These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Melissa Rycroft

Melissa Rycroft wasn't exactly the cheer captain...she was part of the drill squad. She eventually became the leader of her sport and moved on to cheerleading for the Dallas Cowboys. In fact, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, was her big break, so she owes her livelihood to this sport!

Rachel Ray

Before she was serving up dinners she was serving up smiles for the Lake George High School sports teams in Lake George, New York. While she now spends her days shaking salads and learning recipes, she used to spend her after-school hours shaking pom-poms and learning dances. Oh, how times have changed!

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  • Angelina Jolie performed her own stunts whilst filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
  • Jonah Hill had to go to the hospital for bronchitis while filming Wolf of Wall Street. For seven months, he was snorting vitamin D (almost) daily, pretending it was cocaine.
  • One of David Bowie's eyes was permanently dilated.
  • Matthew McConaughey has a phobia about revolving doors.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.