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    Jodie Sweetin Had $190 in Her Bank Account Before Filming Fuller House

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    Jodie Sweetin is shedding light on her past financial struggles.

    The Full House alum shared she fell on tough times before signing on for the sitcom’s 2016 reboot Fuller House, revealing she only had about $190 to her name at the time.

    “I had to borrow money the first week I was working on Fuller House, and I [skittered] into my first paycheck with like $190 in my bank account,” Sweetin recalled on a recent episode of the We’re Still Here, Babe podcast. “And nobody that I worked with knew that.”

    Since Full House wrapped in 1995, Sweetin—who played Stephanie Tanner on the show—has been open about the cycle of partying and drug use she fell into after cameras stopped rolling. And it wasn’t long until she found herself with “no money,” which forced her to find a job outside of the spotlight to make ends meet.

    “I didn’t have [an] ego about it,” Sweetin explained. “I didn’t care that I was, quote, unquote, working a normal job. I think other people again were like, ‘What are you doing here?’ And I was like, ‘Paying my bills. Kids don’t pay for themselves.’”

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    That’s why Sweetin—who shares daughters Zoie, 18, with ex-husband Cody Herpin and Beatrix, 16, with ex Morty Coyle—spent her days as a logistics coordinator at a treatment center in Los Angeles before returning to TV.

    At the time, she lived in a one-and-a-half-bedroom apartment with her two kids, sharing she made $2,200 a month.

    But in knowing what she does now, Sweetin says she wouldn’t trade her less-than-glamorous chapter for the world.

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    “Not like I was ever a materialistic person,” Sweetin explained, “but you learn humility when you are at Target and you’ve got to turn around and, you know, put some s–t back, because you don’t have the money on your debit card.”

    But even as she was experiencing her financial struggles, Sweetin “learned to be really happy” with her life.

    “I was like, ‘I would be fine doing this. If this is what I’m going to do, cool,’” she said. “And I just threw myself into being as fully present as I could be and that old ‘bloom where you’re planted’ kind of vibe.”

    “Like, if this is what it is, then I’m going to make it good,” she added, “and I’m going to have fun, and I’m going to enjoy it.”

    Indeed, she wasn’t about to spend her time wishing for a “bigger” life. As she put it, “That’s bulls–t.”

    Keep reading for more celebs who have taken up jobs outside of showbiz…

    Nev SchulmanThe Catfish host obtained his salesperson license in New York and announced in September 2025 he had begun to work as a real estate agent at Coldwell Banker Warburg to follow in the footsteps of his dad, a longtime broker at the company.

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    Kate GosselinWhile Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum Kate Gosselin lamented the fact that so much of her savings went toward paying lawyers in her battle with ex-husband Jon Gosselin, the evidence would suggest she’s enjoyed her return to nursing.”I am an RN, I work in PEDs home health care,” Kate detailed in an August 2025 . “I work with one family currently. The patients already know my name and some things about me so before I come into their home, they know who I am. And I imagine they already know me.”What she knows, though, is that helping others is quite fulfilling.”It’s actually been a really rewarding and fun job,” Kate continued. “To come in and relieve a family of their medically challenged child so that they can spend time with their other kids and do other things.”

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    Drew BarrymoreFor Drew Barrymore, a day of work has never been missed. Though her current gig helming The Drew Barrymore Show fills her days now, when the child star found herself emancipated from mom Jaid Barrymore at age 14, she scrambled to pay the bills. Noting her friend worked at a coffee shop in the Valley, the actress shared in her 2015 memoir Wildflower that she had to find something closer to their rental because she didn’t have a driver’s license. “It was the start of the 1990s, and coffeehouses were where everyone hung out,” she detailed of working at L.A. hot spot the Living Room. “People poured out on to the street every night.” Unfortunately, she continued, “I wasn’t great at my job. I wasn’t really great at anything. I had only done two things: acted and had wild life experiences.”She served up the tea on one tense experience in her book. “I could tell my boss, who had hired me on the novel idea of having a washed-up former child actor behind the counter, was patient with all my learning curves, but was also irritated with me,” she wrote, revealing how he walked in while she was doing the dishes “and said, very sharply and exasperatedly, ‘Don’t use the abrasive side of the brush! All the pastry cases are getting scratched and foggy, and you can’t see what’s inside!'”

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    Leah KatebYep, Love Island USA alum Leah Kateb has an office job. In July 2025, she became the Chief Creative Officer for the fragrance company Skylar, describing herself as a “re-founder” of the brand.

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    Noah SchnappLifeguard on duty!When Stranger Things‘ Noah Schnapp isn’t battling supernatural beings in the Upside Down, he spends his time saving others in another way. In a 2022 interview with Flaunt magazine, the actor revealed he had a part time job as a lifeguard at his local pool during the summer.“It’s kind of a ‘just for fun thing,'” he explained. “I’ve kind of grown up with a normal life and normal friends and stuff outside of Stranger Things, so it’s kind of kept me grounded.”

