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Whoopi Goldberg -

In showbiz, Whoopi Goldberg is a bit of a jack (or jill) of all trades. She is a comedian, actress, and singer-songwriter, as well as a talk show host.

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Sources suggest she was the same before she made it big, working as a bank teller, a bricklayer, and (strangely enough) a cosmetologist at a mortuary.

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Ray Romano -

Nowadays Ray Romano is an actor and comedian. Of course, he is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom 'Everybody Loves Raymond.'

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Ray Romano -

Before all that, however, Romano trained as an accountant and worked for a time as a bank teller. In fact, it was during this time that he met his wife, Anna.

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Martha Stewart -

Martha Stewart might be best known now for cooking and home decoration tips (or perhaps her unlikely friendship with Snoop Dogg), but she has more strings to her bow.

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She in fact started her career as a stock broker in New York. She was following in the footsteps of her father-in-law, who was also a stockbroker.

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Demi Moore -

As an actress, Demi Moore has found huge success, starring in such hit films as 'Ghost' (1990) and 'Indecent Proposal' (1993).

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Demi Moore -

She wasn't always a world famous actress, of course, and sources suggest that before she hit the big time she worked for a debt collection agency.

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Redfoo -

Stefan Gordy, who goes by his stage name Redfoo, used to make money as a day trader before making it as a musician with his party rock band LMFAO.

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Apparently he learnt to trade stocks as a kid under his dad's supervision. He still invests in the stock market today, although his portfolio is less risky.

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Erin Burnett -

Erin Burnett is best known for being a news anchor. Her current gig is CNN's 'Erin Burnett OutFront,' and she previously co-anchored CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street.'

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Before all that, however, Burnett had a successful first career in finance. She started out as a financial analyst for Goldman Sachs in investment banking.

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Shia LaBeouf -

Shia LaBeouf used method acting to prepare for his role on 'Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps' (2010). His preparation resulted in a new career aspiration.

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He may not be leaving his day job yet, but the actor got hooked on trading stocks. Turns out he's got a hand for it, too: he managed to turn US$20,000 into around $489,000.

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Colonel Sanders -

Businessman Colonel Sanders is best known, of course, as the founder of KFC. To this day his image is still important to the company's branding.

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Colonel Sanders -

Before he founded the outrageously successful fast food chain, however, Sanders worked as an insurance salesman.

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Lou Dobbs -

Lou Dobbs is best known for his work as a journalist and radio and TV host on the Fox Business Network. That is actually his second career, however.

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Lou Dobbs -

Dobbs graduated from Harvard University in 1967, after which he worked as a cash management specialist for Union Bank in Los Angeles.

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Brett Ratner -

Brett Ratner is a film director and producer best known for directing the 'Rush Hour' film franchise. He also produced several well-known movies such as the 'Horrible Bosses' series.

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Brett Ratner -

Before he ventured into film and made a name for himself, however, Ratner worked as a stockbroker at South Richmond Securities on Wall Street.

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Rick Yune -

Actor Rick Yune is best known for playing the villain in 'Die Another Day' (2002). However, he is also a graduate of Wharton Business School.

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After college he joined as a trainee at a hedge fund. Sources suggest he enjoyed the experience and found it interesting, but ultimately was more drawn to acting.

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Max Keiser -

Timothy Maxwell "Max" Kaiser is a broadcaster and filmmaker. He is also, incidentally, the co-founder of the Hollywood Stock Exchange.

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Max Keiser -

Before he went into TV and film, Keiser worked in finance for 25 years. He actually started his working life as a stock broker on Wall Street.

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John Key -

The former Prime Minister of New Zealand worked in the world of finance before moving over to the word of politics. Within finance, he worked in foreign exchange.

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John Key -

He was once the head foreign exchange trader at Elders Finance in Wellington, and he has also served as the head of foreign exchange at Merrill Lynch.

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John Major -

John Major is another former Prime Minister (this time British) who worked in finance before foraying into politics.

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John Major -

He started his career by taking a correspondence course in banking, and then he joined Standard Chartered Bank as a junior executive, where he moved up the ladder.

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Michael Roiff -

Nowadays Michael Roiff is an independent film producer, but in a previous life he worked in finance.

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Michael Roiff -

Before he left to produce his film 'Waitress' (2007), he worked as a management consultant at CIBC World Markets and The Parthenon Group.

Sources: (Insider)

See also: Stars who were friends before becoming famous

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