# Famous people who were fired early in their career

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-were-fired-early-in-their-career/719655>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 9, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-were-fired-early-in-their-career/719655 "2015-05-09T21:46:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-were-fired-early-in-their-career/719655/41 "2015-06-26T00:18:16Z")

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> [@Nelson\_Pike](#):
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> Denied admission.

Unfairly, I’d say. Have you heard of his painting talents?

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**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-were-fired-early-in-their-career/719655/42 "2015-06-26T15:24:28Z")

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> [@handsomeharry](#):
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> Unfairly, I’d say. Have you heard of his painting talents?

I have seen some of his paintings but do not know enough about art to say whether they are good enough to merit acceptance of his art school application.

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-were-fired-early-in-their-career/719655/43 "2015-06-28T04:14:15Z")

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> [@Nelson\_Pike](#):
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> I have seen some of his paintings but do not know enough about art to say whether they are good enough to merit acceptance of his art school application.

You are not cooperating.

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-were-fired-early-in-their-career/719655/44 "2015-06-28T08:44:48Z")

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This really isn’t a firing but Michael Jordan didn’t make his high school’s varsity basketball team his sophomore year.

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