13 Super Lame Jobs Famous People Did Before They Made It

Victoria Beckham did WHAT?!

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Believe it or not, our favourite celebs didn't hit the big time out of the blue - most of them had to struggle with some pretty unglamorous jobs, including burger flipping, toilet cleaning and, if you were Victoria Beckham, dressing up as a sperm on roller skates on National television.

And you thought your life was bad.

Even the biggest A-listers lived average lives once, and this list proves it.

13 Super Lame Jobs Famous People Did Before They Made It

Victoria Beckham did WHAT?!
1 of 13Warner Bros via Comedy Central UKJennifer Aniston - Waitress. Jennifer Aniston has a lot more experience in waitressing than Rachel Green, having waitressed for over two years. She also worked in telemarketing, saying "I moved to L.A. and was telemarketing next to a Taco Bell." Poor Jen.
2 of 13funny.coKurt Cobain - Janitor. When thinking back to his days as a janitor, Cobain remembers two men he used to work with who would clean the toilet bowls with their bare hands before eating lunch WITHOUT WASHING THEM. Pure grunge.
3 of 13TumblrDavid Bowie - Butcher's Boy. At the age of 13, Bowie got this job to pay for saxophone lessons with sax player Ronnie Ross, who years later played a sax solo on 'Walk On The Wild Side', which was produced by Bowie.
4 of 13purewow.comBrad Pitt - Dressed as a chicken for El Pollo Loco. He had a number of jobs as a youngster, including delivering refrigerators and driving exotic dancers around in limos but dressing as a chicken for a Mexican food chain has to be the best.
5 of 13inquisitor.comKanye West - Retail assistant in GAP. Kanye even references his past job in 'The College Dropout' album - "Let's go back, back to the GAP. Look at my check. wasn't no scratch. So if I stole, wasn't my fault. Yeah I stole, never got caught."
6 of 13star-fights.comMadonna - retail assistant in Dunkin' Donuts. Madonna worked in Dunkin' Donuts in New York's Times Square but was apparently fired when she squirted jam all over a customer.
7 of 13i.ytimg.comMatt LeBlanc - Carpenter. Matt LeBlanc used to be a carpenter and when he auditioned for the part of Joey, he had a measly $11 to his name. He later starred in both Heinz ketchup and Coca Cola adverts.
8 of 13WordpressVictoria Beckham - Sperm. Yeah you read that right. Before kicking off her career in the Spice Girls, Mrs Beckham played a sperm on roller-skates for a BBC sex-education show.
9 of 13weheartit.comJohnny Depp - Pen Salesman. Before becoming a Hollywood star, Johnny Depp cold-called people and tried to sell them pens. He admits he wasn't very good.
10 of 13Hugh Jackman/Twitter via Daily Mail Hugh Jackman - Clown. Yep, Wolverine used to perform as a below-average clown. Not gonna lie, he looks kinda creepy.
11 of 13farnazfever.comRachel McAdams - Burger Flipper in McDonald's. Yep, the 'Notebook' star worked in McDonald's for three whole years! McAdams has no idea why they kept her on for so long as, according to her, she was "something of a daydreamer and dawdler".
12 of 13bossip.comJennifer Hudson - Burger flipper in Burger King. Yep, it seems that starting off in fast-food restaurants is popular amongst A-listers.
13 of 13purpleclover.comWhoopi Goldberg - Funeral Home Makeup Artist. Yup, Whoopi did the hair and makeup on dead people. Bet she's glad she got her big break.

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1 of 11Rex featuresVanessa Hudgens landed in hot water after carving her and her boyfriend's name into an ancient red rock formation in Arizona and is currently facing a possible jail sentence. Bad Hudgens.
2 of 11Rex featuresIt might not surprise you to hear that Chris Brown has been in trouble on more than one occasion. In 2013, he was arrested twice for assault, once for hit-and-run and once for fudging his community-service hour records. Get a grip, Chris.
3 of 11Rex featuresAn unexpected one, this. Cheeky Reese Witherspoon was cuffed for refusing to obey an officer who was arresting her husband, and responded with "Do you know who I am?" Eventually, she had to pay a $213 dollar fine. Probably not much to her.
4 of 11Rex featuresA not so unexpected one. Amanda Bynes went truly off the rails a few years back and regularly tweeted out erratic comments for her millions of fans. In 2013, she was accused of reckless endangerment, drug possession and evidence tampering.
5 of 11Rex featuresKanye West has had a few conflicts when it comes to the paparazzi and in 2013 he punched a photographer and tried to take his camera. Later, he was charged with criminal battery and attempted grand theft. Jeez, calm down Yeezy.
6 of 11Rex featuresJustin Bieber drives teens wild and his driving is no different. Bieber has been accused of battery, speeding and running a stop sign. As well as this, he got into trouble when he egged his neighbour's house after an altercation. Grow up, mate.
7 of 11Rex featuresEmma Roberts was arrested after police were called to a hotel room and found her boyfriend Evan Peters with a bloody nose and possible bite mark. He didn't press charges and remarkably, they're still together. Healthy.
8 of 11Getty ImagesWell this is embarrassing. Actor Jason London, best known for his role in Dazed and Confused was arrested after kicking off when a bouncer asked him to apologise for sneezing on him. In the police car, he intentionally soiled himself. Gross.
9 of 11Ryan Seacrest Productions via pinterestWith jails too full, Khloe Kardashian served a mere 3 hours of her 30-day sentence for DUI. Being the proud sister that she is, Kim had Khloe's mugshot framed and put it on display in her home. Awww.
10 of 11Rex featuresIn 2014, Shia LaBeouf was charged with disorderly conduct and harrasment after he made a scene during a broadway production of Cabaret. If you hated it that much Shia, you could have just walked out quietly during the interval.
11 of 11Rex featuresOne of the most famous celebrity arrests was the 1995 one of Hugh Grant, when he was charged with indecent conduct with a prostitute in a public place. It doesn't seem to have tainted his career much but how can we ever forget this event.

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