27. Drew Carey
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Drew Carey perfected his stand-up comedy routine during his six-year stint in the Marines. “While in the Marine Reserves, I was looking for a way to make some more money, and it was suggested that I try using my jokes,” Carey later admitted. The standup still performs for the Armed Forces on occasion to this day.
26. Sean Connery
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At the ripe age of 16, Sean Connery enlisted in the Royal Navy. However, he was later discharged because of stomach ulcers. Somehow these didn’t affect him whatsoever during the filming of action sequences in the James Bond films.
25. Ice-T
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The Law & Order: SVU actor and gangsta rapper enlisted in the Army after high school to provide for his girlfriend and daughter at the time.