Here is the story of how a boy from Illinois became Indiana Jones - Harrison Ford.
Harrison Ford isn’t one of your whiny, spoiled brat Hollywood elites. No, he’s from the Midwest, he was a boy scout, and he was a carpenter. He went to Hollywood after dropping out of college, had two children and a wife to support, but he didn’t whine when he could get a good-paying job, NO! He taught himself to be a professional carpenter. He kept going to auditions while he made cabinets and built sundecks. Because he’s Harrison Ford, and that’s what he does.
It would be very common for celebrities to start young in their career, but that was not the case with Harrison, landing him nothing but bit parts when he first moved from Chicago to Hollywood in the early ’60s. Fed up with fruitless casting calls — or worse, one-line walk-ons — he turned to carpentry to survive, even worked as a stagehand for The Doors.
The pinnacle of his career only came at the ripe age of 35 when he attained a big role in "Star Wars" (1977) as Han Solo, the mischief Luke Skywalker's team member. Although there was a bumpy ride to go up the hill, the rest of the ride was all downhill.
Peeping into his childhood, teenage, and adolescent life, it seemed impossible that he would become a star one day. Ford was a shy and gentle kid back, his life wasn't so fortunate. Being bullied was a daily activity but like Indiana Jones, the character he played, he didn't take revenge and kept calm. He was neither particularly sporty nor excel in his studies. Depression came as early as his first year. He would sleep during the day; stop attending classes and failed most of the classes. The future was bleak, but he found a new field in which he had grown so fond of, acting.
In 2002, the total salary he grasped reached up to $100M for 11 films, with Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson tailing behind. The record would definitely nail him as the most bankable actor in history and turned out to be the best move of his life.
“We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.” ~Harrison Ford~
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