# Harry Styles, Christopher Walken had odd jobs before fame

2026-08-08T18:57:07+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk

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A Times of India listicle reveals odd jobs that celebrities like Harry Styles and Christopher Walken held before fame. Styles worked at a bakery in Cheshire, England, before his X-Factor audition. Walken trained a lion named Sheba for a circus when he was 16. Other stars include Amy Poehler scooping ice cream, Matthew McConaughey raking sand traps at a golf course, Cardi B working at a market, Megan Fox as a banana mascot, and Carrie Underwood at a creepy hotel and gas station. The article attributes these anecdotes to past interviews with the stars themselves.

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- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/life-before-fame-odd-jobs-that-stars-like-harry-styles-and-christopher-walken-used-to-do-before-their-careers-kicked-started/photostory/133051362.cms>

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