by Stephanie SoteriouBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffHiya! It's hard to imagine a time when Jennifer Garner was anything other than a beloved A-list actor with a multi-million dollar net worth and a whole bunch of impressive accolades under her belt, but everybody starts somewhere - and the 53-year-old star recently reflected on her time working as a hostess in a restaurant in New York City. Michael Buckner / Getty Images For reference, Jen was born in Texas but moved to West Virginia at the age of three, where she spent her childhood.