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Not all celebrities are born into their rich and famous lives, and in fact many have started their careers by doing odd jobs that would surprise you. Many have had unglamorous first jobs that look a lot like the ones many of us had.

Flipping burgers has almost become a rite of passage into the workforce, and many of the celebrities who have worked at McDonald’s have said their experience helped shape them into who they later became—while a few others were notoriously horrible behind the counter.

Click through to see the surprising stars who paid their dues under the golden arches of McDonald's.

▲Can you imagine Luke Skywalker taking your order? The actor tweeted: "If you don't count paperboy, the time I was hired to play Santa's helper in a department store or the countless backyard puppet/magic/ventriloquist shows I did... My 1st real job WAS at McDonald's in Annandale Virginia when I was 16.”

▲The actor wrote about his time at McDonald's, working to support his burgeoning acting career, in the Washington Post. "All I know is that when I needed McDonald's, McDonald's was there for me. When no one else was," he said.

▲The singer actually got fired from McDonald's three separate times! "I was only good at eating the chicken nuggets, he admitted on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers'. Ironically, he later helped write the company's jingle.

▲The singer told Food & Wine that it was important to her family that she make her own money, so she got a job at the McDonald's drive-through. "I had a Janet Jackson microphone—I had power," she said.

▲Between attending high school and singing in bars at night, the Canadian star also worked at McDonald's, she revealed to Us Weekly.

▲The soulful singer started working at McDonald's in her early teens, and later starred in a commercial for the restaurant, where she said the line: "The action, the fun, the people, the sense of accomplishment—it truly was my first big break!"

▲It's hard to imagine now, but the richest person in the world worked at McDonald's. In an interview for 'Golden Opportunity: Remarkable Careers That Began at McDonald's', he said he favored the Saturday morning shift because he would "get a big bowl and crack 300 eggs in it."

▲The actress told the author of 'Golden Opportunity: Remarkable Careers That Began at McDonald's' that she really enjoyed her time with the company and that it offered "lots of camaraderie and teamwork."

▲The singer said working at McDonald's was the worst job he'd ever had, and admitted to The Guardian, "I stayed two weeks, until I got my first paycheck, then I was outta there."

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The actress told The New York Times she's not really sure why they kept her on at McDonald's for three years: "I am something of a daydreamer and a dawdler, so they would only let me be the 'friendly voice' that greeted you when you entered the restaurant."

▲The late-night host started his career at McDonald's, where he reportedly learned important life lessons about hard work.

▲Before she even landed her first modeling gig, Stone reportedly worked part-time as a counter girl at McDonald's.

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Before striking fame as the lead singer of Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst reportedly worked at a McDonald's in Florida.

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While T-Pain didn't technically work at McDonald's, he told Today that Akon had called him on the day he had gone to apply, the same day he almost gave up on his music career.

▲The actor, writer, and reality star was still in high school when he became the manager of a McDonald's, according to New York Magazine. He began working there to help support his nine siblings.

▲The Olympic runner first practiced his speed at the fast-food chain, then later starred in an advertisement for the company where he said that working at McDonald's was his "first race against the clock."

▲The playwright and actor wrote on Twitter, "My first job was working the cash register and deliveries for McDonald's," which is where he found inspiration for his song ‘Delivery.’

▲The comedian and actor reportedly got his start cleaning the lobby at McDonald's.

▲The former co-host of 'The View' shared on Twitter: "Being a fry girl for McDonald's started me on my professional path! It taught me responsibility."

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Long before he became the star of 'Judge Mathis,' he worked at a McDonald's in Michigan during college. According to his website, he was leading voter registration campaigns on campus by day, and working as a swing manager at the fast-food franchise by night.

▲The actor had a scary experience while working at McDonald's. He told Metro that someone pulled a gun on him while he was working the register one night.

▲"My first job was McDonald’s—terrible!" the country singer told Us Weekly.

▲The NASCAR driver reportedly first became acquainted with speed in the fast-food industry.

▲The former MLB player spent some time working part-time at the golden arches while he was still playing in the minor leagues, according to the Chuck Edwards Group.

▲After dropping out of school, the Olympic runner worked at McDonald's while finding time to train at night, The New York Times reports.

▲The former Olympic swimmer and radio personality reportedly credits her time at McDonald's with helping her learn how to work as a team.

▲According to Texas Monthly, the alt-rock musician used his job at McDonald's to pass out recordings of his music. He would reportedly say, "Hi, how are you? I'm Daniel Johnston, and I'm gonna be famous."

▲The winner of the 1990 Miss America pageant was determined from a young age. "When I reached 'real' working age, I marched right down to McDonald's and got a job serving burgers (do you want fries with that!)," she wrote on her website.

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Before becoming an astronaut who famously lived onboard the International Space Station, Leroy Chiao worked at McDonald's, an experience that he claimed has translated into almost anything he's done.