Celebrities That Served In the Military Before Making It Big

Benny Hill

Benny Hilly made his fame on the aptly named “The Benny Hill Show”, but he actually was an electrical and mechanical engineer in the British Army before he was a household name. Hill was even fighting at Normandy during World War II. He reportedly did not like his time in the service and has spoken out against the experience, but it did expose him to performing.