Today is National Boss Day! See 15 People Who Worked For Other Stars Before They Hit It

Jennifer Garner

Former celebrity host: Stephen Colbert

Before Jennifer Garner hit it big as Sydney Bristow went on alias, noted Stephen Colbert.

While working on a set of Spin City back in 1996, Colbert said that he and his wife, Evelyn McGee-Colbert, needed someone to help with their daughter Madeline. Garner stood excitedly and noticed a small number between checks.

“He was such a peanut,” recalled Colbert’s daughter when she appeared on the host’s show. “She was really smart. She talked a lot and she was young and adorable. And I remember both of us, like, going into your dreams and trying on your clothes. ”

Khloé Kardashian

Former celebrity employer: Nicole Richie

Besides being friends since high school, the reality stars also worked together earlier in their careers.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, made it clear about his short time working for Richie during his appearance Meet the Emergency podcast, where he also recalled how he met co-host and family friend Simon Huck.

“I was Nicole Richie’s assistant and you were Jonathan Cheban’s assistant and we met five faces ago,” Khloé joked, talking about makeup techniques.

“I went to school with him,” Khloé explained. “He was one of my best friends growing up and we were very close, and when he started doing that A Simple Life – I think it was after A Simple Life – he just needed help and I just needed a job. ”

Bethenny Frankel

Famous former employer: Kathy Hilton

On his podcast, Just B and Bethenny Frankelthe first The Real Housewives of New York City the star welcomed a guest Paris Hilton, whom he used to take care of along with his sister Nicky Hilton Rothschild, while working for their mother, Kathy Hilton. Frankel got the job through his friendship with Kathy’s brother, Kyle Richards.

“Part of the job came, in my Ford Probe, to find you and Nicky at the Lycée, this kind of fancy French school,” Frankel recalled at the event. And I remember, we were going with Kyle [Richards] at the Mobile Mart or gas station afterwards. And I would take you ice skating. Do you remember that? Because you were young.”

“Yeah,” Paris said with a laugh, later adding, “It’s great, remembering all that.” He continued, “It’s great that we’ve known each other for so long. And look how far you’ve come, boss babe. I’m Paris Hilton’s nanny, and now she’s killing it!”

“It’s crazy,” Frankel replied.

Meghan Markle

Famous former employer: Robin Thicke and Paula Patton

Before you start Suits – and before her royal wedding to Prince Harry – the Duchess of Sussex taught calligraphy, gift wrapping and bookbinding at her local Paper Source in Beverly Hills from 2004-2005 while she auditioned of parts. His letter writing skills also brought him a lot of fun, including writing invitations to the wedding of singer Robin Thicke and now ex-wife Paula Patton in 2005.

D’Arcy Carden

Famous former employer: Bill Hader

First he plays alongside Hader on BarryCarden took care of his two older daughters Hannah, 15, and Harper, 12 (he also shares daughter Hayley, 10, with ex-wife, manager Maggie Carey), beginning sometime in around 2012.

“I was a grandmother to their two older daughters – that was my full-time job. I was with them every day, and I still am. and very close to them,” Carden told host Seth Meyers on the episode. Late Night in 2018. “The older one in particular I lived with every day, we were like best friends… he was 2 years old at the time.

Zac Posen

Former celebrity employer: Lena Dunham’s parents

The Girls the writer and star hit the red carpet wearing designer Zac Posen – it’s appropriate, because he has been her guardian growing up.

“Oh boy. I must have been 17 or 18 and it was my high school job to take him on the train to the school we went to,” Posen said on HuffPost Live. in 2015. “She was younger than me and we said ‘I would go on the train,'” she recalled, and I would pick her up and do her hair again. ”

Kourtney Kardashian

Notable former employer: Chris Jenner

Yes, serving mom is important! In an interview for her new lifestyle site Poosh, Kardashian sat down with her ‘momager’ and revealed that she used to be her assistant.

“I learned a lot from you about being a manager,” Kardashian said. “I just remembered that I don’t take no for an answer and I learned that from you and I think that’s an important thing for any female boss to know.”

For her part, Jenner called her daughter “a great little student.”

Eric Stonestreet

Notable former employer: Garth Brooks

The Modern Family The star shared his photo collection in a very different way than the TV star: Back in 1995, Stonestreet worked as security for Brooks at the country crooner’s NYC concert “Here’s to the circuits ,” Brooks wrote on one of his pictures. their full moment. He did a new photo with Stonestreet backstage at a recent show.

Katie Lowes

Notable former employer: Connie Britton

While Lowes’ stint as Britton Eyob’s nanny was short-lived (she ended up playing her role Product!), the first Nashville The star continues to hold the actor in high esteem. “I wanted her to be my nanny so bad and my assistant,” Britton revealed to Page Six. “He’s an amazing person, and I remember us having that conversation. He was helping me with my son, who was a baby at the time, and he said, ‘I played on this show and called. Product.’ ”

Jenna Dewan

Notable former employer: Justin Timberlake

Before entering his big break Wake upDewan was an accomplished dancer, serving as a sidekick to Timberlake, with whom she also briefly dated. “We’re still good friends,” he said The World of Dance the host said Watch What Happens Live. “It’s not as fun as everyone thinks.”

Kim Kardashian

Notable former employer: Serena Williams

The reality star and tennis player’s longtime friendship began as a business when Williams hired Kardashian West to clean her room. Serving as a wardrobe stylist was a specialty for Kim; he has worked for Paris Hilton and Cindy Crawford, among others.

Mindy Kaling

Notable former employer: Conan O’Brien

Back when he was a 19-year-old college student, Kaling was trained Late Night with Conan O’Brien. “I couldn’t believe how amazed I was,” he told a talk show host years later. “It was my dream to be a guest Conan. It seemed crazy to think about it.” He added: “But I was also the worst student ever used in this program … I couldn’t do the things I was hired to do. I would follow you everywhere. ”

Kiefer Sutherland

Notable former employer: Blythe Danner

We still don’t know for sure if Sutherland is real work for Danner, the 24 the actor revealed that he was taking care of the daughter of the actress who was twelve years old, Gwyneth Paltrow. “I was working in a theater with his mother in Williamstown, Massachusetts, at the Williamstown Theater Festival, and I believe a couple of times I was asked to look after her for an hour or two,” he said in an interview. 2009. “I think it was really funny because it’s unbelievable how quickly someone goes from 13 to 18, and obviously they look so different that when Gwyneth started working, I thought ,’ That must be another girl because I always remember her as 11 or 12 years old.’ ”

Kanye West

Notable former employer: JAY-Z

Before his professional and personal relationship with JAY-Z turned sour, West was hired by JAY-Z to produce songs for his label, Roc-A-Fella Records, which started in 1996.