JOSH DUHAMEL
While it was brief, Josh Duhamel did have a successful modeling career. Did you know that his original plan was to be a dentist? In the end, he left college and “followed a former girlfriend to northern California.” Upon arrival, he launched his modeling career and even bagged an international talent and modeling competition. It is interesting to note that Ashton Kutcher was the runner-up. At any rate, Duhamel got his start as an actor in the music videos of “Genie in a Bottle” by Christina Aguilera and “I Will Go With You” by Donna Summer. After some acting training, he landed the part of Leo du Pres in All My Children. In 2002, he brought home a Daytime Emmy Award for this role.
JOSH DUHAMEL
KATHERINE HEIGL
Can you believe that Katherine Heigl kicked off her modeling career with a Cheerios ad? At the age of nine, her aunt sent photos of her to Wilhelmina Models and effectively launched her career as a model. She went on to appear in commercials, catalogs, and ads. In high school, she would sometimes skip as many as three months to work. On holidays and weekends, she would juggle her modeling and acting work. In the early ‘90s, she became known for working on King of the Hill and Wish Upon a Star. The noughties had been busy for her after she snagged the part of Dr. Isobel Stevens in Grey’s Anatomy. Thanks to the medical drama, she shot even further into stardom.
KATHERINE HEIGL
