5 Hollywood Stars Who Served In The Military
Apr 15, 2022 at 2:15 am
Gal Gadot and Morgan Freeman come from military backgrounds.
Before becoming notable stars in Hollywood and other sectors of the entertainment industry, some celebrities served tenure in their country’s militaries.
There are also some who were drafted into the Defense Forces after gaining fame and notoriety.
With that in mind, we’ve listed the names of a few celebrities with military backgrounds.
Check out the top 5.
Gal Gadot served in the Israel Defense Forces for two years and was there during the 34-day battle between Lebanon and northern Israel in 2006.
Gadot had enrolled as a fitness and combat readiness instructor, teaching gymnastics and calisthenics.
In fact, it was this experience that made her big Hollywood debut in Fast & Furious (2009), directed by Justin Lin.
Before becoming the “cultural icon of masculinity” in the film industry, Clint Eastwood served in the United States Army.
He was drafted into the Korean War in 1951 and served as a lifeguard at Fort Ord.
He was aboard the Navy’s AD-1Q torpedo bomber that crashed near Point Reyes on the California coast. He also swam 3.2 kilometers against the current to shore.
Morgan Freeman served in the US Air Force for nearly four years and rose to Airman 1st Class.
He tracked radar stations to detect incoming targets.
Freeman wanted to be a pilot, but once he got on a fighter jet his attitude changed.
“I felt like I was sitting in the nose of a bomb,” he once said.
The “King of Rock and Roll”, Elvis Presley, served in the US Army between 1958 and 1960.
Interestingly, he was already famous when he enlisted in the armed forces.
He served in two different battalions and was posted to Germany, where he met his future wife.
After returning to the US, he served in the Army Reserve for four years before being discharged.
Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke) served in the US Navy during World War II.
He was a rear gunner and radio operator for torpedo bombers.
Luck saved him when his pilot got an ear infection and they couldn’t go to the Okinawa campaign. The rest of the ship was wrecked in battle and many sailors on board were killed.
In 1946 he was released.
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