10 Celebs' Pre-Fame Career Plans

Danny DeVito ... hairdresser?

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 26, 2014 7:15 AM CST

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10 Celebs' Pre-Fame Career Plans — This film image released by Sony Pictures shows Jennifer Lawrence in a scene from "American Hustle." (AP Photo/Sony - Columbia Pictures, Francois Duhamel)

Not all celebrities wanted to be celebrities when they grew up. The Huffington Post rounds up the career plans 19 actors had before they got discovered. A sampling:

Jennifer Lawrence: Wanted to be a doctor.
Steve Buscemi: Actually was a firefighter in New York City.
Queen Latifah: Studied to be a broadcast journalist.
Harrison Ford: Worked as a carpenter.
George Clooney: Tried to become a baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds, but didn't make the team.
Christopher Walken: Used to be a lion tamer with the circus.
Angelina Jolie: Wanted to be a funeral director, and got a certificate to do so.
Danny DeVito: Was once a hairdresser.
Matthew McConaughey: Wanted to be a lawyer.
Will Ferrell: Studied sportscasting at USC.

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