Celebrities who grew up in poverty: 59 Photos
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From Jay-Z to Jim Carrey and Shania Twain, many of today's richest stars actually came from nothing. WatchMojo is counting down the famous people who spent their childhood in poverty.
Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe. Her childhood started out living with her mother, a single parent, battling against the judgements of having a child outside of marriage. Life was a struggle, her mother declared legally insane and Marilyn was sent to an orphanage for two years.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(S_zFZu7sONLGwPAP4ODMiQ4__26,
Before they were famous, celebrities including Tiffany Haddish and Steve Harvey were homeless.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation work contributed to global health, emergency relief, education, fighting poverty and inequality around the world.
Alan Gerry. While he has a net worth of $1.4 billion today, Alan Gerry grew up in Liberty, N.Y., during the Depression. A frozen food distributor, Gerry's father often struggled to feed the family on his salary. Gerry later dropped out of high school to serve in the Marines during World War II.
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