Harrison Ford | American Graffiti

Truth be told, we can never dictate a man’s destiny. Even Harrison Ford can attest to that. Sure, he loved acting ever since he was young, but he made ends meet as a carpenter. Little did he know he would make it to the silver screen one day. He did some carpentry work for renowned filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas. Through Coppola, he met producer Fred Roos, who secured him an audition for American Graffiti. The feature film would go on to become one of the most profitable films of all time.

It was Lucas’s space opera film that would turn Ford into an international megastar. That movie, as you may have thought of, was Star Wars. Fast forward to a few years, he further solidified his leading actor status and brought electricity to the entertainment industry when he portrayed the titular character in the Indiana Jones film franchise.