13 successful people who got their start working in fast food [Video]

Would you be shocked to learn that many successful entrepreneurs and celebrities once made money flipping burgers?

From Jeff Bezos to Brad Pitt and Barack Obama, these celebrities prove that even the most successful people can have humble beginnings — and learn a lot of valuable lessons from working at fast-food chains.

Here are 13 successful people who got their start working in fast food.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos got his start working the grill at McDonald’s.

Before he became the second-richest person in the world with a net worth of $212.4 billion, according to Forbes, Bezos used to work at McDonald’s.

In Cody Teets’ book “Golden Opportunity: Remarkable Careers That Began at McDonald’s,” Bezos revealed he worked the grill and that the job taught him responsibility. Business Insider previously reported that Bezos worked at McDonald’sover the summer when he was a teenager — …