If you have any artistic skills or just want to go into the entertainment industry, one question you probably find yourself asking frequently is: “How to become famous?” Different websites and coaches will offer all sorts of advice, but the truth is there is no one-size-fits-all recipe for becoming a celebrity.
All celebrities, when asked about their path to fame, will tell you different stories. Of course, the most obvious recommendation if you want to become famous would be to keep perfecting your skills, put yourself out there, and never give up. But every now and then you will hear celebrity news with the wildest stories of how success and fame found them.
For this article, we collected interesting stories of how some of the biggest celebrities were discovered and given their ticket to stardom. Which one do you find the most fascinating, almost sounding like a fairy tale? Share this article with your friends who are shooting for success, and tell us any other stories of unbelievable but crucial encounters that you know of.
#41 Evangeline Lilly
When she was first approached by an agent, Evangeline Lilly was hesitant to try modeling, but she finally agreed. She worked in TV commercials and as a movie extra for a while until her agent encouraged her to try something bigger. That’s how she became part of the TV series Lost.
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7points
#42 Alden Ehrenreich
When Alden Ehrenreich was making a comedy video for a friend’s bar mitzvah, he probably didn’t expect Steven Spielberg to watch it. Yet, the famous filmmaker, who also knew said friend, did watch it and immediately noticed Ehrenreich.
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6points
#43 Katherine Heigl
Katherine Heigl’s aunt wanted to promote a hair product she invented, so she photographed her 9-year-old niece and sent the photos to New York modeling agencies.
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6points
#44 Alexis Bledel
Alexis Bledel got her lucky break at a shopping mall where she was offered a modeling gig. Later on, she became an actress.
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6points
#45 Adrienne Houghton
When Ricky Martin was looking for backup singers for a performance, he turned to a church choir for help. Houghton was chosen out of the four best singers the church suggested for Martin.
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5points
