Drew Carey – US Marines

Drew Carey of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and The Drew Carey Show served as a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for six years, starting in 1981. Six years is a lot of time, don’t you think? It was during his time in the army that he discovered he could serve the United States of America a lot better by making people laugh.

And he did well! He started performing stand-up comedy while in service and then visited U.S. military bases in Iraq to help bring smiles to our troops. Considering that he now has his own star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, we suppose that his choice to leave the Marines was more than wise!