All the celebrities and politicians who once worked at McDonald's
Everyone has to start somewhere.
While we all know the simultaneous pain and freedom of a casual job at the local supermarket or fast food chain, you might be surprised to realise that plenty of celebrities have shared that same experience.
It seems that some of the world's most famous stars supported themselves back in the day with a job at McDonald's.
Keep scrolling to see all the celebs who went from flipping a Big Mac to international fame.
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Pharrell Williams
Today he's a Grammy-winning artist but he once spent his days flipping Big Macs.
"McDonald's was my first and only job," Pharrell Williams recently told BBC Radio 2.
"I got fired three times. I was eating the chicken nuggets."
Williams said the first two times he got fired from the fast food chain were simply because he was "lazy."
"The third was like, 'What are you doing? You're just sitting there eating nuggets?'" he added.
Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris, started out her career working at Macca's.
She recently opened up about her time at the fast food chain on The Drew Barrymore Show.
"I did work at McDonald's when I was in school... I did fries, and then I did the cashier," she laughed, before sharing what she would order if she hit up the drive-thru today.
"I would probably do a Quarter Pounder with cheese and fries," she added.
In 2019, Harris addressed a crowd of supporters in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a speech fighting for liveable wages and safe working environments.
Harris compared her part-time job at the chain restaurant as a teen to Americans who are supporting a family on that same pay.
"I worked in McDonald's. I was a student when I was working in McDonalds," she said.
"There was not a family relying on me to pay the rent, put food on the table and keep the bills paid by the end of the month."
"I worked in McDonald's. I was a student when I was working in McDonalds," she said.
"There was not a family relying on me to pay the rent, put food on the table and keep the bills paid by the end of the month.
"But the reality of McDonald's is that a majority of the folks who are working there today are relying on that income to sustain a household and a family," Harris continued.
"And if we want to talk about these golden arches being a symbol of the best of America, well the arches are falling short."
Pink
Before she was an international pop sensation, Pink's parents made her get a regular job.
"It was important to my family that I make my own money," she said in an interview with Food & Wine.
"I was a drive-through girl at McDonald's. I had a Janet Jackson microphone – I had power."
Rachel McAdams
The Notebook actress also worked at the popular fast food chain as a teen.
In a 2008 interview with the New York Times, Rachel McAdams shared that she worked at McDonald's for three years but wasn't sure how she held her position for so long.
"I'm not sure why they kept me. I am something of a daydreamer and a dawdler, so they would only let me be the 'friendly voice' that greeted you when you entered the restaurant," she shared.
"I was slow – I would be organising the sweet-and-sour packets in the customer's takeout bag while the line snaked out the door."
Sharon Stone
While she's never publicly addressed her former career, according to some reports, Sharon Stone once worked under the golden arches.
The Basic Instinct actress reportedly had a job at McDonald's while she worked her way into the showbiz industry.
Seal
Seal's memories of his teenage job aren't as peachy as some other celebs.
The singer even referred to working at McDonald's as the "worst job" he ever had.
"The worst job I ever had was in McDonald's in Kentish Town," he told The Guardian in a 2011 interview. "I was 16, and they gave me a brown uniform that was two sizes too small.
"I stayed for two weeks, until I got my first paycheck, then I was outta there."
Shania Twain
In 2017, Shania Twain revealed how she supported herself when she first began pursuing her music career.
"I worked at McDonald's for several years as a teenager after school while singing in bars at night," she told Us Weekly.
Mark Hamill
Even Luke Skywalker had to flip burgers once upon a time.
He claims it was his first job, if you forget about a few he had prior.
"If you don't count paperboy, the time I was hired to play Santa's helper in a department store or the countless backyard puppet/magic/ventriloquist shows I did," he wrote on Twitter in 2019.
"My 1st real job WAS at McDonald's in Annandale Virginia when I was 16."
