You'll Never Believe How These Legendary Actors Got Discovered

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Wiig moved to Los Angeles a few years after she graduated, and she became a member of The Groundlings improv group. After slogging through the shady end of Hollywood, Wiig was given her big break in 2006 when she was cast as a stage actress on Saturday Night Live. 

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The More You Know

  • Growing up, Katy Perry wasn't allowed to eat Lucky Charms cereal because luck was "linked to the devil." Her family also called deviled eggs "angeled eggs."
  • Jennifer Aniston was known as the class clown in high school.
  • Miley Cyrus first tried out for Hannah Montana at the age of 11. She was denied due to her age.
  • Robert Downey Jr. claims that Burger King saved his life from his drug addiction.
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