And it works.
There are plenty of stories of agents plucking people out of obscurity and making them famous, or more specifically, out of restaurants and off jumbotrons. Acting is the one career that can offer riches and renown without any formal training and the following five people are proof. They never intended to be world-famous or wealthy, it just sort of happened and their stories are what keep the greyhound buses to Hollywood full.
>In 1982, Lundgren graduated with a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, finishing with the highest results in his class. During his time in Sydney, he earned a living as a bouncer in a nightclub. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983. However, while preparing for the move to Boston, he was spotted in the nightclub he worked at in Sydney and was hired by Grace Jones as a bodyguard. He fell in love with Jones and their relationship developed dramatically, moving with her to New York City.