i just saw the IMDB page for the guy that played lurch on the addams family TV show. he went to school for directing and film-making and ended up as an actor. here's an excerpt from his mini-biography. perhaps, if you are of the same inclination as I am, you too will laugh out loud.

He was "discovered" as an actor at the corner of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles by a lady who had abandoned her car in the middle of the street, calling after him: "We need you for a movie!". The movie was 'Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band". The turning point in his acting career however was 'Ewoks II', a George Lucas film.

how uncanny! because it was 'Ewoks I' that was the turning point of Warwick Davis' acting career!