| FIREMAN | Steve Buscemi's job, before he became an actor |
| ACTOR | Ronald Reagan's job before he was a politician |
| LEVI | Name of Matthew before he became an apostle of Jesus (4) |
| RCONN | Abbr. after Lowell Weicker's name before he became an Independent |
| RLEE | US Marine who became an actor, _. ___ Ermey (b.1944 d.2018) |
| AUDIE | ___ Murphy, most decorated US combat soldier of World War II, who became an actor after the war (5) |
| LUCAS | Before he became filthy rich, he directed 1971's THX 1138. |
| IDIAMIN | At one time a cook in the British colonial army, he became an African leader, and was deposed in 1979 (3,4) |
| REAGAN | Ronald _, US president who was a film actor before he became a politician (6) |
| PRINCEREGENT | George IV, before he became King (6,6) |
| LATENTPOLE | Lech Walesa, before he became active? |
| OCTAVIAN | Name of Augustus before he became Roman Emperor in 27BC (8) |
| MORAY | The area ruled by Macbeth before he became king of Scotland |
| PAT | Tom Brady, before he became a Buc |
| OILER | Wayne Gretzky, before he became a King |
| ELTON | Mr Reginald Kenneth Dwight before he became the famous "___ John" (5) |
| MRPINK | Steve Buscemi's role in "Reservoir Dogs" |
| ENOCH | One returning to church for Steve Buscemi's Boardwalk Empire role (5) |
| NUCKYTHOMPSON | Steve Buscemi's role in Boardwalk Empire |
| TREES | Steve Buscemi's 1st directorial feature, 1996's _____ Lounge. |
