10 Actors Who Had INSANE Careers Before Movies

There are certain actors that draw themselves to certain characters, or play their roles in a certain, specific way, one such being Christopher Walken. It seems that no matter the role, Walken has the ability to add his own spin of wacky eccentricity, whether he is playing a gigantic orangutan in the jungle, a dog kidnapper, or anything in between.

It should be no little surprise then, that there is an element of that same eccentricity in the actor's own personality, from his speech pattern that almost automatically lends his characters something unique that no one else could, even down to the first job he had as a kid.

At 16 years old, the majority of people would likely look for any job that they could get, that would typically be something relatively boring. The young Christopher Walken however, somehow managed to nab himself a gig as a lion tamer.

The lion in question was called Sheba, and Walken spent a summer training her, particularly enjoying how she'd act like a pet dog whenever he entered the cage. If the whole acting thing didn't work out, there are far worse backups than working with lions, right?