Wednesday, June 24, 2015

While people idolize some Hollywood celebrities, they mainly pay attention to their current fame, status and talent. Not all fans know that their favorite stars used to be awesome teachers before they had a big hit.

 

Stephen King

The legendary author Stephen King is the famous American writer of fantasy literature, screenplays, horror fiction and science fiction. After leaving university, he got a certificate to teach high school and had a time teaching English in Hampden, Maine while he spent free time writing novels and short stories for extra income. “Carrie”, released in 1974, was his first published and breakout novel.

Stephen King

 

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons attended a college for an Education degree. After graduating, he taught a primary school in Spanish Harlem before he met Paul Stanley and launched the 70′s rock band “Kiss”.

Gene Simmons

 

Mr. T

Mr. T was a part-time gym teacher in Chicago before he got attention by Sly Stallone.

Mr. T

 

Barrack Obama

Barack Obama, current President of the United States, taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago before he became a politician.

Barack Obama

 

JK Rowling

J. K. Rowling, the British author known for fantasy series “Harry Potter”, taught English as the second language in a Portugal school in the early 1990′s. Later, she moved back in Scotland and gained a postgraduate certificate of education (PGCE).

J. K. Rowling

 

Sting

Before Sting is Sting, he was a bus conductor, a tax officer and a construction labourer. Sting went to Northern Counties College of Education from 1971 to 1974. Then, he worked as a schoolteacher at St. Paul’s First School in Cramlington for two years.

Sting

 

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone used to work as a gym teacher before he was globally famous for his writing and starring in Rocky.

Sylvester Stallone