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Before becoming a successful actor, Pratt worked as a waiter in an American seafood restaurant chain called Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Like Pratt, the comedian is also a seafood restaurant veteran. He used to work at Red Lobster.
The famous actress is proud of her time as a waitress. “I’m a worker, I was a good waitress, because if you ask me to do a job, I’ll do it, no matter what it is,” she said.
Like Chris Rock, the rapper also worked at Red Lobster, though she was eventually fired. “I like dealing with people, but I don't really like a lot of bulls-t, so maybe customer service wasn't the best job for me,” she admitted.
Can you believe Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Coolidge worked together at a restaurant?
The actress worked at a fast food chain called Hot Dog on a Stick.
The 'Mad Men' actor's first job was at a Greek restaurant. He recalls the experience having had a positive impact on him. In his own words: "I learned how to be nice to people and to ask for help when I need. I learned to love work and find meaning in it. To this day, I like going to work, clocking in and clocking out, the satisfaction of a job well done."
Fox worked as an waitress when she first moved to LA, but soon after she was spotted by a model scout.
The actress worked as a singing waitress at a Catskill Mountain resort in the state of New York.
Madonna famously worked at a Dunkin’ Donuts in New York City (from which she was fired), among other waiting jobs.
The comedic actress used to serve ice cream. "Now that was a fun job because the real task of the job was to steal small samples of the ice cream without people noticing,” McKinnon confessed.
The singer and actress used to work at a Burger King. “I used to sing at the drive-thru window. That was my microphone,” Hudson said.
The actress got a job at Wendy’s when she was 15. She managed to pay for her own Quinceañera (the 15th birthday party many Latin American girls celebrate).
The actress used to work at California Pizza Kitchen. "I ate free every time I worked. The servers weirdly got a discount, but they would give the host/hostess a free meal every time they worked," she explained.
“I make a mean McFlurry,” said the singer-songwriter, who worked at McDonald's.
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“She was actually the hostess and I was the cocktail waitress. She ended up getting my shifts because I had such bad attendance,” revealed Coolidge.
Waiting tables was not for this star. “My mother made me get a job at like, Wienerschnitzel, just to kind of help [make] ends meet. I ended up getting fired because I was playing on the intercom system at the drive-thru telling jokes.”
The actress worked as a waitress in the cafeteria at Universal Studios in Hollywood. She later managed to get into 'Saturday Night Live.'
Remember when Rachel from 'Friends' got a job as a waitress? It turns out the actress herself had some work experience already, though, just like Rachel, it was not her calling.
The singer recalls the time when she first moved to New York City. “I lived like on a mattress on the floor, and I was writing my songs and being a horrible waitress.”
Many of us have waited tables. It's a job like any other, and a legitimate way to make ends meet. The stereotype is often portrayed in movies; the budding actor or musician, waiting tables while trying to make it in showbiz. To be fair, there is a hint of truth to this narrative, and the famous faces in this gallery are living proof of that.
Many celebrities have worked as waiters and waitresses before they became famous. Click through this gallery and find out who worked where.
Celebs who worked as waiters and waitresses
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Many of us have waited tables. It's a job like any other, and a legitimate way to make ends meet. The stereotype is often portrayed in movies; the budding actor or musician, waiting tables while trying to make it in showbiz. To be fair, there is a hint of truth to this narrative, and the famous faces in this gallery are living proof of that.
Many celebrities have worked as waiters and waitresses before they became famous. Click through this gallery and find out who worked where.