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Famous Singers

1

This Michigan artist's first album sold less than 1000 copies, this and other struggles pushed him to create his alter ego "Slim Shady"

Eminem

2

This artist took 10 years to become even noticed by successful record labels after dropping out of high school.

Katy Perry

3

This singer failed an audtion and was told "he coudn't sing".  He quit looking for singing gigs and became a truck driver.

Elvis Presley

4

Sold cd's of music out of the trunk of his car after every major label had turned him down

Jay Z

5

This Michigan artist was fired from Duncan Donuts after squirting jelly filling on a customer.

Madonna

Famous Mistakes

1

This now famous scientific mind was told by his own father that he was a failure of life, now his words are key to understanding of species and life on earth.

Charles Darwin

2

After a near perfect SAT and acceptance to Harvard, he dropped out to start a company.

Bill Gates

3

He as a young comedian froze on stage and was booed off.  He went back to try again the next night and the audience was full of laughter and applause.

Jerry Sienfeld

4

The company that made him very rich was a "200 billion dollar mistake"

Warren Buffett

5

His first business sold "stock" aka records, music records.  His mislabeling cost him thousands in fines and taxes.

Richard Branson

Famous Moves

1

He was cut from community teams as a child because of his small size.

Lionel Messi

2

Was cut or benched repeatedly.  Took a job as a janitor before a late growth spurt sparked his sucess.

Dennis Rodman

3

This tennis player was rejected from even being a ball boy for being too clumsy and uncoordinated

Stan Smith

4

His started his career with a season of 0 wins.  He quickly turned in around to build a winning season dynasty.

Tom Landry

5

He was heckled and booed off stage at Yuk Yuks, dropped out of school and moved to California where a regular standup gig and 11 years of hard work finally landed him a movie gig.

Jim Carrey

Famous Places

1

This famous poet rarely left her home and hardly ever interacted with the world around her.

Emily Dickenson

2

The only painting he sold in his lifetime was of the "Red Vineyard"

Van Gogh

3

Many may not know this place today, but his store which started as a dry goods store was once one of the biggest names in department stores.  He was told by many he lacked the sense to wait on customers.

Frank Woolworth

4

He had a red star tattoo'd on his hand from a whaling ship which became the logo of the store he sucessefully created after four attempts

RH Macy

5

He was turned down by 217 investors before people bought in to this now iconic concept of a "new kind of bar or restaurant"

Howard Schultz

Failed Options

1

This persons first company sold rice makers that burnt rice

Akiro Morita

2

This now famous psychologist got a C in his first introductory course.

Robert Sternberg

3

After many times of trouble with the law, he was coached by a Michigan native who helped him turn his life around and go platinum.

50 Cent

4

He was the last on the list for the role that made him famous in Mad Men.

Jon Hamm

5

After being fired as a waiter, bartender, salesman, and chef he finally started a company that was later sold for millions.

Mark Cuban