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Celebrities Who Used to Do WHAT?!

  • Channing Tatum used to work as a stripper. And then he made a movie about it.
  • Connie Britton taught aerobics while she auditioned for roles in NYC.
  • James Wolk once worked as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah emcee.
  • Amy Adams used to be a Hooters girl!
  • Jake Johnson said he used to sell burritos out of a van.
  • Patrick Dempsey used to be a professional juggler — check out this video.
  • Hugh Jackman used to dress up as a clown for birthday parties.
  • Jon Hamm once was a set dresser for pornographic films. Oh, and he also taught high school drama.
  • And last, but not least, Whoopi Goldberg used to be a mortuary beautician, meaning she'd put makeup on the deceased.
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