Celebrities Who Became Famous Overnight
Do you know 10 celebrities who became famous overnight? Because we do, and we made a top 10!
The road to fame is a bumpy one, paved with lots of obstacles.
Some celebrities had managed to achieve fame the old fashioned way.
Low budget films, lots of auditions and rejections and the list can continue.
And there are some of them like these 10. Some became Oscar winners thanks to their debut roles and some of them became superstars just like that.
But let’s not be that mean! For those Oscar winners, we know that an Oscar is the result of hard work! But how hard?
Let’s get straight to business and see 10 stars who became famous overnight!
10-Amber Heard
We begin our top 10 with the American model and actress, Amber Heard.
Amber Laura Heard was born on April 22, 1986, and she her film debut in ‘Friday Night Lights’, starring Billy Bob Thornton.
After small roles in ‘North Country’, ‘Alpha Dog’, ‘All the Boys Love Mandy Lane’ and so on, Amber Heard was hardly a household name.
Until 2011, when she was cast as Johnny Depp’s love interest in ‘The Rum Diary’. And that love still exists in real life.
The pair began dating in 2012 and the following year the couple became engaged on Christmas Eve. Talk about becoming famous overnight.
Currently, Amber Heard is filming 2 movies with James Franco and will star alongside her fiance in ‘London Fields’, set to be released later this year.
9-Elizabeth Olsen
We continue our top list with the American singer and actress, Elizabeth Chase Olsen.
What do you know about her? Other than the fact that she’s the younger sister of the twins Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.
For some reason, Elizabeth is an A-list actress, despite the fact that she had some minor roles and barely any acting credits.
Apparently, this year is a good year for the 25-year-old actress.
Her roles as Wanda Maximoff in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ and as Elle Brody in the ‘Godzilla’ remake were highly praised.
And the success doesn’t stop here. In 2015, Elizabeth Olsen will star alongside Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. in the ‘Avengers’ sequel, ‘Age of Ultron’.
8-Emma Stone
The 25-year-old Emily Jean Stone, or as we know her, Emma Stone, is an American actress who gained worldwide recognition after appearing in the 2007 film ‘Superbad’.
She is now one of the most recognized movies stars in the world and after ‘Superbad’, she has had a lot of successes, such as ‘Easy A’, ‘The Help’, and more recently, ‘Spider-Man’.
Although Emma Stone wasn’t nominated for important awards, it’s not too late. With hard work, her luck is about to change.
She is set to star in Woody Allen’s ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ and in ‘Birdman’, alongside Naomi Watts and Edward Norton.
7-Lupita Nyong’o
Born on March 1, 1983, Lupita Nyong’o is an actress of dual Mexican an Kenyan citizenship.
In 2013, the 31-year-old actress starred alongside Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender in ‘Twelve Years a Slave’, and received several award nominations, including a Golden Globe and a BAFTA.
Lupita Nyong’o has won the Oscar for ‘Best Supporting Actress’, her debut role!
Shortly after, she appeared on several lists, such as most popular, best dressed and most beautiful. So, definitely you can call that ‘famous overnight’.
And she continues to be successful. Lupita had been cast in ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’, set to be released in December of 2015.
6-Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill Feldstein, better known as Jonah Hill, is a 30-year-old American actor, voice actor, producer, screenwriter and comedian.
He is a 2-time Academy Award nominee for his performances in the 2011 ‘Moneyball’ and the 2013 film ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’.
Among other significant films are included the 2007 ‘Superbad’, 2009 Funny People’, 2010 ‘Get Him to the Greek’, 2012 ’21 Jump Street’, 2012 ‘Django Unchained’, 2013 ‘This Is the End’, as well as 2010 ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ (his voice).
The 2-time Academy Award nominee (the first for his role in 2011 ‘Moneyball’ and second for his role in 2013 ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’) became famous very fast. How?
In his case, it’s all about who you know.
