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Before these Hollywood A-listers lived in mansions, hotels and yachts, they were trying to survive in backseats, bus stations and homeless shelters. Check out 15 celebrities who were homeless before they were Hollywood.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Angela Weiss; Alberto E. Rodriguez; Andrew H. Walker/Getty)
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Look How Far The...Before these Hollywood A-listers lived in mansions, hotels and yachts, they were trying to survive in backseats, bus stations and homeless shelters. Check out 15 celebrities who were homeless before they were Hollywood.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Angela Weiss; Alberto E. Rodriguez; Andrew H. Walker/Getty)
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Jim Carrey"Ace Ventura" funnyman Jim Carrey can afford all the luxuries he wants. But that wasn't always the case for the popular Canadian actor, who reportedly spent part of of his adolescence living with his family in a VW van. As he grew older, Carrey upgraded to new digs -- a tent on his sister's lawn.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty)
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Charlie ChaplinBefore he reached the age of 10, Charlie Chaplin's father had died and his mother was admitted to psychiatric hospital, leaving the Hollywood-legend-to-be to fend for himself. During a portion of this time, Chaplin resided in a South London workhouse before moving to a school shortly after.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: General Photographic Agency/Getty)
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Kelly ClarksonMonths before she auditioned for the first season of "American Idol," Kelly Clarkson moved to Los Angeles to follow her dreams of becoming a recording artist. The day she and a roommate moved into their Hollywood apartment, the structure reportedly caught fire, forcing the pair to live in a car and homeless shelter.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty)
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Djimon HounsouDjimon Hounsou moved from his native Africa to Paris, France when he was only 13 years old. "I lived on the streets for some time -- fighting for survival, searching out nothing more than my daily necessities for a meager existence," the "Blood Diamond" star said in 2008, as reported People Magazine. It wasn't until years later that Hounsou was discovered on the street by a fashion designer who gave him his break in modeling.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty)
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Carmen ElectraIn a 2009 interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Electra said she spent "a couple of years" homeless in Hollywood following her 1991 tour with Prince. The former "Baywatch" babe said she almost considered giving up her Tinseltown dreams after her ex-boyfriend stole her life savings -- $5,000.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty)
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Halle BerryIn a 2007 interview with Reader's Digest, Berry revealed she spent a stint at a homeless shelter after moving away from home to Chicago in 1987. The "Monster's Ball" star said she ran out of money after a couple months and was rejected by her mother when Berry asked for cash to pay the rent.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty)
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Thomas Jane"When I was a kid out here in L.A., I was homeless, I didn't have any money and I was living in my car," actor Thomas Jane told the L.A. Times last year. "I was 18. I wasn't averse to going down to Santa Monica Boulevard and letting a guy buy me a sandwich."—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty)
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JewelAs a struggling singer-songwriter in the early '90s, Jewel lived in her van while she traveled the country playing small coffeehouse gigs and street performances. It didn't take long for her to get discovered. Jewel released her first album "Pieces of You" in 1995.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty)
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Tyler PerryBefore he was the highest-paid man in Hollywood, Tyler Perry was a struggling playwright in Atlanta. In a 2004 interview with Ebony, Perry explained his sporadic bouts with homelessness, detailing a period in 1992 when he spent $12,000 to put on his very first play, "I Know I've Been Changed." Only 30 people attended the entire weekend.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty)
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Dr. PhilBefore he was solving the problems of average Americans, Dr. Phil McGraw was the one in need of some help. "I was homeless living in a car with my dad," Phil reportedly told the Globe in 2009. "We eventually got a room at the downtown YMCA for five bucks a week."—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty)
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Shania TwainShania Twain's parents had a tumultuous relationship, that was only made worse by the family's lack of income. In 1979, Shania's mother reportedly rounded up her four children and drove more than 400 miles to a Toronto homeless shelter.The future country star was only 14 at the time, but Twain has recalled the happiness of being fed every day at the shelter.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty)
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William ShatnerHe was the star of one of the world's most popular and renowned television series, but William Shatner ended up homeless after he was beamed off of "Star Trek" for good. "It was the early 1970s and I was recently divorced. I had three kids and was totally broke," Shatner told Details magazine. "I lived out of the back of my truck, under a hard shell. It had a little stove, a toilet."—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: David Livingston/Getty)
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Sylvester Stallo...Before he was "Rocky," Stallone was homeless. The actor spent three weeks sleeping in New York City's Port Authority bus station after being evicted from his apartment. Out of desperation, Stallone took a role in an adult film, which paid $200 and helped him get back on his feet.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty)
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Hilary Swank"Million Dollar Baby" Hilary Swank was determined to be a millionaire actress. So much so that Swank, at the age of 16, convinced her incredibly supportive mom to pack up their car and move from Bellingham, Washington to Los Angeles. Without a place to stay and very little money, the two lived in their car until they saved enough money for an apartment.—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty)
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Sam WorthingtonAustralian actor Sam Worthington was homeless and living in his car before landing his breakout role in the 2009 film "Avatar." Worthington recently confessed that he prefers a nomadic lifestyle, telling Cosmopolitan UK, "The white picket fence at home in Australia has never really appealed to me. I'm not very responsible when it comes to mortgages, bills, paperwork."—Xfinity Entertainment Programmers (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty)
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