YOU
YOU MIGHT
YOU MIGHT SEE THE HASHTAG TRENDING ON A LOT OF SOCIAL
FEEDS ON MONDAY.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
INTERESTING TO SHARE STORIES
FROM OUR FAVORITE CELEBRITIES
AND THAT THEY DIDN'T START OFF
AS A SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE THAT WE
KNOW THEM AS TODAY.
SO BUSINESS INSIDER RECENTLY
PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF THE RICH
AND FAMOUS WHO WERE ONCE A
LITTLE DOWN ON THEIR LUCK OR
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS. >> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> I WOULD LIKE TO START THIS
OUT BY SAYING EVERYBODY'S STORY
IS RELATIVE.
IS RELATIVE. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO MAKE LIGHT
OF HOMELESSNESS, OBVIOUSLY AND
ANY OF THE THINGS THAT PLAGUE
OUR SOCIETY TODAY, HOWEVER,
PEOPLE'S OWN STRUGGLES ARE VERY
VALIDATED FOR NO MATTER WHAT IT
IS, RIGHT?
IS, RIGHT? >> I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO ANY SORT
OF -- THIS IS GOING TO OFFER
YOU INSPIRATION.
YOU INSPIRATION. >> THE FIRST ONE IS JIM CARREY.
HE ONCE LIVED OUT OF HIS VW
CAMPER VAN AND IN A TENT ON HIS
SISTER'S FRONT LAWN.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> HE SAID IT WAS DURING THE
TOUGH FINANCIAL TIMES GROWING
UP THAT HOW HE DEVELOPED HIS
GLORIOUS SENSE OF HUMOR.
>> FIRST OF ALL, ANN, WHAT AN
AMAZINGLY NICE SISTER TO LET
HIM BE ON HER LAWN BUT THEN WHY
DIDN'T SHE ASK HIM IN THE
HOUSE?
HOUSE?
HOUSE? >>
HOUSE? >> THIS IS A VERY GOOD POINT.
MAYBE THEY WERE IN AN ARGUMENT.
SHE WAS LIKE YOU'RE OUT ON THE
LAWN.
LAWN.
LAWN. MAYBE HE EMBARRASSED HER.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
BUT, HEY, SHE TOOK THAT
OPPORTUNITY AND JUST SAID, I'M
GOING TO FIND A WAY TO MOVE ON
UP AND OUT OF THIS TENT.
AND BOY DID HE EVER.
>> I BET SHE LET HIM USE THE
FACILITIES.
FACILITIES. >> I BET YOU SHE DID.
>> SHOWER, BATHROOM.
WE WILL DIG INTO THAT FURTHER.
>> WE WILL DIG INTO THAT.
>> THIS IS AN INTERESTING ONE,
KELLY CLARKSON ALSO SLEPT IN
HER CAR.
HER CAR.
HER CAR. >> I LOVE KELLY.
>> BEFORE AUDITIONING FOR
"AMERICAN IDOL."
"AMERICAN IDOL." SHE STRUGGLED TO FIND WORK IN
L.A.
L.A.
L.A. EARLY ON.
EARLY ON.
EARLY ON. SHE HAD TO RESORT TO LIVING IN
HER CAR AFTER HER APARTMENT WAS
DAMAGED IN A FIRE.
BUT THEN OBVIOUSLY SHE GOT
"AMERICAN IDOL," CLEARLY THINGS
WERE LOOKING UP FOR HER.
>> LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL.
>> LISTEN TO ONE OF HER MOST
ICONIC STRONGS.
ICONIC STRONGS. MAKES HER STRONGER.
>> MAKES HER STRONGER.
YES.
YES.
YES. REMEMBER THE MOVIE FROM JUSTIN
KELLY?
KELLY?
KELLY? >>
KELLY? >> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. >> THAT WAS -- WASN'T THAT
NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR?
>> I THINK IT WON BEST PICTURE
THAT YEAR.
THAT YEAR. >> I LOVE WHEN SHE WON BECAUSE
I ALWAYS REMEMBER WHEN SHE WAS
SINGING THE SONG AT THE END,
THAT THEY HAD TO RECORD --
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> NOT THIS MOMENT.
A MOMENT LIKE THIS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> AND SHE GOT SO EXCITED, SHE
GOES, WHOO.
GOES, WHOO. SORRY ABOUT THAT, CONTROL ROOM.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> SHE COULDN'T HOLD IT IN.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> QUICK SIDEBAR, HOLD UP,
DANIELLE, DON'T GET MAD, I DID
LISTEN TO ON HITS ONE ON
SATELLITE RADIO, T SWIFT.
