Before making it big, stars like Chris Pratt, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Eva Longoria, and Jim Carrey worked grueling minimum-wage jobs just to get by—serving shrimp, dressing as a chicken, scooping ice cream, and cleaning factory floors. While their stories seem inspiring now, the harsh reality is that minimum wage has barely budged since their early days, even as the cost of living skyrockets. Millions today still fight to survive on low wages, with far fewer Hollywood endings. It’s time to advocate for a living wage because no one should have to sacrifice their future just to make ends meet.
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00:00Before they were on the big screen or topping charts, some of today's most famous celebs
00:05were working the same minimum wage jobs as many of us.
00:09Chris Pratt, for example, served shrimp at a Bubba Gump restaurant while living in a
00:14van.
00:15He shared that every time he goes back to one of the chain locations, it reminds him
00:18of eating leftover food just to get by.
00:21Brad Pitt, he once donned a chicken mascot costume to promote a restaurant, joking, man's
00:27gotta eat.
00:28Julia Roberts scooped ice cream at Baskin Robbins to pay for her acting classes, while
00:32Eva Longoria took a fast food job at Wendy's to afford her quinceanera dress.
00:37And Jim Carrey?
00:38Long before his fame as a comedian, he quit high school and cleaned factory floors to
00:42support his struggling family.
00:44It's easy to romanticize these stories now, but the reality was harsh.
00:48They worked long, grueling hours, all for wages that barely scratched the surface of
00:53their needs.
00:54But here's the thing, those same minimum wage jobs today, they pay roughly the same
00:59as they did decades ago.
01:01It leaves millions of workers fighting just to survive, with very few Hollywood success
01:05stories in sight.
01:07Everyone deserves a living wage, so the next time the topic comes up, use your voice and
01:11share the facts.
01:13Advocate for raising the minimum wage, because no one should have to live in a van, eat leftovers,
01:18or sacrifice their future just to make ends meet.