Here Are Hollywood Celebrities Who Ended Up Becoming Well Known Unintentionally

Making it big as a celebrity is not easy at all. With thousands of people competing for the same role and trying to grab the same opportunities, it might as well take years for one to flourish. But here is a list of celebrities who made it with almost no experience.  

Johnny Depp

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John Christopher Depp II, an American actor, producer, and musician he is regarded as one of the biggest stars in the world. Johnny Depp initially wanted to become a rock musician. Depp revealed that he went on to pursue acting when his then-wife, Lori Allison introduced him to actor Nicolas Cage who in turn introduced him to an agent who sent him on an audition and he got it. Depp’s first movie role was as a character named ‘Glen Lantz’ in a horror film ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)’. It was after his band broke up that he took up acting as a full-time career.

Rosario Dawson

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Rosario Isabel Dawson, an American actress, singer, producer, also a comic book writer and political activist, actually started her career on the children’s show, Sesame Street with a brief appearance. She was discovered by Filmmaker Larry Clark and screenwriter Harmony Korine on her front porch step at the age of fifteen. Korine found her ideal for the part he had written for controversial film ‘Kids’ (1995).

Sarah Michelle Gellar

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Sarah Michelle Gellar, an American actress, producer and entrepreneur is another celebrity that adds to the list. Sarah was spotted by an agent in a restaurant at the age of four in Upper Manhattan, New York City. She made her acting debut in about two week for a part in made for TV movie - An Invasion of Privacy (1983). Gellar appeared in several TV series and also many commercials.

Nick Jonas

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Nicholas Jerry Jonas, an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer, started acting in theater when he was seven years old. Jonas’s career started when he was with his mother in a salon where his mother was getting a haircut. In the salon someone overheard the six year old Nick singing and referred him to a professional show business manager. He then began performing in the Broadway at the age of seven and later got himself a recording gig.

Jason Statham

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Jason Statham, an English on-screen character, film maker and furthermore a previous model, was spotted by a Sports Promotions organization for sports modelling when he was training at London's Crystal Palace National Sports Center. He was signed for many modelling contracts by different clothing brands but was still forced to work as a fake jewellery and perfume seller in London streets until he got noticed by an agent who introduced him to British director Guy Ritchie. Ritchie cast him in his film ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ as Statham could bring the exact character which he was looking for the film.