Hollywood is filled with plenty of rags to riches stories. Jim Carey worked as a janitor, Demi Moore was a debt collector, Brad Pitt used to wear a chicken suit while handing out fliers and Sharon Stone worked (works?) at a McDonald’s.
But some actors’ beginnings can be attributed to not hard work, but sheer chance or accident. Such as…
#7.
Mel Gibson
Even though he’s turned into a walking punchline the last few years, there’s no denying Mel Gibson will go down as one of the biggest stars in Hollywood history. His movies have made two billion dollars in the US alone and he’s got two Oscars to go with it.
But Gibson’s accidental stumble into stardom started in New York, where he was born (not Australia, as it turns out). Gibson’s father, Hutton, filed a lawsuit against the city and won. After collecting his money, he moved his family to Australia. It was in this dingo-infested continent that a young Mel started to dabble in acting, and would get his big break due to a ridiculous, drunken stroke of luck.
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