Jennifer Lopez, Jim Carrey and other stars who once had nowhere to live

Long before he started saving worlds as Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy and making audiences laugh as Andy from Parks and Recreation, Chris was one of many up-and-coming actors.

After entering college in his native Washington and later dropping out, he moved there and, with friends, lived for a time in a mobile home on the Hawaiian island of Maui with friends. , for he had no other home.

First African-American actress to win an Academy Award for Best Performance in a Leading Role. But few people know that many years ago, at 21, she ended up in a homeless shelter and was about to quit trying to get into acting.

She was a model and came to New York with a small amount of money saved up. Alas, they didn’t last long: barely three months later, she called her mother and asked for a loan, but she refused. As a result, they didn’t speak to each other for nearly a year, and Holly had to spend time at a homeless shelter until she found a job as a waitress.

Holly believes that you can’t give up on your dreams and that this situation only makes her harder, even though there were times when she was ready to go home and admit defeat.

The Canadian-born comedian, who became famous thanks to the films Ace Ventura and Dumb and Dumber, lived in a poor family. When he was 14, his father (saxophonist and clarinetist) was fired from his job. He tried to work at the factory, but nothing came of it. The family had to move into an RV. Kerry recalls it without embarrassment: “Yes, we lived like gypsies, but we were happy surrounded by the same simple and happy people.”

Before becoming a world star in cinema, television and music, a native of the Bronx of New York had to make efforts. She didn’t want to study after school, she was only interested in dancing. Because of this, she argued with her mother, left the house and slept on the couch in the dance studio. Then she was lucky enough to find a job as a dance teacher in Europe, and a year later she returned to the United States and got her first film role.

In 1976, the drama film “Rocky” broke all box office records. But Stallone, who was the lead actor, writer and director, didn’t make his way to success immediately. As a child he had to live with foster families because his own parents worked hard, and by the age of 15 he had changed 12 schools, mostly because he was expelled. Sometimes he had to spend the night on a bench in the street.

When Stallone tried to sell his screenplay, he had to pawn… his own dog! For his friend Little Jimmy gave 50 dollars. A week later, Sylvester came to buy his four-legged friend, but Jimmy said he wouldn’t give the dog away because the kids loved him. Stallone offered him $100, but he resisted. As a result, the dog cost up to $3,000, but friendship is priceless, the actor said.

On the face of it, she was fine: A model, actress and dancer from Ohio starred in Prince’s video. But then hard times came.

For several months she lived without a roof over her head, because her boyfriend stole all the money from her. She was helped by a casual acquaintance – choreographer Jamie King, and she got a job in television.

Carmen remembers that the absence of a home didn’t stop her from reaching out for what interests her, and says that it is very important to have friends: you never know who will help you in the hard times.

The man who changed the idea of ​​a cell phone wasn’t always rich. He lived in San Francisco with a foster family, then went to college in Portland. But here’s the thing – there was nowhere to live! He was not given a place in the hostel, so he spent the night like a “hare” on the floor in the guest rooms, handed over cans of cola, and on Sunday walked 12 kilometers to the Hare Krishna Church for a free hot lunch. His parents didn’t know it: he only lent money for calligraphy lessons, which later helped develop fonts for the Mac.

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