9. Christopher Walken

This weird actor gained his rep by being eccentric and quirky. His movie roles often shared in his oddness, but one you learn what his job was before he got famous, you’ll understand that he missed his life’s calling.

Before revealing his enormous acting talent, Christopher Walken was a lion tamer.

In fact, he was so good that he got a permanent job in a travelling circus right after he graduated from junior high.

And as you probably know, it’s not Walken who fears things, but things fear Walken. According to him, the lion is “nothing more than a big dog.”