More Celebrity First Jobs: Oprah, Cher, Denzel, Sly and More

No one is born a success, and we've all got to start somewhere. Do you know how these successful celebrities got their start?

By: Leslie Ayres, The Real Job Search Guru
April 6, 2011
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Celebrity First Jobs: Denzel Washington – Camp Counselor Revelation
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Denzel Washington – Camp Counselor Revelation

The son of a Pentecostal minister and a beauty shop owner, Denzel Washington worked from a young age, taking on small jobs for money even in grade school. When he was in college at Fordham University, he worked as a camp counselor, where he was first bitten by the performing bug after performing in the camp variety show.

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