Top 10 Celebrity Late Bloomers

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[ALadiesPage]

30/40 even 50 these days is far from old! never give up!

[kevklatman]

Who's here from being a failure at life?

[na-zl]

Filmmakers who don't make it till their late 30's or 40's is actually better because it allows them to be mature in their work.

[shroobienum]

I don't care who you are, if your reading this have an amazing day

[laurieberry]

Success doesn’t have to be fame. It could be finding peace in yourself. I just want to know myself since I had people tell me who I was the majority of my life. Finding myself will be my success. Getting the negative people out of my life will be my greatest success.

[stereokid]

Julia Child had a late start.
She didn't take a cooking lesson until she was in her 30s.
Was in her 50s when her first television series began in 1963.

[Ennahdee]

The girl who rolled her eyes at Susan Boyle must seriously regret being shown on camera.

[millerhxc]

I'm 30. I've been in and out of bands since I was 16. I'm hoping that the band I'm in now will hopefully lead to something. This video sort of give me hope.

[jasonkay]

Debra Harry. Blondie first formed when she was 30. Blondie found mainstream success when she was 34

Steve Carrell was 41 when he was first seen in Bruce Almighty. He started out in a very small role in Curly Sue at age 29

[The_Terra_Universe_and_Culture]

I didnt even realize I'm a late bloomer until i became 30 and realized I'm a late bloomer. All my life ive always caught up with my peers kinda late and when i do i do it so well. In school i wasn't getting good grades until later in life also with everything. Thank you for this

[EricaShady]

Susan Boyle does not show you that you can accomplish your dream at any age. It shows you that talent can go unnoticed.

[enemay]

40 years old, respected and recognized in the industry you work in is not a late bloomer at all.

[ashleyfelling]

I LOVE Stan Lee. Imagine life without Marvel Superheroes. Thank you Stan Lee, for everything. 😁

[SamusAran]

I love hearing stories like these. Stories like these disprove the popular belief that success happens very early in life, and many amazing older people are never given the chance or recognition they deserve. We are such an ageist culture, and I love it when the discarded proves everyone wrong.
To be honest, I get sick of all these young singers and actors that are often heavily advertised to the public. Just because I see them everywhere, doesn't mean that I'm going to like them--it actually has the opposite effect.

[darthsanchez]

My middle school english teacher sat next to Stan Lee in one of her highschool classes and said he was always drawing super heroes.

[tyb]

Notification Squad. Just kidding, no one has that turned on for watchmojo.

[sugardaddy]

France has a lot of late bloomers. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was drifter for most of his early adult life and was 42 when he won a prize by the Academy of Dijon was submitting his Discourse on Inequality, turning him overnight into of the most talked-about philosopher in 18th century Europe and a key Enlightenment figure. Jean Philippe Rameau was a probably record-setting 50 when he debuted his first opera. Gainsbourg released his first songs at 30, and only established himself as a singer in the late 60s-70s when comfortably into middle-age...

[johnnycharco]

I think Tolkien should have been number one; Though he did have a successful academic career beforehand, The Hobbit wasn't published until he was 45 and The Lord of the Rings when he was 62 and the true fame and cult status didn't come until his 70's.

[Butterfly]

What about Rodney Daingerfield? He didn't start doing comedy until he was in his 40s

[benalichante]

"Bocelli started Piano at 6yo and singing at 7yo"
Can someone find a famous artist who started piano at 25 and singing at 26?
As much as I wanna stay positive and trust the universe, I still haven't seen it
OMG as I'm writing this, I just realised maybe it could be my destiny 🤣🤣🤣