These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Kirsten Dunst

Sure, she played cheerleader Torrance Shipman in the movie Bring It On, but this actress had some real-world experience. She had been a pom girl when attending Laurel High School and Notre Dame High School. She was on her own high school squad until the blockbuster movie came out. 

George W. Bush

At Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, future President George W. Bush was a cheer captain as well as a basketball player. Armed with a megaphone and tons of cheer, the political figure roused the crowds with chants. He would later go to Harvard Business school and Yale University, but this is where it all started. 

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The More You Know

  • Jonah Hill had to go to the hospital for bronchitis while filming Wolf of Wall Street. For seven months, he was snorting vitamin D (almost) daily, pretending it was cocaine.
  • Before going solo, Britney Spears was in an all-female group called Innosense.
  • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has his own motivational alarm clock app, which fans can download. It has no snooze button.
  • Rob Lowe is deaf in his right ear.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.