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You too can rise from the streets

Ever wondered where today’s successful individuals originated from? No, I’m not referring to their hometown or place of birth. I’m talking about their actual rise to fame. These individuals take “born from the streets” to new heights.

The compiled list [after the jump] presents individuals who have experienced “homelessness” of some level. I’m not sure what exactly counts as a criteria for “homelessness” in some of these cases. Technically, owning no physical property and mooching off of your friends counts as homelessness right?

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  • http://www.tomshakely.com Tom Shakely

    Typo: “You TOO can rise from the streets”

  • http://5thirtyone.com Derek

    i bow down. thanks for the heads up. corrected.

  • http://walkingsnake.net Jake

    confusing to and too seems to be a common thing on UES.

  • http://5thirtyone.com Derek

    it’s because i grew up writing both with ’2′. j/k.

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