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Most of us picture a famous actor’s early years as a string of auditions and waiting tables. For a surprising number of them, the day job was a classroom, a gym or a drama studio.
Some taught for a few months, and others spent years in education before they switched careers. Here are eight actors whose first audiences were students.
Hugh Jackman
During a gap year in 1987, Jackman worked at Uppingham School in England. Business Insider describes him as a gym teacher there, while People notes he also worked as a teaching assistant. He was barely out of school himself.
He also taught drama and coached sports during his time there. Years later, he recognized an entertainment journalist on a red carpet as a former gym student and teased him on camera. The clip became a small piece of internet history.
Jon Hamm
Hamm’s teaching job was a homecoming. After graduating, he took a job at the John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri, the high school he’d once attended. He taught drama.
One of his students also went on to fame. Ellie Kemper was in his classes, and the two later starred together in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. His own breakthrough came later, when he rose to worldwide fame in 2007 as Don Draper on AMC’s Mad Men.
Liam Neeson
Neeson’s teaching career was more of an attempt than a long run. He attended a two year teacher training course…
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Author : Matthias Binder
Publish date : 2026-10-14 11:27:00
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