SHE WON ME OVER TALKING ABOUT
HER MUSIC AND I'M DOWNLOADING
THAT ALBUM TODAY, GANG.
SHE SINGS SO HEARTFELT, SHE WAS
THANKING THEM FOR INTERVIEWING
THEM ON HER WHOLE JOURNEY.
THEY HAVE BEEN FRIENDS OF HER.
YOU NEED TO GIVE HER SOME
LEEWAY.
LEEWAY.
LEEWAY. >> IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T LIKE
TAYLOR SWIFT, SHE IS FINE.
I'M JUST NOT A SWIFTIE AND I
THINK SOMETIMES HER MUSIC
SOUNDS ALL THE SAME.
>> WELL, WE ARE GOING TO FIND
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. YOU'RE GOING TO COME OVER, I
WILL RUB YOUR FEET AND WE ARE
GOING TO LISTEN TO HER MUSIC
AND --
AND --
AND -- >>
AND -- >> I AM AT THE DOOR.
LET'S GO INTO THE NEXT ONE,
DANIEL CRAIG, AKA JAMES BOND
WENT TO SLEEP ON A PARK BENCH,
MANY PARK BENCHES IN LONDON.
CRAIG SAYS HE OFFEND PLAYED THE
ROLE OF WAITER IN VARIOUS U.K.
RESTAURANTS LIKE WE ALL DID.
YES, EVERYBODY SHOULD BE IN
SERVICE AT SOME POINT.
AND ON OCCASION HE LAID HIS
HEAD, OBVIOUSLY, IN THE PARK AS
HE WAS GOING TO AUDITION AND
BECOMING THAT FAMOUS, FAMOUS
GUY THAT WE ALL KNOW TODAY.
>> HE HAD TO DO WHAT HE HAD TO
DO.
DO.
DO. YES.
YES.
YES. LOOK
YES. LOOK AT HIM.
>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO
STRUGGLE, IF YOU REALLY ENJOY
THE REWARD, THAT'S WHAT I WANT
TO KNOW.
TO KNOW.
TO KNOW. >> HAD A LITTLE STRUGGLE.
>> WHO SAID THAT?
>> LISTEN, I AM UNLIKE ANY OF
THESE PEOPLE ON THIS LIST, NOT
EVEN CLOSE.
EVEN CLOSE. HOWEVER, I ALSO SLEPT ON A
FRIEND'S COUCH FOR A LONG TIME
AND FOR CHRISTMAS SHE GAVE ME A
LAUNDRY BASKET WITH TOILETRIES
AND SAID GET OUT.
>> WELL, YOUR TIME WAS SIMPLY
UP, CARA.
UP, CARA.
UP, CARA. YOUR TIME WAS UP.
>> SHE WAS VERY SWEET.
WE ARE STILL FRIENDS TO THIS
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS
CALLED?
CALLED?
CALLED? TOUGH LOVE.
TOUGH LOVE. CARA, DON'T GET TOO COMFY.
SPRINGS WITH GETTING A LITTLE
WARPED.
WARPED.
WARPED. >> IT WAS RIDICULOUS.
THE NEXT ONE IS JENNIFER LOPEZ.
THIS IS JENNY FROM THE BLOCK,
WHEN SHE WAS 18 SHE WANTED TO
BE A DANCER BUT HER MOTHER
WANTED HER TO GO TO COLLEGE SO
SHE MOVED OUT AND STARTED
SLEEPING ON THE SOFA OF HER
DANCE STUDIO.
DANCE STUDIO. A FEW MONTHS LATER SHE LANDED A
JOB DANCING IN EUROPE AND WHEN
SHE GOT BACK, SHE BOOKED "IN
LIVING COLOR" AND BECAME A FLY
GIRL.
GIRL.
GIRL. I
GIRL. I REMEMBER THAT LIKE IT WAS
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY. I ALSO WANTED TO BE A FLY GIRL
AND THAT WAS HER BIG BREAK,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
>> IT SURE WAS.
THAT'S INSPIRING.
THAT'S INSPIRING. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,
AGAIN, WE ALL GO THROUGH
SOMETHING, IT'S JUST HOW YOU
GET THROUGH IT, HOW YOU GET
BACK UP AND GOOD FOR ALL THOSE
PEOPLE FOR JUST TAKING THE
INITIATIVE AND SAY I'M GOING TO
CREATE A BETTER LIFE