{"id":156,"date":"2014-12-20T12:21:09","date_gmt":"2014-12-20T12:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=156"},"modified":"2016-01-19T21:45:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T21:45:04","slug":"these-celebrities-were-once-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/these-celebrities-were-once-homeless","title":{"rendered":"These Celebrities Were Once Homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Here is a list of stars who were homeless before making their way into Hollywood.<\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Jim Carrey<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>His mother fell very ill when he was 16. He was forced to interrupt his studies and take care of her. He lived in his Volkswagen for a while.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/353px-jim_carrey_2008.jpg\" alt=\"353px-jim_carrey_2008\" width=\"500\" height=\"674\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Sylvester Stallone<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>After being evicted from his apartment, Sylvester lived in New York&#8217;s Port Authority bus station. One day he\u00a0came across an adult film casting audition. He won the role along with the 200 dollars that helped him get back on his feet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sylvester_stallone.jpg\" alt=\"sylvester_stallone\" width=\"500\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP15}<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Kelly Clarkson<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Before the spotlight, hit singer Kelly Clarkson lived in her car for a while when her apartment caught on fire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5132 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kelly_clarkson_2010-02-13.jpg\" alt=\"kelly_clarkson_2010-02-13\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP15}<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Chris Garner<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>This tycoon was once homeless with his son. The movie &#8220;Pursuit of Hapiness&#8221; recounts these dark days.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ChrisGardnerSept2011.jpg\" alt=\"ChrisGardnerSept2011\" width=\"500\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP15}<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Daniel Craig<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Before becoming &#8220;James Bond&#8221;, Daniel Craig slept on a London bench during tough times.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/daniel_craig_2_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Skyfall - Daniel Craig\" width=\"500\" height=\"678\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP15}<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Halle Berry<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>When she was 21, Halle went through a few homeless shelters in the pursuit of her dreams to become an actress.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5131 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/halle_berry_by_gage_skidmore.jpg\" alt=\"halle_berry_by_gage_skidmore\" width=\"500\" height=\"608\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP15}<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Jennifer Lopez<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her parents were against her career in entertainment, she consequently left their house and lived on her friends&#8217; couches for a while.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Jennifer_Lopez_4_2012.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer_Lopez_4,_2012\" width=\"500\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP15}<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Lil Kim<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Lil Kim&#8217;s dad kicked her out of his house and she became homeless in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5134 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/lil_kim_-_crop_2.jpg\" alt=\"lil_kim_-_crop_2\" width=\"500\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP15}<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Djimon Hounsou<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The &#8220;Blood Diamond&#8221; star was once\u00a0homeless in the streets of Paris during his teenage years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5130 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/djimon_hounsou_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"djimon_hounsou_cropped\" width=\"500\" height=\"603\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP15}<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Tyler Perry<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Right when he moved to Atlanta, Tyler Perry lived in his car.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5127 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/82nd_academy_awards_tyler_perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"82nd_academy_awards_tyler_perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359_cropped\" width=\"500\" height=\"655\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP15}<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Kurt Cobain<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Prior to his successful rock star career, Nirvana&#8217;s Kurt Cobain lived under a bridge and sometimes in hospitals&#8217; waiting rooms.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/kurt_cobain_chows_down_on_crabs.jpg\" alt=\"kurt_cobain_chows_down_on_crabs\" width=\"499\" height=\"698\" \/><\/p>\n<p>{adinserter CNP15}<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Jean-Claude Van Damme<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>He was a fitness instructor in Brussels and abandoned everything in the pursuit of his dreams of becoming a Hollywood movie star. 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