TV Stars Before They Were Famous

Before they hit the big time on the small screen, celebs such as Ashton Kutcher were students, salespeople and, yes, even child actors. Find out what their lives were like before hitting it big. By Serena Kappes

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ONE-NAME WONDER

Adding an apostrophe to her name might have helped get The Parkers star Mo'Nique (right, in 2002) attention, but "my mother had a problem with it ... until she saw the first paycheck," the actress (left, in her 1985 high school photo) told Entertainment Weekly in May.