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    Erik von DettenIn the late ’90s and early ’00s, Erik von Detten captured the hearts of teens everywhere thanks to his roles in Escape to Witch Mountain, Brink! and The Princess Diaries. But after last acting credit in 2010 (a voiceover in Toy Story 3), von Detten’s career trajectory took a turn, landing him in the financial industry. “Simultaneously when things started to slow down in acting in my early 20s, another opportunity presented itself for me with a company that I started working with at age 25,” von Detten shared in a rare interview with E! in 2021. “And I’ve been with that company ever since. It’s a sales position with a company working in finance. I’ve grown into a management position and it’s worked out really well.”

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    Nikki BlonskySeveral years after starring in the 2007 movie adaptation of Hairspray, Golden Globe nominee Nikki Blonsky made headlines when it was reported she was working as a makeup artist at a beauty salon on Long Island. “Its true Im workin@ Superstar Salon as a makeup artist & more Im proud 2 b workin & helpin pay bills,” Blonsky wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in 2011. “BUT ill NEVER loose sight of my dreams.”

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    Erik EstradaAfter starring as California Highway Patrol officer Ponch on TV series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983, Erik Estrada went on to become a reserve police officer for the Muncie Police Department in Indiana. The actor later moved to Virginia, where he worked as an investigator for the I.C.A.C. (Internet Crimes Against Children) before once again working as a reserve police officer in St. Anthony, Idaho in 2016.

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    Clayton SnyderEthan Craft serving as your real estate agent? That’s what dreams are made of!Lizzie McGuire heartthrob Clayton Snyder chose not to pursue a career in acting after the Disney Channel series ended. Why? He wanted to focus on water polo, later playing for California’s Pepperdine University.”Frankly, when the show wrapped up, I was kind of thankful,” Snyder admitted to E! News in 2022. “I was like, ‘Okay, phew, going into high school, new chapter, that’s done. We’re going to see what this is going to be like.'”Snyder now works in real estate in Los Angeles, though his past as a child star does occasionally come up.”I would really like it to be you want to work with me because I’m really good at what I do and if it’s a nice piece of trivia that I’m ‘that guy’ then that’s wonderful,” he said. “We’ve had plenty of clients of where halfway through showing them homes they’re like, ‘My wife and I just found out who you are and we can’t believe it!’ But that makes me feel good because I know that’s not why they’re working with me.”

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    Kevin JonasWe bet you didn’t know that the oldest Jonas Brother owned and operated his own construction company in New Jersey during The Jonas Brothers‘ eight-year hiatus? Plus, Kevin Jonas also became the co-CEO of The Blu Market, an influencer marketing company.

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    Charlie KorsmoChild actor Charlie Korsmo, known for his turn in Hook and the teen drama Can’t Hardly Wait, left Hollywood behind to become a lawyer. And now, he is also a professor of corporate law and corporate finance at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland.President Barack Obama nominated Korsmo as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation in 2011.

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    Peter OrstrumYep, Charlie gave up the chocolate factory.Peter Ostrum made his acting debut as Charlie Bucket in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, which would ultimately be his only onscreen role. After graduating from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984, Ostrum went on to become a veterinarian.

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    Jennifer StoneWizards of Waverly Place scenestealer Jennifer Stone traded in her character Harper Finkle’s funky wardrobe for a pair of scrubs when she became a registered nurse in 2019. The former Disney Channel actress then joined the health care workers who are on the front lines fighting against coronavirus.”A very good friend of mine (@maiarawalsh ) pointed out to me that today is #worldhealthday . It is also the day I went from a volunteer, then a student nurse, and now an RN resident,” Stone shared on Instagram in 2020. “I just hope to live up to all of the amazing healthcare providers on the front lines now as I get ready to join them.”

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    Ross BagleyFormer child star Ross Bagley, known for his roles as Buckwheat in The Little Rascals and Nicky Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, now works as a real estate agent in Los Angeles.

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    Jeff CohenSo long, Truffle Shuffle, hello, habeus corpus.After playing Chunk in the classic ’80s movie The Goonies, Jeff Cohen quit acting to become an attorney, working as an entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles.

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    Teddy DunnAfter his one-season stint as the brooding Duncan Kane on Veronica Mars, Teddy Dunn became a lawyer and served as an Assistant United States Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office District of Columbia.

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    Phoebe CatesKnown for her breakout turn (and pool exit) in The Fast Times at Ridgemont High, as well as her roles in Gremlins and Drop Dead Fred, Phoebe Cates left the acting world behind in the ’90s after welcoming two children with her husband, actor Kevin Kline.Cates went on to open Blue Tree, a gift boutique on New York City’s Madison Avenue, in 2005.

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    Reed AlexanderFollowing his time as Nevel on the popular Nickelodeon series iCarly, Reed Alexander went on to become a journalist, working for outlets such as Business Insider and the Wall Street Journal.

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