Stars Jennifer Lopez, Jim Carrey and other stars who once had nowhere to live

Long before he was saving worlds as Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy and making audiences laugh as Andy from Parks and Recreation, Chris was one of many up-and-coming actors.

After attending and then dropping out of college in his native Washington, he lived for a time in a mobile home on the Hawaiian island of Maui with friends because he had no other home.

First African-American actress to win an Academy Award for Best Performance in a Leading Role. But few people know that many years ago, at the age of 21, she ended up in a homeless shelter and was about to give up trying to get into the movie business.

She was a model and came to New York with a small amount of money saved up. Unfortunately, they didn’t last long: just three months later, she called her mother and asked for a loan, but she refused. As a result, they didn’t speak for almost a year, and Holly had to spend some time in a homeless shelter before finding a job as a waitress.

Holly believes that you can’t give up on your dreams and that this situation only hardened her, even though at some points she was ready to go home and admit defeat.

The Canadian-born comedian, who became famous thanks to the films Ace Ventura and Dumb and Dumber, lived in a poor family. When he was 14, his father (saxophonist and clarinetist) was fired from his job. He tried working in a factory, but nothing came of it. The family had to move into an RV. Kerry recalls this without embarrassment: “Yes, we lived like gypsies, but we were happy surrounded by the same simple cheerful people.”

Before the native of New York’s Bronx became a world-class film, television and music star, he had to try hard. She didn’t want to study after school, she was only interested in dancing. Because of this, she quarreled with her mother, left home and slept on the couch in the dance studio. Then she was lucky enough to find a job as a dance teacher in Europe and a year later she returned to the US and got her first film role.

In 1976, the dramatic film “Rocky” broke all records at the box office. But Stallone, who was the main actor, screenwriter and director, did not fight for success right away. As a child he had to live in foster families because his own parents worked hard, and by the age of 15 he had changed 12 schools, mostly because he was kicked out. Sometimes he had to spend the night on a bench in the street.

When Stallone tried to sell his script, he had to pawn… his own dog! He gave $50 for his friend Little Jimmy. A week later, Sylvester came to buy his four-legged friend, but Jimmy said he wouldn’t give the dog away because the kids adore him. Stallone offered him $100, but he resisted. As a result, the dog cost up to $3,000, but friendship is priceless, the actor said.

At first glance, she did well: a model, actress and dancer from Ohio starred in Prince’s video. But then came hard times.

She lived without a roof over her head for several months because her boyfriend stole all her money. She was helped by a random acquaintance – choreographer Jamie King, and she got a job on television.

Carmen recalls that being away from home did not stop her from pursuing what she was interested in, and says that it is very important to have friends: you never know who will help you in difficult times.

The man who changed the idea of ​​the mobile phone wasn’t always rich. He lived in San Francisco with a foster family, then went to college in Portland. But here’s the problem – there was nowhere to live! He didn’t get a room in the hostel, so he spent the night as a “hare” on the floor in friends’ rooms, handed in coke cans and walked 12 kilometers to a Hare Krishna church on Sundays for a free hot lunch. His parents didn’t know about it: he was only lending money for calligraphy classes that later helped develop fonts for the Mac.

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