Very few celebrities are born with a golden key to their chosen industry. There are some exceptions to that statement, but most celebrities got their starts like most of us ordinary people did or still are trying to do. Here is a look at the first jobs that these accomplished celebrities use to clock in at:

Warren Beaty- The elder playboy use to be a ‘rat catcher’.

Jack Nicholson- Jack was discovered working in the ‘mailroom’ at MGM.

Brad Pitt- Mr. Jolie use to ‘wear a chicken suit and hand out fliers’ in front of El Pollo Loco (a mexican chain in California).

Nathan Lane- Nate use to be a ’singing telegram delivery boy’.

Robin Williams- Whacko was once a street mime (what a stretch).

Demi Moore- The tough actress was a ‘debt collector’.

Ellen Degeneres- Shucked oysters’ and ’sold clothes’ for retail chain Merry Go Round.

Garth Brooks- GB was a ‘boot seller’ in Nashville.

Jerry Seinfeld- He ’sold light bulbs’ over the phone.

Walt Disney- Walt ‘drove an ambulance’ during World War I in France.

Elvis Presley- The king ‘drove trucks’ after high school and wanted to be an ‘electrician’.

Lucy Lui- The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Lui began working in a ‘pajama factory’ at the age of 11.

Mariah Carey- This diva ’swept the floors’ of a hairdresser….for one day.

Rush Limbaugh- Rush ’shined shoes’ before landing his radio gig.

Danny Devito- Fat Dan use to be a ‘hairdresser’ at his sister’s saloon.

Sharon Stone- Before her instinct to spread her legs she use to ’supersize at McDonalds’.

Jason Lee- The star of My Name is Earl use to ‘wrap burritos at Taco Bell’.

Madonna- The material Brit use to ’sell donuts at Dunkin’ Donuts’.

Stephen King- SK was inspired to write Carrie while ‘cleaning high school girl’s locker room’.