Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:38 — 74.4MB)
Subscribe: Spotify | Email | RSS | More
Charles Bronson
· Served in WW2- stationed in Guam
· Drove as part of his many jobs
· Known for The Dirty Dozen and Once Upon a Time in the West
· Given name was Charles Buchinsky
James Cameron
· Directed: Aliens, Titanic, Avatar, Terminator 1& 2,
· Drove after dropping out of college
· Quit driving in 1977
Sean Connery
· Served in the Navy
· First name is actually Thomas and went by Tommy growing up
· Has two tattoos- one reads “Mum and Dad” and one says “Scotland Forever”
· After leaving the Navy he worked as a truck driver, lifeguard, body builder, and many other jobs
· Bond- duh
Chevy Chase
· Worked as a truck driver after graduating with an English Degree
· Real name is Cornelius Crane Chase
· Had many other jobs
· Know for National Lampoons, SNL, Caddyshack
Richard Pryor
· Drove for a catering company
· His grandma owned a brothel and his mother was a prostitute in Illinois
· Drove before he went into the army where he spent most of his time in jail
· Comedian, Emmy & Grammy winner
Liam Neeson
· Drove a forklift and truck for Guinness
· From Ireland
· Studied physics and computer science, but left to work for Guinness
· Started boxing at 9 till 17
· Known for: Taken, Schindler’s List, Star Wars, Batman, Love Actually, Chronicles of Narnia, Lego Moive, new Men in Black
Elvis Presley
· Born in Mississippi
· Moved to Memphis as a teen
· Could not read music
· Was told he should stick with truck driving because he would never make it as a singer
· Drove for Crown Electric starting in April 1954
· “Elvis fancied himself a future trucker and styled his hair into a pompadour like the truckers of his day”- grunge.com
Rock Hudson
· Drove during his service in WW2 & the Navy
· Real name was: Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. Until he was adopted by his step dad and his last name changed to Fitzgerald
· Also worked as a truck driver after moving to LA to pursue acting