Before they were stars

 Barack Obama
Barack might be the most powerful man in the world now(Personally i don't think so ), but he once spent his days working in Baskin-Robbins as an ice-cream seller.

 During his time studying theater at Beverly Hills High, the actor landed a small role in 1982's 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High.' However the bit part ended up on the cutting room floor, prompting Cage to work for the next closest thing to movies - a job selling popcorn at the Fairfax Theater.

 Superstar Rajnikanth did many jobs including that of a manual labourer before becoming a bus conductor, and later a succesfull actor.

 In his early years, teachers told Edison he was “too stupid to learn anything.” Work was no better, as he was fired from his first two jobs for not being productive enough. Even as an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. Of course, all those unsuccessful attempts finally resulted in the design that worked.

 Stallone's life was harder than Rocky Balboa's. He used to work as a lion cage cleaner at Central Park Zoo. After finding himself homeless, Stallone had to no other way but to act in a porn flick for a mere $ 200.

 Tom Hanks used to be a popcorn and peanuts vendor.

 Talk show host Oprah Winfrey's first job was at a local grocery store.

 Hollywood's handsome hunk George Clooney used to sell suits, worked in department store, and even in construction sites.

 Pop diva Madonna survived on her dreams and the meagre income she used to get from a job at 'Dunkin' Donuts' when she arrived in 'Big Apple'

 Akshay Kumar used to worked as a chef and waiter at a restaurant in Bangkok before embarking on a Bollywood adventure.

Not only did Brad Pitt used to chauffeur a limo for a strip-o-gram service, but Jen Aniston's ex used to work for El Pollo Loco restaurant On Sunset Boulevard. The now-famous hunk had to dress up in a chicken costume and hand out fliers for the chicken joint, according to People magazine.