facts first presents ten celebrities who
have been homeless
number one Halle Berry Halle Berry is an
Oscar winner and an undeniably talented
actress however her life of fame and
fortune was preceded by a rough patch
during her earlier years she moved from
the safety of her home and all things
familiar to pursue an acting career in
New York City at some point during the
pursuit of her career Berry ran out of
money
her mother chose not to send Barry any
more money and at 21 years old she ended
up staying in a homeless shelter in a
2007 interview Barry spoke of her
willing to do what had to be done to
achieve her goals she further stated
that being in a homeless shelter has
taught her valuable life lessons among
the lessons she learned she could
survive any situation take care of
herself
and make her own way she was willing to
do a small stint in the homeless shelter
and live within her meager means if that
was what it would take to achieve the
success she has today number 2 Hilary
Swank Hilary Swank is a two-time Academy
award-winning actress who was once
forced to live in a car along with her
mother having grown up in a trailer park
teenaged swag and her mother moved to
California so Swank could pursue an
acting career before the roles came the
ladies had to live in a car while they
saved to rent an apartment in Los
Angeles they also lived in an empty
house that was on the market after a
friend told them they could spend nights
at the house but they would have to
leave during the day while the friend
attempted to sell it by age 30 Swank
ended up winning two Oscars and many
other awards number three Steve Harvey
after a horrific divorce Steve Harvey
lived in a dilapidated Ford Tempo for
three years in an interview the 59 year
old talk-show host radio and TV
personality comedian and actor told the
story of gigs falling through during
that period with no income Harvey ended
up becoming homeless he now has an
estimated net worth of 106 million
dollars number 4 jewel after highschool
jewel worked at a computer warehouse but
was fired for
refusing to sleep with her boss she was
ultimately evicted and became homeless
for a year during that year she
continued writing songs and got a
singing gig at a local coffee shop she
ended up being signed by a label and is
now a multi-platinum singer with
multiple awards number five dr. Phil
McGraw dr. Phil and his father once
called a car their home when the Younger
McGraw was 12 years old at the time his
father was doing an internship as a
psychologist dr. Phil went on to follow
in his father's footsteps and also
became a psychologist he has since
turned his career into an even bigger
success when his affiliation with Oprah
Winfrey landed in his own talk show
number 6
Jim Carrey Jim Carrey the comedian once
lived the life that was nothing to laugh
about
at one point he and other family members
lived in a VW campervan that was parked
in different locations around Canada and
eventually on the front lawn of his
sister's home
according to Kerry during those harsh
financial times he was forced to develop
a sense of humor
number 7 drew Carey Carey became
homeless while living in Las Vegas and
would make $40 for his plasma he was
raised in Cleveland Ohio and lost his
father at just 8 years old when he got
older he decided to leave Ohio to see
his brother in California and ended up
being homeless in Las Vegas besides
selling plasma he would search for
change to purchase boxes of macaroni and
cheese to survive he now has an
estimated net worth of 165 million
dollars number 8 Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone is a Hollywood
superstar who did not always live a life
of success he had a rather tough
upbringing and endured a period when no
one wanted to take a chance on him after
an eviction Stallone slept in a bus
station in New York for three weeks
he was even forced to sell his beloved
dog for $25 to afford food number 9 the
legendary past Apple CEO Steve Jobs is
among the celebs that were homeless for
a period of time during his college
years he faced a series of hardships and
ended up sleeping on the floors in
different friend's dorm rooms
after enduring the horrors of the
college days job managed to build a
highly successful tech empire before
passing away after many years of
enjoying the fruits of his success
number 10
kelly clarkson kelly clarkson was not
always the picture of success she is
today
prior to auditioning for American Idol
and getting her big break
Clarkson lived the life that included a
series of unfortunate events she
struggled to make it into the
entertainment industry as a singer in
Los Angeles those struggles were further
compounded when her home caught fire and
was burnt to the ground Clarkson had no
choice but to live out of her car and
she showered at the fitness center where
she did her workouts her tough times
have seemingly inspired some of her
biggest hits like stronger after
becoming the season 1 winner of American
Idol
Clarkson's success has continued to grow
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