawing lines on the road, and also spent two summers as a magician's assistant.
16. james brown He had many jobs before becoming the Godfather of Soul, including collecting balls at a pool hall.
17. I don't know how odd jobs pay off.singer chubby checker He worked as a chicken plucker at Fresh Farm Poultry in Philadelphia. His boss made Checker sing a song to entertain his customers. The company president noticed the chicken plucker's talent and arranged for Checker to have a recording session with Dick Clark.
19. Tom CruiseHis family moved around a lot when he was young, but during his stay in Louisville he earned extra money as a newspaper carrier.
20. Ed McMahon I knew early on that his voice would be valuable. In his teens, he worked as a carnival barker and bingo caller, then worked as a pitchman for a vegetable slicer on the Atlantic City boardwalk while finishing college.
21. Bill Murray Although he never worked as a vegetable keeper, he had an interesting job selling chestnuts outside a grocery store.
22. Brad Pitt He tried to start a career as an actor and did all sorts of things to earn money. That includes when he dressed up as a giant chicken to promote his El Pollo Loco restaurant.
twenty three. when christopher walken As a child, he participated in the circus. He took on unpaid work for small acts and even briefly tamed a lion, which he later claimed was very old and “really resembled a dog.”
This article was originally published in 2009.
