From being an engineering dropout to a background dancer to being right out there in the spotlight as one of the biggest Gen-X stars, the actor has had a meteoric rise. Sushant’s story bears an uncanny resemblance to those of some of the biggest Hollywood stars. Here’s why –
Channing Tatum – The Hollywood heartthrob attended college on a football scholarship but dropped out. He then worked as a dancer at a nightclub, before being discovered as a model.Tatum made his Hollywood debut in 2005 with Coach Carter.
Christopher Walken – Walken went to Hofstra University, but dropped out after one year, having gotten the role of Clayton Dutch Miller in an Off-Broadway revival of Best Foot Forward.Walken initially trained as a dancer in music theatre at the Washington Dance Studio before moving on to dramatic roles in theatre and then film.
Taylor Lautner – Before his breakout role as Jacob in the ‘The Twilight Saga’, Lautner performed with the hip-hop dance group ‘LA Hip Kids’. He was also part of ‘Hot Shots, a jazz dance group.
Others include Jennifer Lopez, Madonna among others too started off as background dancers before catapulting to the top of their games.
