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Chris Pratt
- Before becoming a successful actor, Pratt worked as a waiter in an American seafood restaurant chain called Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
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Julianne Moore
- 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.
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Jennifer Aniston
- 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.
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Russell Crowe - The actor worked at a diner in Sydney, Australia when he was younger.
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Eva Mendes
- The actress worked at a fast food chain called Hot Dog on a Stick.
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Chris Rock
- Like Pratt, the comedian is also a seafood restaurant veteran. He used to work at Red Lobster.
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Nicki Minaj
- 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.
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Sandra Bullock
- Can you believe Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Coolidge worked together at a restaurant?
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Jennifer Coolidge
- “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.
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Mariah Carey - 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.”
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Lady Gaga - Gaga worked as a waitress at a diner on the Upper West Side in New York City. She actually managed to save enough money to buy a Gucci bag! "I was so excited because all the girls at Sacred Heart always had their fancy purses, and I always had whatever," she shared.
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Jon Hamm
- 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."
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Renée Zellweger - The A-list actress worked as a waitress at Sugar’s Go-Go lap dancing club in Austin, Texas.
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Madonna
- Madonna famously worked at a Dunkin’ Donuts in New York City (from which she was fired), among other waiting jobs.
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Jennifer Hudson
- 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.
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Megan Fox
- Fox worked as an waitress when she first moved to LA, but soon after she was spotted by a model scout.
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Eva Longoria
- 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).
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Kathy Bates
- The actress worked as a singing waitress at a Catskill Mountain resort in the state of New York.
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Amanda Seyfried - The actress worked as a waitress at a retirement community when she was 17.
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Marisa Tomei - The actress used to wait tables at a Tony Roma's restaurant.
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Kate McKinnon
- 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.
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Sarah Silverman - The comedian used to work as a cocktail waitress at a restaurant called La Cantina.
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Nick Cannon
- 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.”
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Kristen Wiig
- The actress worked as a waitress in the cafeteria at Universal Studios in Hollywood. She later managed to get into 'Saturday Night Live.'
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Busy Philipps
- 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.
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Jenna Fischer - 'The Office' star used to take orders at seafood restaurant Long John Silver’s.
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Andy Grammer
- “I make a mean McFlurry,” said the singer-songwriter, who worked at McDonald's. Sources: (Us Weekly) (The Cinemaholic) (Insider) (SheKnows)
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Celebs who worked as waiters and waitresses
Today is Waiters Day
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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.
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