Celebrities Who You Didn’t Know Served In The Military
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier has reached great heights as a Hollywood actor, and he has opened many doors for actors and actresses of color. Because of little opportunities available in his native Bahamas, Poitier left to seek a better life in the Unites States as a teenager. Sadly he didn’t find work easily and the bitter cold winter of New York made life in a new country even harder. Poitier saw an opportunity in joining the Army, so he lied that he was 16 years old and enlisted. The famous actor was assigned as a medical attendant at a psychiatric hospital while serving in the military. When he realized that he had enough of the Army life, Poitier faked insanity so he can get out instead of just admitting that he lied about his age. The possibility of shock treatments eventually led the actor to admitting the truth, and he was finally discharged from service.
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