Top 10 Celebrities You've NEVER Seen Young

it's time do the dance welcome to miss Mojo and today we're counting down our pcks for the celebrities who didn't enter the spotlight until later in life my job is routine I have virtually no social life and nothing interests me my life has just become dull and boring number 10 Ricky [Music] jaase he's been such a prolif comedian for so long that it's hard to imagine him doing anything else however Ricky jaas once had a very different career goal in mind his original aspiration was music which led to him creating a new wave duo called Sona dancing although they didn't top the charts they encapsulated the 80s perfectly after that fell through he exited the Limelight for a few years before pivoting to writing and comedy people think I'm embarrassed about how I look then no I'm embarrassed about how I look now by the time the office premiered in 2001 he was 40 from there he flourished and has since created other programs and hosted several prestigious events he's even maintained a good attitude about his humble beginnings and isn't afraid to crack a joke at his own expense people say oh if if you gave up beer and pizza you'd live longer but I only want to live longer to eat more pizza and drink more beer number nine Ellen albertini da pursuing acting post retir is a feat that not many can pull off however albertini da was too busy working as a teacher to make time for the Silver Screen Now please take a bite so that I can watch you enjoy that's my favorite part oh okay fittingly she taught acting classes for several years before deciding to enter the business herself she landed her first gig at 72 and she didn't stop there by the time she took to the mic in 1998's The Wedding Singer she was was in her mid 80s I said hip hop I hi to the hi to the hip hi hop you don't stop the rock to the b b boo up the bo to the r the she even appeared in several prolific television shows such as Seinfeld she had a love for the craft and she continued to perform until her death in 2013 at 101 years old she's the ultimate proof that age doesn't have to be a barrier in the entertainment industry how are the lessons going well I think I'm starting to get the hang of it yeah she's starting to scaring less and less people when she sings Oh Robbie you're so funny number eight Stan Lee even the most accomplished man in comics had a humble beginning he started out at a lower level position at timely Comics as a Young Man uhoh somebody's been a bad lizard he was halted in the 1940s when he joined the military and served in World War II he did everything from fixing important equipment to writing manuals while serving he continued to write stories for timely don't make me come down there you punk by the time Lee started shaping Marvel as we know it he was just about to hit his 40th birthday he entered the public sphere later in life and became the face of the company in his 50s from from that moment on his public perception as an older man was sealed his cameos in later Marvel films cemented that image for generations to come hey man make love not number seven Anthony Hopkins he's been in the film business for so long that it's hard to believe he started so late you use every skin cream and sometimes you wear out l but not today he had always had a love for the Arts he got his start early on with the Royal National Theater however those plays never truly broke out to a wider audience leaving him in relative obscurity for years Hopkins wouldn't see film success until 1980 when he was 43 since then he's taken on his most compelling work to date from Silence of the Lambs to the father both performances brought him the Academy Award for best actor the making him the oldest man in history to win in that category despite his Advanced age he hasn't slowed down and we couldn't be more grateful what are you going to have small whiskey well then I'll have the same two Splendid two small whiskies coming up number six Judy Dench many entertainers worry that when they get older the good parts will stop being offered to them the complete opposite happened to Judy Dench she had her start in live drama performing both plays and musicals everything changed in 1995 when she took on the role of M in the James Bond franchise these pictures live unlike the American government we prefer not to get our bad news from CNN she was in her early 60s at the time and she Enchanted viewers with her effortlessly cool demeanor the portrayal immediately launched her into Superstar status and she continued to play the director for two decades I've just been reviewing Bon's tests seems you've passed by the skin of your teeth you're back on active service although she exited the series in 2015 Dench didn't stop there she continued to act well into her 80s and still has the ability to command an entire audience with just her presence before a CAT will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend some little token of esteem is needed like a dish of cream number five Helen mirin well I hope you're finding everything to make his lordship stay more comfortable I hope we haven't forgotten anything I can't believe you forget much Mrs Wilson no not much like many actors on this list she got her start in theater mirin first found slight Fame on the stage where she specialized in Shakespeare she also lent her skills to a Few filmed projects in the late 1960s as a younger woman however her