For some people, landing that first job is a momentous occasion. For others it's just a necessary (and humbling) step on the way to something greater. We're only hours away from the premiere of "Hired," a new show that pits three contestants against one another in a fight for a single job -- so let's celebrate by remembering five celebrities and their hilarious first gigs (hey, ya gotta start somewhere, even if it's wayyyy at the bottom). Plus, we've got five of the funniest stars-who-got-canned stories. Apparently losing a minimum wage job doesn't mean you can't one day make millions!
5 CELEBS' FIRST JOBS
Johnny Depp
Back before the internet was born and spammers became the world's foremost marketers of things no one needs, people used to sell stuff over the telephone. Johnny Depp was one of those people. He peddled ballpoint pens and says he never made a single sale. Depp's friend Nic Cage eventually suggested he try acting, and apparently that gig worked out better.
Danny DeVito
Before he was the famous midget-size actor with a pot belly and bald head, Danny DeVito was "Mr. Danny" ... the hairstylist. His stint at his sister's salon didn't last long, though, as he soon felt the pull of the camera. Too bad he didn't have a first job more applicable to his later life. You know, like a car waxer.
Whoopi Goldberg
She wasn't always the successful comedian (and dancing nun) we know and love. Whoopi Goldberg was once a makeup artist -- to the dead! That's right, Goldberg worked in a mortuary where she applied makeup to expired bodies to make them look, well, more alive. These days she lends the skills she learned in that job to help out her cohost Barbara Walters. (Yep, we had to go there.)
Brad Pitt
When you've got a face like Brad Pitt, you don't have to do much to make money. But even Pitt's face didn't help sell fast food. That's why his bosses at El Pollo Loco made him cover up his glorious jawline with a chicken suit. That's right, Brad Pitt used to dance around in fake feathers trying to sell drumsticks.
Eva Mendes
For most people, selling hot dogs in a mall would be the most embarrassing job they ever held. But Eva Mendes, who was a frank vendor before she she became an actress, was in 2007's "Ghost Rider," which makes working as a hot dog vendor seem downright honorable.
5 CELEBS WHO GOT FIRED after the jump!