These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Dakota Fanning

Dakota was unlike many on this list due to the fact she started cheering years after she was an established actress. By this time she had already been a part of shows like ER, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Practice, Spin City, Ally McBeal, and more. Campbell Hall School had her on their varsity cheer team. Go Vikings!

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The More You Know

  • A far cry from her upper-class role on Gossip Girl, Leighton Meester was born in prison; her mother was serving time for smuggling drugs.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's mom was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum in Italy when Leo first kicked. That's why he's named Leonardo.
  • Miley Cyrus first tried out for Hannah Montana at the age of 11. She was denied due to her age.
  • Shakira was banned from her school’s choir, and her classmates said she sounded like a goat.
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