These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Who's got spirit? Well, once upon a time, these stars did! These celebrities always had a knack for putting on a show and got started with cheerleading. Whether they were the cheer captain or just yelling up to the bleachers, these are the most famous faces to shake some pom-poms.

Cameron Diaz

Before she was a movie star, Cameron was a teenager just like everyone else. In her teen years, the blondie was a peppy cheerleader attending Long Beach Polytechnic High School. She wore green and yellow to represent the school colors, but later on, those facial expressions came in handy for a myriad of auditions. 

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The More You Know

  • Tyra Banks suffers from delphiniphobia (aka a fear of dolphins).
  • Lady Gaga wrote “Just Dance” and “Born This Way” in just 10 minutes.
  • Brad Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie Thelma & Louise.
  • Jonah Hill had to go to the hospital for bronchitis while filming Wolf of Wall Street. For seven months, he was snorting vitamin D (almost) daily, pretending it was cocaine.
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