{"id":2434,"date":"2024-12-06T15:25:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/?p=2434"},"modified":"2026-03-10T18:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:18:26","slug":"angelina-jolie-reveals-surprising-career-aspirations-beyond-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/angelina-jolie-reveals-surprising-career-aspirations-beyond-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Angelina Jolie Reveals Surprising Career Aspirations Beyond Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Angelina Jolie, renowned for her acclaimed acting career and humanitarian work, recently shared unexpecteddetails about her alternative career interests during an appearance on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>. While Jolie has garnered accolades including Oscars, Golden Globes, and more, her first career choice wasn\u2019t acting\u2014it was funeral directing.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on her unique interest, Jolie explained that her passion stemmed from a personal experience. &#8220;My grandfather passed away, and I remember thinking, \u2018This isn\u2019t how it should be. It should be a celebration of life,\u2019\u201d she said. Jolie felt that her comfort with the concept of death could lead her to transform the funeral experience into something more meaningful. She joked, \u201cIt\u2019s my fallback career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 49-year-old star also addressed rumors about other potential career paths. Jolie confirmed that she became a licensed pilot in 2004 and even revealed that her son Maddox has followed in her aviation footsteps. However, she humorously dismissed claims about dabbling in stand-up comedy, saying, \u201cThat is a no&#8230; What you do terrifies me,\u201d gesturing to Fallon.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Jolie is stepping into uncharted territory once again, portraying opera legend Maria Callas in the upcoming biopic <em>Maria<\/em>. She candidly admitted that learning to sing for the role was daunting. &#8220;I\u2019ve never sung before,&#8221; she confessed. To lighten the mood on set, she initially considered gifting the crew earplugs, but ultimately embraced the challenge head-on.<\/p>\n<p>Jolie continues to surprise audiences, proving that her talents extend far beyond the silver screen.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Swifteradio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angelina Jolie, renowned for her acclaimed acting career and humanitarian work, recently shared unexpecteddetails about her alternative career interests during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. While Jolie has garnered accolades including Oscars, Golden Globes, and more, her first career choice wasn\u2019t acting\u2014it was funeral directing. Reflecting on her unique interest, Jolie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":2901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3672,14164,14165,14166,14167,14168,14169,14170,14171],"class_list":["post-2434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-amat","tag-angelina-jolie-career-aspirations","tag-angelina-jolie-funeral-director","tag-angelina-jolie-pilot-license","tag-angelina-jolie-singing","tag-angelina-jolie-tonight-show-interview","tag-maria-callas-biopic","tag-maria-movie-angelina-jolie","tag-surprising-facts-about-angelina-jolie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}