Chapter 1
Servicing the stars before stardom
Chapter 2
The wild, weird, and slightly spooky
Chapter 3
Classrooms, offices, and unexpected expertise
Chapter 4
Global hustles and international starts
YOUR GOAL
Master of The weird and wonderful first jobs of global superstars
Ch 2 · The wild, weird, and slightly spooky
schopenhauer Taylor Swift's Pre-Fame Job
Picking mantis pods off the Christmas trees before they hatch in your warm living room
schopenhauer Christopher Walken worked as a teenage lion tamer in a touring circus.
schopenhauer Danny DeVito worked as a hairdresser in his sister's salon, occasionally styling the deceased.
BETA
schopenhauer Match celebrities to their spooky early hustles to discover what they did before finding fame.
Fun Fact
Whoopi's spooky test: To cure Whoopi Goldberg of her fear of the dead, her funeral home boss hid in a drawer and jumped out to scare her on her first day.
Glossary
morgue (noun)
A place where dead bodies are kept to be identified or examined before burial or cremation. Before her acting career, Whoopi Goldberg worked in a morgue applying makeup to the deceased for funerals.
A place where dead bodies are kept to be identified or examined before burial or cremation. Before her acting career, Whoopi Goldberg worked in a morgue applying makeup to the deceased for funerals.
Quiz
What was the name of the gentle, aging lioness Christopher Walken worked with in the circus?
Quiz
What professional license did Whoopi Goldberg hold before working in a funeral home?
Quiz
Where did Danny DeVito train to become a hairdresser before styling hair for the deceased?
Quiz
How much did Sylvester Stallone earn per hour cleaning lion cages at the Central Park Zoo?
Quiz
Which prestigious group of awards does Whoopi Goldberg belong to, having won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony?
Quiz
How old was Christopher Walken when he spent a summer working as a lion tamer?