Simu Liu used to be a 'dress-up Spider-Man' for kids' birthday parties before he made it as an actor

• Simu Liu had several jobs before he made it big as an actor.
• In one, he dressed up as Spider-Man for kids' parties, though he says no child ever believed it.
• Liu has gone from dressing up as a Marvel superhero to actually being one.

Like many other actors, Simu Liu had a bunch of makeshift jobs to help get him by before he hit the big time and found success in the movie industry.

Liu used to be an unemployed accountant before he eventually began to get cast in TV shows like "Nikita," "Omega," and "Out With Dad."

But one particular job Liu used to have is more ironic than most. The Marvel actor told the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" guest host Sean Hayes that he used to dabble in Marvel role-play for a living.

"I was a dress-up Spider-Man for kids' birthday parties," Liu said. "I did that for one summer. I would roll up to these 6-year-olds' parties, and I would basically get assaulted by them for one hour. Nobody ever believed that I was the real Spider-Man!"

Liu continued: "I worked for a company that was a little stingy, and I feel like if you had gotten a movie-quality suit and you showed up, some kids may actually [be convinced]. But I had a less Marvel, more Walmart."

Liu eventually found success in his acting career, landing his breakout role in 2016 with the hit TV show "Kim's Convenience" before eventually being cast as Shang-Chi - Marvel's first lead Asian superhero.

"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," out September 3, has been met with tremendous critical success so far, but the same can't be said for Liu's attempts at being Spider-Man at those birthday parties.

"You know like the 1960s Spider-Man meme when they were pointing at each other? It was like that, and so I showed up like that, and none of the kids knew what that Spider-Man even was," Liu said. "It was terrible."

Liu has gone from dressing up as a Marvel superhero at kids' birthday bashes to actually being a Marvel superhero.

Elsewhere, the MCU's Spider-Man, Tom Holland, is set to star in his third solo movie this Christmas with "Spider-Man: No Way Home."

The trailer for that movie dropped earlier this week, and fans have been overwhelmed by its inclusion of Alfred Molina's Doc Ock and several other villains.