My First Job

Reeking of onions and driving around while listening to Michael Caine's autobiography on tape isn't the most appealing of jobs, but when you're in high school and getting paid, who cares? S.N.L. alum and Emmys host Seth Meyers tells us about his first gig as a sandwich delivery guy in New England.

He stole your girlfriends' hearts in numerous rom-coms, he impressed you in Dallas Buyers Club and True Detective, but what was McConaughey's first foray into the working world? Our November 2014 cover star got his start at the Oak Forest Country Club in Texas, where he filled two major roles: manning the sand traps in the early morning and taking out armadillos with a .22 at night.

In 1962 Donald Sutherland went on his first film audition, which he was positive he nailed. The next day, instead of a call from his agent he received a call from the film's producer, writer, and director. The trio was so blown away by his performance they wanted to personally tell him the big (not-quite-what-he-was-expecting) news.

When he was a young kid himself, John Mulaney worked as a camp counselor watching after children not much younger than himself. He made a lot of memories-making enemies with a kid named Ezra, throwing up on a bus and blaming it on one of his campers, and making a whopping $800 in one summer.

It's not easy when you're first starting out in NYC and nobody knows that more than Eric Andre. The comedian and actor tells us about his first job working as a driver for a doggie day care service where he was surrounded by a "tornado of shit and piss." Good thing he didn't last more than 24 hours.

Long before he landed his new gig as host of "The Late Late Show," James Corden used to work as a waiter at an Italian restaurant in his native England. But instead of taking home extra food, the then-17-year-old Brit used to steal alcohol from work to make sure none of his friends ever went thirsty.

We all have to start somewhere, including Mad Men's Jon Hamm. Our April 2015 cover star reminisces about his first paying gig as a dishwasher where he was a big believer in "kind of" getting the job done.

We know and love him as Erlich on HBO's Silicon Valley (and as the voiceover on Mucinex commercials), but in a previous life comedian and actor T.J. Miller earned a living by working as a promo dude for Old Style beer.