These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Cynthia Bailey

Before she left town at 18 for a career in NYC, this actress was performing on a football field. The reality TV star and actress cheered for the home team at Deshler High School in her home state of Alabama. The rest is history for this starlet. 

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The More You Know

  • In 1978, Tim Allen was arrested for possession of 1.4 pounds of cocaine and was sentenced to three to seven years in jail. He was let out on parole after two years and four months.
  • At 10 years old and while still in elementary school, Warren Buffett started having lunch meetings with a New York Stock Exchange member. He bought his first stock at age 11. Today, he’s worth $80 billion.
  • Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was also the voice of Shredder from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon.
  • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has his own motivational alarm clock app, which fans can download. It has no snooze button.
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