Comments on: The Quick 10: What 10 Famous People Did Before They Were Famous

By: Garrett

Garrett — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Harrison Ford got the role in Star Wars because he was fixing a door and they needed someone to read lines. I learned that from MentalFloss!

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Dang, I’m insurance claims adjuster, maybe I should start writing . . .

By: Wilson

Wilson — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:47:00 +0000

Didn’t Tom Clancy also work in the insurance field? (And composer Charles Ives before him.) I don’t know if this speaks well of that industry, or if people who work in insurance are so bored that they have to amuse themselves by writing music and books.

By: stacy

stacy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:48:00 +0000

@Will R, Mandy’s not nuts… I wrote it wrong and have since changed it :)

By: Will R

Will R — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:24:00 +0000

You mis-read Mandy (unless it’s been changed since): It says Thomas Sean, not Thomas Shane.

By: bzzyb

bzzyb — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:24:00 +0000

Ron Jeremy used to teach high school. I think the subject was history, but could be mistaken. Anyway, I can’t wrap my head around the thought of him teaching…

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Bozo the Clown (who currently lives in Jacksonville, Oregon) used to drive a schoolbus… creepy, right?

By: Trace

Trace — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:42:00 +0000

There was an episode of “Remington Steele” where Pierce Brosnan used that talent! It’s the one where Remington and Laura go undercover at the circus…

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:12:00 +0000

“Back when Sean was still Thomas Shane” – Thomas Sean Connery is his birth name. Where did the Shane come from?