Tom Cruise Bagged Ice As A Child

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Friday, December 19, 2008, 15:47

You would never believe the odd jobs that the stars took before they became famous. Hollywood heartthrob Tom Cruise used to bag ice at the age of eight.

The actor revealed that he idolized the legendary actors Clint Eastwood and late actor Paul Newman and wished to earn enough money to to be able to afford tickets to be able to watch movies.

"There was a store up the street that had this sign that said "Kid needed to bag ice", so I went up there one day. I wanted money so I could go to the movies and (the store owner) put me in this machine," Contactmusic quoted Cruise, as telling U.S. talkshow host David Letterman."

The job proved to be tough for an eight-year old but the urge to watch his favorite stars kept it going. "I was thinking beforehand, "He wouldn't tell me to do this if it wasn't safe" - so I was in there, you got paid per bag, he closed the thing down and he dressed you in this plastic outfit and plastic gloves," Cruise said.

"I'm jamming the ice in there and after about 15 minutes my legs started to go numb. Every bag I'm thinking, "OK, I've got the ticket for the movie, now I need the popcorn... my hands and my leg were so numb I could barely open the door... I wanted my own cash at eight," Cruise added