Danny DeVito
Like so many of us, in high school, actor Danny DeVito didn’t know what he wanted to be when he grows up. He experimented with acting in high school, but it was nothing more than a hobby at the time, and he never considered making a career out of it. Thus, he did what so many of us do after high school: worked at random, temporary jobs, exploring his options until he found his right career path.
The job that eventually drove him to a career in acting (a very successful career, we might add), was a hairdresser. When Devito was out of ideas, his sister said they could use some help at her hair salon, and suggested he’d join the team. After spending eighteen months working as a hairdresser, young DeVito decided to take it to the next level, and applied to a makeup class at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.