If they had listened to their parents, the whole world would not know their names. Eight clear examples of how you need to take responsibility for your life and never give up, even if your closest ones refuse to support you.
Megan Fox
Megan loved dancing and performing in theater productions since childhood. The girl’s hobby irritated her stepfather, and her mother was not thrilled with her acting ambitions either. However, the future celebrity did not submit to her parents’ will at all: at 13, she began working as a model, and at 17, she left home altogether. By that time, she had saved up enough money to escape her hometown to California, where her career in show business gradually took off.
Katy Perry
Nothing foreshadowed the fame of the daughter of clergymen. Strict parents kept the girl in iron gloves and raised her in the traditions of evangelical Christianity. A career in pop music was out of the question, but Katie achieved her goal: she released an album with religious songs at the age of 16, and then suddenly changed her image and direction of creativity and became famous all over the world. Although her parents do not approve of her choice to this day, they can no longer do anything about it.
Dwayne Johnson
The son of professional Canadian wrestler Rocky Johnson and grandson of the equally famous Peter Maivia, he first went into football, but unexpectedly left the sport due to an injury. He soon decided to take up wrestling seriously, following his grandfather and father, who was initially categorically against it and tried to dissuade Dwayne from the thankless profession. If only he knew that “The Rock” would be considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Later, the guy would get his first role in the feature film “The Mummy Returns”, and at the same time enter the Guinness Book of Records due to the size of the fee for a newcomer to the film industry.
Drew Barrymore
Little Drew was a regular at Hollywood parties thanks to her influential actor parents. It’s hard to believe, but at the age of nine, the future star began to have problems with alcohol and drugs. Her mother sent her to treatment, but the turning point was Drew’s attempt to commit suicide. At the age of 14, the girl decided to live a sober life and develop an acting career. Her parents did not approve of the decision, but acting was the only thing that one of Hollywood’s most optimistic celebrities wanted to do.
Jennifer Lopez
Little Jennifer demonstrated success in singing, dancing and acting. Her parents did not approve of her serious attitude to her hobby and were sure that creativity was a road to nowhere. When J. Lo was in the first grade of school, her father and mother told her that she was not destined to become famous because of her origin, saying that Latin Americans constantly encounter stereotypes and racism. Fortunately, her passion for art won!
Demmy Moor
Demi Moore’s dizzying fate is rarely remembered, but in vain. Young Demetria grew up in a trailer and was not a star. With her stepfather and alcoholic mother, the girl moved from place to place: by a happy coincidence, her next place of residence was Los Angeles. Demi decided to take her fate into her own hands: at 16, she left her family and dropped out of school. The girl worked as a tax collector for several years until she was finally noticed by an elite modeling agency. Then she was lucky enough to pass the casting for the series “General Hospital”, which played the role of a springboard into big cinema.
Tom Cruise
The actor was not very lucky with his father, who constantly pressured the boy, sometimes beat him and criticized any hobbies, including theater. The man saw his heir as a Catholic priest and nothing else. At first, Tom tried to listen to his father and even studied at a theological seminary, but changed his mind and returned to a regular school. His mother herself dreamed of theater in her youth, but was afraid to “leave the church.” However, she was not against her son going into acting. Tom’s father died of cancer, and soon the 19-year-old boy passed a casting for a big movie without any acting education.
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer’s parents were also religious and taught the girl modesty. The family lived in a small town in Kansas, nothing in Jennifer’s life contributed to an acting career. The girl’s aspirations were not so much condemned by her parents, but rather considered a stupid, unattainable dream. However, as a teenager, Jennifer Lawrence was able to convince her mother of the seriousness of her hobbies and, with her support, went to New York to conquer talent agencies.