breakout role came over a decade later when she was already in her mid-30s the toss between Burns church and George Clooney I know which one I'd rather wake up looking out her star continued to grow as she branched out into television in the '90s and she hit a new stride in the New Millennium she won her first Academy Award in 2007 when she was 61 since then she has taken on countless different genres and even played one of the most memorable characters in 2023 is Barbie just short of her 80th birthday not stereotypical Barbie pretty note to the filmmakers margar Robbie is the wrong person to cast if you want to make this point number four be Arthur honey I dreamt I gave birth to the most beautiful baby with an 8ft stainless steel umbilical cord she lived a whole life before she even thought about getting in front of a camera Arthur didn't start out in the Arts she joined the Marine Corps Women's Division and served during World War II following the war she tried her hand as a medical technician however she quickly lost passion for that and pivoted to performing there was no fun in my life have you ever felt like you're stuck in a rut going through the motions with with no joy or pleasure or excitement she was 49 when America first saw her as m in All in the Family her comedic prowess made them fall in love immediately her most lorded Works soon followed and she continued to make people laugh well into her 60s she isn't the only Golden Girl to enter the Lim light later in life co-star Estelle gy didn't get her big break until she was 62 Sophia your daughter is one of the most beautiful people I've ever met boy you riters never stop using your imagination number three Patrick Stewart Captain what is your status we are conducting energy output studies of the Mia quaza all systems normal the ship is fully operational while the roles he took on later were Larger than Life they didn't start out that way Stuart worked hard for years before ever being recognized he worked in the theater and on television taking small roles and building a name for himself by the time he accepted the part of Captain Jean Luke peard he was already middle-aged while he had reservations about science fiction it catapulted him into super stardom from there he dropped his qualms and took on another sci-fi project in the 2000s X-Men when I was a boy I discovered I had the power to control people's minds make them think or do whatever I wanted when I was 17 I met a young man named Eric lener he too had an unusual power he played the professor for over 20 years and he still looks the same as the day he first started his contemporary Ian McKellen has had a similar career Arc and they're both still thriving today I'm looking for hope I will bring you hope old friend and I ask only one in return don't get in my way number two Morgan Freeman so how about it feel like living on the [Music] edge beautiful isn't it with his iconic voice becoming a staple of modern Cinema it's hard to believe he didn't reach the mainstream until his 50s the first part of his adulthood was spent in the Air Force where he served for 4 years Freeman then became a dancer while he did well there he knew he wanted to Branch out into acting as well yeah these walls are funny first you hate them and you get used to him he eventually found a role on the electric company where he built up his reputation he kept acting steadily until his work finally broke through to the general public by the mid 1990s Freeman was a household name he's only become more sought after as he's gotten older and has continued to lend his voice and effortless Charisma to various projects to this day you did good son you changed the world no no I didn't well let's see spending time with your family making them very happy gave that dog a home before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional vide videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Maggie Smith I suppose it's fun having a film star staying there's always so little to talk about after the first flush of recognition from day one it was clear she was meant to be a star she got her start young taking to the stage to perform various plays she quickly Rose the ranks and became one of the most prolific performers winning awards at a young age she received accolades early on in her career when she won an Academy Award for 1969's the prime of Miss Jean Brody I fell deeply in love with Hugh in the last year of the war but he fell on Flanders Field Helen MC are you thinking of doing a day's Wasing no Miss BR however the characters she has taken on later in life have become what she's truly recognized for her work in the Harry Potter franchise alone has cemented her Legacy across Generations she's proved that you can still Teach an old dog new tricks still taking on new movies even as she's approaching her 90th birthday oh this can't be good enjoying ourselves are I had a free period this morning Professor so I noticed I would think you would want to fill it with potions which celebrities's younger self surprised you the most let us know in the comments below you know I get just one person can make a difference enough said do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from M Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest [Music] videos

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Length: 12min 55sec (775 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 01 2024