You'll Never Believe How These Legendary Actors Got Discovered

The Campus Hero

Streep didn't care much about acting until she auditioned for the intermural play Miss Julie at Vassar College in 1969. She was highly celebrated for her role, she even outshined all of the theater students that joined the production for extra studies. The drama professor that put the play on stated: “I don’t think anyone ever taught Meryl acting, she really taught herself.”

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The More You Know

  • Channing Tatum played a bartender in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" music video. He made $400 for the role.
  • Soon after moving to New York City, Madonna worked at a Dunkin' Donuts. She was fired after one week for messing with the jelly machine.
  • Before he was a star, Harrison Ford was a carpenter. He landed the role of Han Solo in the original Star Wars film. “I was quite surprised when I was offered the part,” Ford later said.
  • Jack Black is the son of rocket scientists.
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