Results Do Not Betray Efforts, 7 Portraits of Celebrities Who Have Experienced Hardship Before Becoming Famous

Denny Cagur admits that he used to sell combro to make a living. "So at that time, when my father changed jobs, usually we would get a decent daily income suddenly for about 3-4 months my father really didn't get any daily income. Well, one of the ways we survived was by making combro because at that time, 5 children, 4 of them were in college and needed a lot of money," he said as quoted from YouTube Klik Asik.

Ruben Onsu himself used to work as a hotel janitor. He pursued this profession for more than two years before finally joining Lenong Bocah, which paved the way for his success today.

Chef Arnold Poernomo once sold goods with his mother by riding a pedicab due to financial difficulties in his family. "My mom used to sell rendang at the university. Then she sold bread and cakes. I remember accompanying her, taking her on a pedicab," he said to Boy William.

Sule, also known as Entis Sutisna, even used to be a street musician and a traveling meatball seller. Consistently pursuing a career in comedy opened doors for him to become what he is today.

Tukul Arwana once worked as a public transportation driver in Semarang and also as a truck driver for LPG gas. It is his comedic talent that made him known until now.

Anrez Putra Adeli used to sell cakes around the neighborhood to help his family's livelihood. "Anrez used to sell putu mayang cakes, lopis cakes especially during the fasting month. So if there's a house in Condet that sells cakes, the kids would come and buy them. Anrez sells them around and gives the money to his mom to buy medicine," he said as quoted by YouTube RCTI Entertainment. 

Natasha Wilona once experienced sleeping in a shack before becoming successful as she is now. "We lived in a wooden house. It was a very cheap house. There was water underneath, usually in Kalimantan there's water underneath. The floor was full of holes. If you see it in a soap opera, the shack house looks really ugly," explained Natasha's mother.