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12 celebrities who worked normal jobs after becoming famous

Insider Inc.Aug 19, 2022, 23:13 IST

While The Jonas Brothers were on hiatus, Kevin Jonas ventured into tech and developed an app.Kevin Mazur / Getty Images

Some celebrities worked normal jobs before returning to Hollywood, while others left for good.
Former Disney Channel star Jennifer Stone is now a nurse, and Kay Panabaker a zookeeper.

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Peter Ostrum's first and only movie role was Charlie Bucket in 1971's "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." He's now a veterinarian.

Peter Ostrum.OWN

Geoffrey Owens bagged groceries at Trader Joe's after starring on "The Cosby Show."

Geoffrey Owens.Efren Landaos/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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After rising to fame on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody," Dylan Sprouse went to NYU and opened a meadery in Brooklyn.

Dylan Sprouse.Rich Fury/Getty Images for Blake and White Films

After touring with the Backstreet Boys as an early-2000s pop star, Willa Ford now works as an interior designer.

Willa Ford.Paul Archuleta/Getty Images

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Jeff Cohen, who played Chunk in 1985's "The Goonies," now works as an entertainment lawyer.

Jeff Cohen.Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly

"Boy Meets World" star Danielle Fishel worked as a gift-wrapper at Bloomingdale's after the show ended.

Danielle Fishel in 2009.Amy Graves/WireImage

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"Aliens" star Carrie Henn became a teacher instead of pursuing an acting career.

Carrie Henn.John Sciulli/Getty Images for WIRED

While The Jonas Brothers were on hiatus, Kevin Jonas ventured into tech with a restaurant app called Yood.

Kevin Jonas at the 2022 Oscars.Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images

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Danny Lloyd, who played Danny Torrance in "The Shining," is now a biology professor at a community college in Kentucky.

Danny Lloyd's cameo in "Doctor Sleep."Warner Bros.

Jennifer Stone, who played Harper on Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place," is now an emergency-room nurse.

Jennifer Stone.Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Scale Management

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After "The Jersey Shore," cast member Angelina Pivarnick worked as an EMT.

Angelina Pivarnick.Santiago Felipe/WireImage via Getty Images

Kay Panabaker, who starred in "Summerland" and Disney Channel movies like "Read It and Weep," works as a zookeeper.

Kay Panabaker.Jason Merritt/Getty Images

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