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Natalie Portman was the ripe old age of 11 when a talent scout spotted her eating pizza in a Long Island restaurant. He signed her to a modeling contract, but Portman tired of it two years later and branched into acting at the age of 13 with an acclaimed role in “Leon.” She went on to achieve global fame for her role as Queen Amidala in the “Star Wars” franchise and critical acclaim with her Oscar-winning performance in “Black Swan.”-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Right Place, Rig...Some Hollywood stars toiled in obscurity for years just waiting for their big breaks. These are not those stars. See which celebrities were simply strolling down the street when fame came calling.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Kayla SloneJust over a month ago, 21-year-old West Virginia native Kayla Slone was a Walmart cashier, until her on-the-job country crooning was caught on camera by customer and posted on YouTube. Slone's amazing talent, as well as her dream of singing at the Grand Ole Opry, was soon broadcast to millions on ABC News. Last weekend, Slone, the wife of a coal miner, realized her dream when she took the Opry stage in Nashville to perform the Loretta Lynn classic "Coal Miner's Daughter." This week, she is back to her job at Walmart, but there's no telling what the future holds. -XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Jennifer Lawrenc...“The Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence recently discussed her chance discovery at the age of 14 while on vacation in New York. The Kentucky native was strolling through Union Square with her mother when she was suddenly approached by a talent scout who liked her look. “It wasn't creepy, he didn't ask to take me anywhere, he just wanted to take a picture,” she told the New York Daily News. “And then all these agencies started calling and then we just kind of went out of boredom. And then my poor mother, it was all I talked about, my obsession.” A few years and an Oscar win (for her work in “Silver Linings Playbook”) later, Lawrence is quickly becoming one of the biggest stars of her generation.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Channing TatumAlabama native Channing Tatum turned down a football scholarship to a West Virginia state college and had moved to Miami to enjoy his post-high school life. He was discovered on the streets by a talent agent, who soon booked him modeling contracts with Nautica, Gap and Abercrombie & Fitch. Acting gigs followed quickly, including roles in blockbusters like “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and, most recently, “21 Jump Street.”-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Pamela AndersonIn 1989, Pamela Anderson was working as a fitness instructor in Vancouver. That summer she went to a British Columbia Lions game, where she was shown on the big screen wearing a Labatt's t-shirt. The crowd reportedly went wild for the buxom brunette and Anderson was taken down to the field to receive an ovation. Recognizing an opportunity to cash in, Anderson’s photographer boyfriend threw her image on a poster that gained local fame. Within days, Anderson received a contract from the beer company, which offered her the title of "The Blue Zone Girl.” A little breast augmentation, a bottle of peroxide and a Playboy spread later, Anderson had transformed into one of America’s most iconic sex symbols.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Evangeline LillyAll it took was one twist of fate for this “Lost” star to be found. Lilly spent her young adulthood doing missionary work in the Philippines before becoming a flight attendant with Air Canada in order to pay for school. One day, while walking around Kelowna, British Columbia, Lilly was approached by a Ford Modeling agent. She initially declined the offer to model, but retracted her answer after learning how much money she would make. A few small acting gigs later, Lilly found herself stranded on the "Lost" island.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Marilyn MonroeNorma Jeane Mortenson never aspired to be famous. Instead, she had reconciled herself to work at a munitions plant, where she inspected parachutes and sprayed airplanes to make them fire retardant. While she was working, however, a photographer for Yank magazine snapped a picture of Monroe to put in the magazine. He came back and told her that she was stunning and had the potential to go places. It was only then that Monroe decided to take acting classes and dye her hair blond. Good move.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Rosario DawsonDawson could hardly have been more passive in her rise to stardom. The New York native, who grew up poor and lived like a vagabond throughout much of her young adult life, was sitting on the stoop of the apartment building she was squatting in when a young photographer and a screenwriter approached her about starring in their new project. Dawson agreed, because, why not? The movie, "Kids," introduced her to audiences around the globe.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Johnny DeppDepp owes his career to boredom. With nothing better to do, he tagged along with a friend named Jackie Earle Haley on an audition for a horror movie called “Nightmare on Elm Street.” To his surprise, and his friend’s dismay, director Wes Craven spotted Depp in the background and asked him to read for the part of the protagonist’s boyfriend. He got the part and, one execution later courtesy of Freddie Kruegger, was one his way to becoming a Hollywood A-lister.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Charlize TheronMirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the luckiest actress of all? Charlize Theron, who threw a fit in an L.A. bank that led to a hugely successful Hollywood career. Theron was attempting to cash a check from her mother, who was in South Africa, but was unable to do so since the bank refused to honor the international check. Theron reportedly threw a tantrum of heroically epic proportions, completely unaware that the man behind her was a Hollywood agent. Apparently impressed by her impassioned performance, the agent helped the 19-year-old land her first role.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Janet LeighJanet Leigh wasn’t even present when fate handed her an acting career. A woman named Norma Shearer was visiting a ski resort owned by Leigh’s parents when she happened to notice a photograph of their radiant daughter. Struck by Leigh’s looks, Shearer (whose late husband was an executive at MGM) took the photo to a talent agent, who shared her opinion. A nearly 60-year career followed that included iconic roles in “Living It Up,” “The Manchurian Candidate” and “Psycho,” for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Natalie PortmanNatalie Portman was the ripe old age of 11 when a talent scout spotted her eating pizza in a Long Island restaurant. He signed her to a modeling contract, but Portman tired of it two years later and branched into acting at the age of 13 with an acclaimed role in “Leon.” She went on to achieve global fame for her role as Queen Amidala in the “Star Wars” franchise and critical acclaim with her Oscar-winning performance in “Black Swan.”-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Lana TurnerLana Turner’s secret to success? Naughtiness. The 15-year-old Turner skipped typing class at Hollywood High School one day in favor of some leisure time at the Top Hat Cafe. There, she was discovered by the publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, who connected her with actor and agent Zeppo Marx. The rest, as they say, is showbiz history.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Sarah Michelle G...Gellar apparently had so much talent spilling out of her that she managed to eclipse all other contestants at a talent show in which she wasn’t even competing. A 4-year-old Gellar was spotted by an agent and, two weeks later, was auditioning for her first TV movie. Then “Buffy” happened, and you know the rest.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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David BoreanazThe “Bones” star has his pooch to thank for his current success. Boreanaz was walking his dog in L.A. when a talent manager spotted him and realized he’d be perfect for the role of Angel in a show called “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” A few auditions later, and Boreanaz was a TV actor. -XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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Ellen PompeoMany struggling actresses work as waitresses to pay the bills. Ellen Pompeo, on the other hand, is an actress because she was a waitress. The future star was bartending at the SoHo Bar & Grill in New York when a casting director spotted her and thought she’d be a good fit for a L’Oreal ad campaign. A few small TV and film roles later, and Pompeo landed the “Grey’s Anatomy” gig that would make her a star.-XFINITY Entertainment Staff
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