It may be hard to think of some of today’s biggest stars working 9-5 jobs<\/a> like us mere mortals, but they, too, had to find ways to make money before they found fame.<\/p>\n While some chose to work in food services for flexible hours, others found a unique way to earn enough cash to pay their bills.<\/p>\n Jon Hamm<\/a> will probably never forget his job as a set dresser for soft-core pornography movies, just like Eva Longoria<\/a> will always remember how to dress the perfect burger.<\/p>\n See below for more celebrities who had surprising day jobs before they found fame.<\/p>\n 1<\/span>\/7<\/span><\/p>\n photo of taylor swift singing holding guitar eras tour<\/p>\n Taylor Swift is a global superstar<\/p>\n Before Taylor Swift earned billionaire status<\/a> and became one of the most successful artists in the world, she had a humbling job working on her family’s Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n “We all had jobs,” she told Esquire <\/span>in 2014. “Mine was picking the praying-mantis pods off of the trees, [and] collecting them so that the bugs wouldn’t hatch inside people’s houses\u2026 The only reason that was my job was because I was too little to help lift trees.”<\/p>\n 2<\/span>\/7<\/span><\/p>\n Margot Robbie attends the Chanel Womenswear Fall\/Winter 2026-2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on March 09, 2026 in Paris, France.<\/p>\n Margot Robbie is an Oscar-nominated actress<\/p>\n Margot Robbie used to work at fast-food chain Subway, and she was “really good” at making sandwiches. “I think I was really good at it though, because I, you know, would really spread everything out to the edges evenly \u2014 the right amount of everything,” she told First We Feast<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, you won’t find Margot indulging in a foot-long today. “I actually don’t go that often anymore, because I watch them make it badly \u2013 and I’m upset,” she told Delish<\/a>.<\/p>\n 3<\/span>\/7<\/span><\/p>\n Eva’s chic waves framed her face<\/p>\n Eva Longoria rose to fame on Desperate Housewives<\/p>\n Eva Longoria has six years of experience in the fast-food industry, having worked at Wendy’s before she became famous, and the lessons she learned have stuck with her today. “What we learned at Wendy’s was mayonnaise goes on the bun first, to seal the bun, so the bun stays nice,” she said on the Rachael Ray Show.<\/a> “Then you put the ketchup. And [then] mustard goes on the meat, because it brings out the flavor of meat.”<\/p>\n 4<\/span>\/7<\/span><\/p>\nYou may also like<\/h3>\n
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Taylor Swift \u2013 praying mantis picker<\/h2>\n
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