These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Blake Lively

It seems insane now, but Blake only got into acting because her mom and dad thought she'd be good at it. They were right. While attending Burbank High School though, she left some extra time in her schedule for friends, homework, and the cheer team. She did it all between filming her first big film, Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.

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The More You Know

  • Jaleel White was the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in multiple old animated series.
  • Kanye West used to work at the Gap.
  • Before becoming a movie star, Harrison Ford was a master carpenter – a craft he still does as a hobby.
  • 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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