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11 People Who Became Successful Later In Life

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This is part two of my Famous People Who Became Successful Later In Life article. The first one was hugely popular and many people asked for a follow-up. I got so many amazing comments on it and found it very inspiring. So here is it! If I have missed out any people who became successful later in life then let me know, I can always do part three. There is more business people in this one as that was requested. I will be doing a separate one on actors who became successful later in life.

Ray_Kroc

The founder of McDonald’s, Ray Kroc, was selling paper cups and milkshake mixers at 52-years-old.

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Andrea Bocelli worked as a piano player in bars until he was 33-years-old

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Ang Lee was a househusband until he was 31.

Amancio_Ortega

Zara founder Amancio Ortega worked in a shirt shop until he was 30.

Sheldon Adelson,

Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas Sands founder sold shampoo and windshield defroster into his 30s.

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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was a single mother on welfare until she was 31.

Suze Orman

Suze Orman wasn’t always a financial guru, until she was 30 she was a waitress.

Mark Cuban

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban owned a bar and worked in it until he was 25.

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KFC Founder Colonel Sanders was washed up and broke at 65. He got fired from a dozen jobs but fought his way back and started franchising his business and never looked back. There are now 18,875 outlets in 118 countries. 

 

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Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder and CEO of 5-hour Energy Manoj Bhargava was a taxi driver and a monk until he was 30.

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Mary Kay founder, Mary Kay Ash, sold books and home goods door-to-door until she was 45.

 

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Tom Felton thought his 'Harry Potter' co-star Gary Oldman was giving set tours when he first met him.

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The blonde actor – who has portrayed villainous Draco Malfoy in all of the films based on the novels by J.K. Rowling – admits he did not know who half of the cast of the movie were when he first signed up, even meeting legendary actor Gary twice before he understood he was playing Sirius Black.

He said: “I didn’t know who Gary Oldman or Michael Gambon were. I think I actually met Gary Oldman two times before realising that he’s an actor.

“I thought he was taking people on studio tours.”

However, Gary’s career was not the only thing Tom was surprised at when on the film – he also didn’t realise how big the series would become.

He added: “I was head over heels when I got the part of Draco, but I never imagined in a million years we’d be here 11 years later still talking about it.

“At that age, you don’t really grasp what you’re getting yourself in to!”

Daniel Radcliffe loves free Potter rides

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Daniel Radcliffe loves the ‘Harry Potter’ theme park – because he doesn’t have to pay.

The 21-year-old actor – who has played the titular boy wizard in all eight of the movies in the franchise – was thrilled to be asked to open the attraction in Florida, which is based on the films and original books by J. K. Rowling, because he got to enjoy the rides afterwards.

He said: “It’s brilliant going round your own theme park. You don’t have to queue, you don’t have to pay.

“I went on the Dragon Challenge roller coaster five times.”

Despite having amassed an estimated £48 million fortune, Daniel admits he “doesn’t know” what to do with his cash, but is pleased he never has to worry about his finances.

He said: “I don’t know what to do with it. I’m very fortunate to have it, and it gives you room to manoeuvre.

“But the main thing about having money is it means you don’t have to worry about it. And that for me is a lovely thing. It’s not for fast cars and hookers.”

J. K. Rowling's childhood home for sale

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J.K. Rowling’s childhood home is up for sale.

Current owner Julian Mercer believes the Grade II-listed detached Church Cottage in Tutshill, near Chepstow, South East Wales – which is listed at £399,950 – inspired some of the ideas in her ‘Harry Potter’ books as some features of the property echo aspects of the novels.

The features include a dingy cupboard similar to the one where the titular wizard was forced to live by his aunt and uncle and a trapdoor which leads to an eerie cellar.

Julian said: “It’s a lovely place. JK was here in her early years and it could well have inspired her.

“The architecture is very Hogwarts-like. It has vaulted ceilings and stone windows. It oozes gothic spirit.”

One of the bedrooms even carries a piece of graffiti scrawled by the author, who is now 45.

The wall underneath the windowsill in inscribed: “Joanne Rowling slept here circa 1982.”

Julian – who bought the property from the Rowling family in 1995 – said: “When we first moved in JK Rowling was not a known name and it was a couple of years later that ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ came out.

“It was then that we knew the significance of the name written on the windowsill. We have redecorated the house completely since moving in but we always painted around it.”