Ever wonder what some of your favorite stars did before they made it to the big time?  Check out some of these celebs former occupations:

Russell Simmons – Worked at Orange Julius
Carmen Elektra – Danced at a theme park in Ohio
Paula Abdul – Laker Girl
Kanye West – Worked at the Gap
Vin Diesel – Bouncer (go figure..)
Whoopi Goldberg – Bricklayer
Queen Latifah – Worked at Burger King

That explains a whole hell of a lot about Kanye.

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