Psychologists say that complex retraining in early childhood largely forms the future personality of an adult. Many celebrities faced serious problems in childhood: living in a trailer, working from the age of 5, fleeing from home ... A difficult childhood did not become an obstacle in their path, it only strengthened them and helped to become who they are now. We present you 10 bright stories of stars who were able to achieve incredible success despite the fact that their childhood was far from cloudless.
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron was the first actress born in Africa to receive an Oscar for her lead role. The future star grew up on a farm located in the wilds of South Africa. When the girl was only 15 years old, a terrible tragedy happened before her eyes - Mother Theron shot and killed her father. Of course, everything happened in self-defense, but this is even worse.
Subsequently, the actress said that this situation greatly influenced her entire future adult life. “In childhood, it was difficult to live with an alcoholic and wake up, not knowing what could happen to you,” Charlize admitted to reporters in an interview.
At 16, a bright and effective girl began to build a career as a model. Once she won a model contest, so she had the opportunity to visit Europe and succeed. There, she became interested in businessman John Crosby, who later took her to Hollywood.
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise, who began a deafening film career at the age of 19 and achieved the title of the most famous actor in the world, admitted in an interview that he was grateful to fate for having a difficult childhood. It was a tremendous experience.
Tom Cruise's parents divorced. The boy was only 12 years old. Tom stayed with his mother. To support four children, the woman worked in three jobs. But even this did not save the family from poverty. Children were also forced to earn bread.
However, soon the actor’s mother married again, and very successfully. Tom has the opportunity to take part in theatrical productions. He managed to get his first major role in 21 years. It was the movie Risk Business. After that, the career went uphill.
Hilary Swank
Hilary Swank, a rather famous actress of our time, received two Oscars for Best Actress (2000 and 2005).
However, the girl’s childhood did not bode well. Hilary and her mother did not even have their own home. They had to spend the night in a car or in friends' houses. At school, Hilary was humiliated and insulted by poverty.
At 15, she began working as an actress, but received only minor roles. She managed to get her first important role at the age of 20 in the film “The New Child of Karate”.
Rosa McGowan
Rosa McGowan, the star of The Wizards, was born in the family of a writer and artist. Her father became a supporter of the sect and tied his wife and six children into it. This sect was a commune, completely closed to the outside world.
When Rose was 10 years old, she and her mother left the commune and moved to Washington. There, the mother of the future star met a man who turned out to be a scoundrel. He convinced the woman that her daughter was a drug addict and sent the girl to the clinic to treat the alleged addiction. A year later, the girl ran away from there, went to live with her grandmother and entered the art school in Hollywood. From that moment on, her career skyrocketed.
Demmy Moor
Demi Moore is the first Hollywood actress to receive a fee of more than $ 10 million for the film and nominated for the Golden Globe Award. But the early years of her life did not foresee such an outcome. The family of the actress was constantly moving. Demi once estimated that they lived in about 30 cities.
Her mother drank, scandals and fights always happened in the house. At 16, the girl ran away from her parents and left school to devote herself to the world of fashion and acting. She subsequently married musician Freddie Moore, who took her to Hollywood.
Gerard Depardieu
Gerard Depardieu - Knight of the Quebec Legion of Honor, Knight of the National Order and one of the most beloved French actors of our time. He comes from a simple and poor family, his father was illiterate.
The family of Gerard practically lived only on the money that the state provided them. But this was clearly not enough, because, in addition to Gerard, parents raised five more children.
The future actor grew up a shy and weak child, while he stuttered and had very poor diction. Working on himself, Gerard began to study boxing, practiced various martial arts and once accidentally ended up in an amateur theater club. So began his acting career.
Leighton Mister
Leighton Mister, an American star who co-starred in Indiscrete Girl, was almost born in prison. Her mother was serving a sentence for an offense. After the birth of her daughter, the woman was allowed to spend only three months with her. The grandmother was engaged in the further education of the girl.
As a child, Leighton participated in local theater productions and at the age of 11 decided to move to New York, where she began her career seriously. About her mother’s past, Leighton says: “I realized that you can’t judge anyone, especially your parents, for what they did in the past, people change.” Despite everything, the actress does not blame her mother for anything.
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Carrie Bradshaw in the series Sex and the City, is an actress with a fortune estimated at $ 100 million. But she once admitted that because of her difficult childhood, she still could not overcome the fear of poverty. Her family had 8 children, and there was practically no money.
From the age of 14 she performed at Broadway shows at night, and during the day worked as a saleswoman. At the age of 18, she began her real professional career, receiving the first role.
Celine Dion
Celine Dion is currently one of the most popular singers in the world. It is known that she comes from a large and poor family in which the girl was the fourteenth daughter.
Since five years, Celine has been helping her family. She sang in a small restaurant for which her parents were responsible.
At age 12, Celine recorded her first song. Her lover and manager in one person Rene Angelil helped with the financing of the recording. Thus began the career of Celine Dion.
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez is a singer, model and producer. She was able to earn $ 1 million for the movie Dangerous Romance, despite being a Latin American.
Mom Lopez is a teacher, father is a programmer. They always feared that the daughter would go on a dangerous path. When the girl was only 5 years old, she was enrolled in a Catholic school.
When in her youth Lopez decided to become an actress, mom and dad did not support her. They expected their daughter to be a lawyer. But the girl left home and participated in all kinds of castings. She found success in 1997.