Original career plans of 20 A-List celebrities

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Original career plans of 20 A-List celebrities

The twists and turns of fate led these stars to the limelight, but that wasn't necessarily the first path they chose.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 12: Actor Ashton Kutcher speaks at the Human Rights Watch Voices For Justice Dinner at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 12, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 11: Actor George Clooney onstage during the August: Osage County screening presented by The Weinstein Company at Westwood Village Theatre on November 11, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Weinstein Co.)

HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 18: Actress Ashley Judd arrives at the premiere of FilmDistrict's "Olympus Has Fallen" at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on March 18, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16: Christopher Walken attends Vanity Fair Party for the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on April 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 16: Singer Neil Diamond performs during the 84th MLB All-Star Game on July 16, 2013 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 24: Actor Hugh Grant attends the London Premiere of 'Alan Partidge: Alpha Papa' at Vue Leicester Square on July 24, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 13: Actor Richard Gere attends the Downtown Calvin Klein with The Cinema Society screening of IFC Films' "Ain't Them Bodies Saints" after party at Refinery Rooftop on August 13, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 07: Actor Gerard Butler arrives for the Ermenegildo Zegna Global Store Opening hosted by Gildo Zegna and Stefano Pilati at Ermenegildo Zegna Boutique on November 7, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 27: British actor Rowan Atkinson in his role as Mr Bean takes part in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 16: Actor Harrison Ford arrives at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 16, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 16: Honoree Angelina Jolie accepts the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award onstage during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 16, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 03: Actor Tom Cruise speaks as actor Ben Stiller is honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre on December 3, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 03: Actor Danny DeVito attends the "Kirstie" premiere party at Harlow on December 3, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 07: Actor Will Ferrell attends the screening of IFC's "The Spoils Of Babylon" at DGA Theater on January 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 13: Queen Latifah visits "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" at Rockefeller Center on January 13, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: Actress Jennifer Lawrence attends the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: Actress Mayim Bialik attends the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: Singer Mariah Carey attends the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: Actor Steve Buscemi attends the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: Actor Matthew McConaughey, winner of the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role award for "Dallas Buyers Club," poses in the press room during the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - NOVEMBER 12: Actor Ashton Kutcher speaks at the Human Rights Watch Voices For Justice Dinner at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 12, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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