Every famous type has to start somewhere, but before the likes of X Factor and TOWIE gave unknown wannabes an express ticket to fame and (sometimes) fortune, the likes of Brad Pitt, Cheryl Cole and Lindsay Lohan had to sell their souls earn their dues (and an honest crust) by starring in an array of gloriously cheesy TV ads.
So sit back and see if you can spot the now very famous celebs flogging everything from burgers to toothpaste in our video gallery of celebs before they were famous...