Did john Wayne trip into a movie and became a movie actor?

Answer 1

While a student at USC, playing on the football team, John Wayne worked at a movie studio prop department, getting the job in exchange for football tickets. His stocky build and friendships with studio co-workers allowed him to get work as a background extra, and from there he got bit parts in films, and from there he got bigger parts until he was a lead. Basically, Wayne worked his way into film acting.