Your Favorite Celebrities Who Used to be Cheerleaders

Many are surprised to learn that Samuel L. Jackson was a yell leader as a high school student with a passion to get the crowds roaring at the sports games. He enrolled in Morehouse College in 1966, where his interest went from marine biology to architecture and eventually to drama after being inspired by a public speaking course. 

Jackson has been acting since the 1970s and gained recognition after appearing in Coming to America, alongside Eddie Murphy in 1998. It wasn’t until 1994 when Jackson became a household name after starring in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. Jackson has gained success as the highest-grossing actor of all time, worth $27 Billion.