Everyone remembers their first paying job.
Typically, it isn't the ideal situation, but that paycheck sure made everything a lot better.
Business Insider spoke to several television stars to find out what their first paying gig was. While a few of them were lucky enough to land a showbiz job at a young age, the majority of the stars we spoke to had pretty humble beginnings.
Some stuck close to home, while others found their bounty in restaurants, snack shops, sports arenas, and even a junkyard!
Find out how your favorite TV stars first began earning a living below:
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Donald Glover, "Atlanta" (FX)
"I guess other than babysitting, like my brother and sister, I broke down boxes at a teacher’s school supply store."
Ming Na Wen, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (ABC)
"My first job was working in my parents’ frickin' restaurant. Those slave-drivers! I was working there at like 12, 13 years old. They'll deny it, of course, because you know! I was waitressing, and then I was a cashier. Yeah, that was how I earned my keep in my family."
Ben Feldman, "Superstore" (NBC)
"Baskin Robbins was my first real job. I was like 14, and I got hired at Baskin Robbins and fired for giving away ice cream. Because I was a 14-year-old who worked at an ice cream store. So yeah, I naturally did what any 14-year-old would do, which is give all of his friends giant, bathtub-sized ice cream scoops. And then, I got fired. That was my first job, and probably the closest I’ll ever have gotten in the real world to ‘Superstore,’ because after that, it was waiting tables constantly."
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