These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Calista Flockhart

Remember this star from Ally McBeal? Calista Flockhart was always performing, even as early as cheering for Shawnee High School in her hometown of New Jersey. Then, she graduated and attended the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where her career really started to gain traction. 

Michael Douglas

Up until the 1950s, cheerleading was actually a predominantly male sport. Choate Preparatory School was where this Douglas learned to cheer, chant, tumble, and stunt as well as the rest of them. When he was cast in the Marvel films as scientist Hank Pym, he joined another male cheerleader... Paul Rudd!

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  • Before becoming a movie star, Harrison Ford was a master carpenter – a craft he still does as a hobby.
  • Kate Bosworth has two different-colored eyes.
  • At age 15, Cristiano Ronaldo was diagnosed with a heart condition that required surgery, he was briefly sidelined and made a full recovery.
  • 35 minutes before Elvis Presley was born, his mother gave birth to his stillborn identical twin.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.