Representing the life of famous personalities, it always seems that such success can only be achieved with financial means. The main thing is not to give up before the first failure and go forward.
10. Tom Cruise
World famous American actor Tom Cruise spent his childhood in New York. Tom's father was a mentally unbalanced tyrant and for any wrongdoing he severely abducted his son. Because of this, the mother of the future actor had to divorce her husband and independently support the family. Now it’s hard to believe that in childhood, the actor’s mother had to work in four shifts to feed herself and three more children. But despite this, the family still did not have enough money. Often, a family simply went hungry, not having the means to eat.
9. Sarah Jessica Parker
The star of Sex in the big city, the performer of the cult image of Carrie Bradshaw also grew up in a poor large family. She has seven sisters and brothers. Father left the family when Sarah was very young and raised her stepfather. He worked as a driver, so family income was modest. Everyone had to work from childhood, including the actress herself. Fame came to Sarah thanks to her mother, who in time noticed the talent of her daughter. From her youth, the girl began to participate in Broadway productions, thereby earning a living for herself and her family.
8. Leonardo DiCaprio
Now the dream of many women, Leonardo DiCaprio is almost the most popular and highly paid actor in Hollywood, but as a child, the actor’s life was not so fabulous. Ros Leo in a disadvantaged area of Los Angeles in poverty, among prostitutes and drug addicts. It would seem that the fate of the actor was a foregone conclusion. Having spent his childhood next door to drug dealers and pimps, it can be assumed that Leo should have finished like them, but the movie saved him, as he himself says. Once a boy said that he wanted to become an actor and achieved this. Due to the fact that Leo wanted to quickly and easily make a lot of money, we can enjoy the ingenious game of this actor.
7. Nastasya Samburskaya
The star of the series Univer Russian actress Nastasya Samburskaya grew up in a very poor family. When Nastasya was 5 years old, her father was sent to prison and her mother had to raise her children alone. It is unknown where the father of the actress is now, but he and his brother agree that he drank too much. In winter, the girl even had to go to school in light shoes, because the family did not have enough money for warm boots. After leaving school, the girl had to work hard in three jobs to pay for her studies and support herself. At the moment, the girl does not communicate with her mother and brother for unknown reasons.
6. Jennifer Lopez
Future world famous singer and actress Jennifer Lopez was born and raised in the poor New York area of the Bronx. The family had to live in a small apartment with their sisters and parents and make ends meet. The girl’s talent manifested itself in childhood, she entertained the whole family with her singing. After studying for some time in college, she decides to drop him off to practice dancing. The family does not support this solution. Disagreements with the mother push the future star to leave home and vagrancy. Now, thanks to hard work, Jennifer is known throughout the world.
5. Eminem
Eminem is now firmly in hip-hop history as one of the most talented rappers in the world. It’s not worth saying that the white guy received such a title thanks to his incredible talent. But such a cloudless life of the rapper was not always. Father left Marshall (Eminem's real name) when he was 18 months old. It was difficult to call the rapper's mother exemplary. She constantly changed roommates and did not care about the fate of the child. The musician spent all his childhood on the road. The family received housing in Detroit, where the African-American population dominated. The boy often had conflicts at school. From an early age, Eminem had to provide for himself. He was expelled from school. Then he worked at the factory for pennies. Severe childhood had a strong influence on the work of the rapper. Many of his compositions are devoted to those difficult times.
4. Vera Brezhnev
Russian singer and former VIA Gra member Vera Brezhneva also grew up in a poor family with three sisters. The girl often had to wear sisters' clothes. The girls' father was disabled and could not provide for a family. From an early age, Vera had to work as a nanny and even a dishwasher. At school, the girl was not sweet. She was constantly rotted and humiliated, and shabby and worn clothes often became the subject of ridicule from classmates. Due to lack of money, the girl could not get to her own graduation, because she had nothing to buy a dress for the evening. The singer preferred to spend her first serious fees for performing on clothes. Vera was able to overcome all the complexes and become one of the leading singers of the domestic scene.
3. Jay Z
The story of how a simple boy from a disadvantaged African-American region became a rap star is common in the Hip-Hop industry. One of these boys was the influential rapper Jay Z. What year the rapper is on the list of the richest Hip-Hop artists. But as a child, the musician had to go through poverty. Ros Jay Z without a father. Four children were raised by one mother. To earn a musician in his youth had to sell drugs. There was not always enough money to pay for utility bills. Now Jay Z is married to the famous singer Beyonce and has three children with her.
2. Christina Asmus
The star of a successful series on TNT Interns Christina Asmus was born and raised in a large family. Christina's father most often disappeared at work, and only her mother was engaged in raising children. The family had to huddle in a communal apartment. The girl was wearing old clothes for her older sisters. Despite the difficult childhood, the girl dreamed of a better life. After school, the future actress decided to enter the Moscow Art Theater. But it did not pass, the reason for the refusal was the wording "did not live up to expectations." Christina returned home to Korolev and played at the local theater for several years. Two years later, she entered the Shchepkinsky school and was able to build a career as an actress.
1. Selena Gomez
Disney Princess, actress and singer Selena Gomez was born into a very young family. When Selena's mother found out that she was pregnant, she was only 16 years old. The girl’s father was 17 years old. In order to feed herself and her daughter, Selena's mother had to work hard at several jobs. They lived in monstrous conditions in the wilderness of Texas. From a young age, the girl saw what people were ready for in order to survive. Severe living conditions tempered the character of the future star. For the sake of success, she was ready to go over their heads and achieve their goals, no matter what. The career of the future star was dealt with by her mother. Now Selena Gomez is the idol of millions of girls around the world. Perhaps she would not have achieved such success without knowing all the “delights” of poverty.