Nikki Blonsky

Nikki Blonsky has been a lot of things. She is an actress, singer, dancer, and Internet personality. The 31-year-old star is best known for her breakthrough role in the 2007 movie remake of the iconic musical Hairspray. Her role as Tracy Turnblad earned her a lot of credits and accolades. She was also famous for her role as Willamena Rader in the ABC family series Huge and was nominated for the “Youth Choice Award” for this.

But despite the movie’s success, her career never took off after that. It seemed to be one-shot stardom for her. According to reports, without any gigs to do, Blonsky ended up working at a shoe store in New York City. She also became a cosmetologist at a hair salon in her home town of Long Island. Anyhow, in 2015, Blonsky made a triumphant return, working with the late Burt Reynolds in his last film, The Last Movie Star.