These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Sandra Bullock

Before she was the cool spy in Miss Congeniality, the actress was actually a cheerleader at Washington-Lee High School in her hometown of Arlington, Virginia. Before graduating in 1982, she participated in the sport as well as many of the school's theater productions. She had her eye on the prize!

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  • Actor Joaquin Phoenix was born in a cult, which might help explain why his siblings were named River, Rain, Liberty, and Summer. Their parents were members of Children of God group, which was founded in the 1960s.
  • Before becoming a movie star, Harrison Ford was a master carpenter – a craft he still does as a hobby.
  • Chuck Norris’s first name is actually Carlos.
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