Before They Were Famous

Growing up in New Jersey and being raised by his grandparents, Jev was a bit of an unruly child who didn’t always get along with most people throughout school. He loved gaming ever since he was little, and wanted to be able to take his hobby and turn it into a profession. While working a fulltime job with overtime, he would come home and film and edit sometimes for hours, missing out on sleep so that he could build his Youtube channel. His videos mainly specialize in Call of Duty commentary and rages, and eventually he got the opportunity to join one of COD’s most well-known and feared clans, FaZe.

JOSE FERNANDEZ | Before They Were Gone | Miami Marlins pitcher, Jose Fernandez, was a rising star in MLB. But before that, he spent months in a dirty Cuban prison, rescued his mother during their dangerous sea voyage to America and grew up playing baseball with another future MLB player. Find out the story of his life and career before his tragic boating accident here.

Dashie XP was always a loud and friendly kid, which came in handy when his family moved from the Dominican Republic to the States. He didn’t do very well at school, but quickly adopted American slang and cussing into his conversation and became a pretty popular guy. While working at a Subway, his friends challenged him to put his foul mouth to use and make a few videos. And Dashie, well let’s just say he wasn’t making subs for much longer.

Pablo Escobar Before They Were Dead - Pablo Escobar was born in violent times within Colombia and began his career as a smuggler and petty dealer until he discovered the world of drug trafficking, particularly cocaine which the united States conveniently had just developed a massive appetite for in the 80's.

Kevin Hart was raised by his single mother in Philly, while his jailed, coke-addict father hung over their family like a dark cloud. Things were tough and money was tight, Kevin slept in a bunk bed in a hallway and would eat tuna and sardines from a can for dinner. He used humour to deal with his troubles early on but the funny man didn't consider trying comedy until after graduating from community college. When he did finally get up on stage he fell in love. Sadly, the audience didn't feel the same. With no signature style, and him being too afraid to talk about his own life experiences, Kevin went through years of getting booed off stage. But when he finally decided to open up and poke fun at himself and suddenly things started to click.

BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS ALODIA GOSIENGFIAO - Before becoming one of the most recognizable cosplay models in the world and the sexiest export of the Philippines, Alodia grew up interested in video games, technology and anything artsy. Thanks to the support of her online friends, she was introduced to the world of cosplay, and suddenly it all clicked. Check out her whole Before They Were Famous story.

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CHRIS HEMSWORTH Before They Were Famous -- Before he was Thor, the recipient of countless acting awards, and one of Cosmo's 'fun, fearless men', Chris spent his childhood split between Melbourne and Australia's outback. Ironically, his love of acting stemmed from having no TV: without it, his storytelling performances were the only thing keeping he and his brothers entertained. Check out the full story here on Before They Were Famous.

Before Michael went from a child star to music superstar, mesmerized millions with his moonwalk, and took home 13 grammy's, and 26 AMA's, 40 Billboard Awards, 6 BRIT Awards and set 38 Guinness World Records.

MACHINIMA Before They Were Famous -- Before Machinima became YouTube's largest gaming-content networks, with a roster that includes Sky Does Minecraft, HolaSoyGerman, Toy Pudding, and FG TeeV... Find out the story of their rise to fame, here on Before They Were Famous.