Monday, January 10, 2011

Homeless to Famous: more than just Ted Williams

At this stage almost everyone has probably come across Ted Williams, the man with the golden voice. A homeless man who was once a radio DJ, but then fell on some hard times. His recent rise to stardom has been meteoric to say the least, but how many other people are there out there who have been homeless and then have achieved celebrity and fame, far more than you think.

Halle Berry

Jim Carrey



Charlie Chaplin

Daniel Craig

Benjamin Franklin

Kelsey Grammar



Cary Grant

David Letterman

Dr. Phil

Jim Morrison (I think every one would have assumed that he was homeless at some point)



George Orwell

Joan Rivers

William Shatner



Martin Sheen

Sylvester Stallone



Hillary Swank

Jean-Claude Van Damme

The list is actually a lot longer and there are many more famous people who, at some time in their lives spent some time on the streets, in the back of a car, or in a cardboard box. So if you are feeling down on your luck in these recessionary times remember things can change. Spare change. Equals more change. Equals life change. Equals home. Just don't make the mistake and go around in a circle and end up homeless again. That happened to me once.

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