From August 1998 until April 2009, she was a musical theater performer in New York, working as an understudy on Broadway in shows like "Footloose" (in 1998).
She shared an apartment with several other women for five months while working as an understudy in the Broadway production of "Jekyll and Hyde".
After two years as a drama major at Northwestern University, she headed to New York, where she worked as an understudy before replacing Vivian Vance in a road company production of "Voice of the Turtle," which had been produced on Broadway by Alfred de Liagre.
Evan Greenberg, 45, may have received mixed reviews in the last few years as he worked as an understudy to his acclaimed father, the chairman and chief executive of A.I.G., and somewhat in the shadow of his brother, Jeffrey, 48, who left A.I.G. in 1995 and became chief executive of Marsh & McLennan, the world's largest insurance brokerage firm.
In 1892 she worked as an understudy and chorus member in Augustin Daly's company, but the season left her exhausted.
Perhaps most intriguing are the stories of her early work as a Broadway understudy and the heart-wrenching childhood history concerning her older brother, Tom.
Burman, who holds a doctorate from the University of Kansas, started working at Dabur in 1980 as an understudy to his billionaire uncle Vivek Chand Burman and took over as chairman in 2007.
However, Trescothick has remained in his position and Hildreth is happy to work as his understudy.
Extra point If Manning proves to be healthy, should the Colts trade him, trade the No. 1 pick or take Luck and have him work as Manning's understudy for a year or two?
By contrast, Jamie La Verdiere, 30, who was hired as an understudy for "The Producers," worked mostly in children's theater.