Jonah Hill attended the Crossroads private school in California, where he made an important friend, Dustin Hoffman’s son, Jake.
While on the ‘Howard Stern’ radio show, Jonah Hill made a prank to Dustin Hoffman, who was impressed and he helped Jonah by giving him a role in ‘I Heart Huckabees’.
From that moment, Jonah Hill became an in-demand actor, and starred in several blockbusters, like the ones we mentioned above.
5-Dave Franco
You all know he’s James Franco younger brother. And other things?
Born on June 12, 1985, David John Franco is best known for his roles in ’21 Jump Street’, ‘Charlie St. Cloud’, ‘Warm Bodies’, ‘Neighbors’, ‘Warm Bodies’, and of course, ‘Now You See Me’.
He also appeared on the 9th season of the TV series ‘Scrubs’.
Dave Franco became famous after he was cast in the 2012 hit comedy ’21 Jump Street’, alongside Channing Tatum and the other guy who became famous overnight, Jonah Hill.
For those of you who are a social media junkie, you’ll find Dave Franco everywhere, from tumblr to Instagram and even on the gossip sites.
Dave Franco also appeared in ’22 Jump Street’ and he will star alongside his brother in ‘The Sound and the Fury’, a William Faulkner adaptation, set to be released this year.
So stay tuned!
4-Andrew Garfield
The answer to the question ” Who is Andrew Garfield?’ is now ‘Spider-Man’.
Born on August 20, 1983, Andrew Russell Garfield is an American and British actor with dual citizenship of UK and US.
Before ‘Spider-Man’, Andrew Garfield’s most notable role was the one in the 2010 ‘The Social Network’.
And his relationship with the actress Emma Stone is the cherry on the top.
And make sure you’ll watch Andrew Garfield in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming drama called ‘Silence’.
3-Jennifer Lawrence
The 23-year-old American actress Jennifer Shrader Lawrence appeared in the 2011 film ‘Winter’s Bone’ and for her performance, she became the second youngest actress to be nominated for the Academy Award (after Natalie Portman for ‘Black Swan’).
Although she didn’t win, Jennifer Lawrence became one of the biggest names in Hollywood, thanks to her high performance in ‘X-Men’ and of course, ‘The Hunger Games’.
And she has won an Oscar for 2012s ‘Silver Lining Playbook’.
Aside from ‘The Hunger Games’, Jennifer Lawrence will reprise her role as Mystique/Raven in ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’, set to be released in 2016.
2-Bradley Cooper
In only a few years, the American actor and producer, Bradley Charles Cooper, has accomplished more than most actors tried their whole life.
Born on January 5, 1975, the 39-year-old actor is best known for his breakthrough role, Phil, in the 2009 hit comedy ‘The Hangover’.
And success followed him since : 2010 ‘The A Team’, 2011 ‘Limitless’, 2012 ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, 2013 The Place Beyond the Pines’ and 2013 ‘American Hustle’.
Bradley Cooper received 2 Oscar nominations for his performances in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ and ‘American Hustle’. Not bad!
Thanks to his character, Phil, Bradley Cooper is definitely a celebrity who became famous overnight and he’s living his life to its fullest.
He’s one of the most famous actors, he’s dating a British model (good job!) and he will continue to appear in movies, such as ‘Serena’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’.
1-Robert Pattinson
And #1 is, no doubt, Robert Pattinson.
The 28-year-old Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson became famous overnight thanks to his leading role of vampire Edward Cullen in the film adaptations of the ‘Twilight’ novels by Stephenie Meyer.
Robert Pattinson was only 21 years old when he was cast.
Up until then, he was, well, not that famous.
He potrayed a minor character, Cedric Diggory, in 2005s ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’. But his role as Edward Cullen made Robert Pattinson a huge star.
It is said that he will take on the iconic role of Indiana Jones. We shall see!
These were the 10 Celebrities Who Became Famous Overnight!
