( Never * Give * Up * On * Your * Dreams) 16 Famous People Who Didn't Get Their Big Break Until Later In Life



1. Harrison Ford was 34 when he finally starred in Star Wars. After 5years of uncredited role and being a professional carpenter.


2. Alan Rickman made his cinematic debut as the villain Hans Gruber in Die Hard at the age of 42.


3. Jeremy Renner was 31 when he got his first lead role in the independent movie - Dahmer.


4. Kristen Wiig was 32 when she got her casting on SNL.


5. Leslie Jones wasn't cast on "The show" until she was 47.


6. Bryan Cranston played several odd acting parts until he was 44, before he got the role as Hal, in Malcolm in the Middle.


7. Ty Burrell landed his role as Phil Dunphy at 41.


8. Ken Jeong got his breakout role as Mr. Chow in The Hangover at 40


9. Samuel L. Jackson was 46 years old when he got the role as jules Winnifield in Pulp


10. Ted Danson was 35 when he got hired to play sam Malone in Cheers.


11. Melissa McCarthy got starred as Sookie St. James in Gilmore Girls at 30


12. Kathy Bates was 42 when she played the crazy nurse Annie Wilkes opposite James Caan in the movie Misery.


13. Julia Child didn't start cooking professionally until she was 36.




14. The legendary J.K. Rowling was 32 when she got her first Harry Potter book on shelves.


15. Gene Hackman got his breakthrough at the age of 37, when he was cast as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and clyde


16. Ang Lee made his directorial debut in Pushing Hands at age 37, And also went on to win two Oscars, two Golden Globes, and four BAFTA awards for his directing