Not real famous, but . . .
A Mexican trumpet player came to Los Angeles a few years ago, and wanted to play in mariachi bands. He found LA was packed with Mexican trumpet players, and many of them were very good, so he wasn't too successful.
His brother, living somewhere in the Midwest, asked him to buy him a tuba, which he did. It turned out his brother couldn't pay for the tuba, so he was stuck with it. He decided that as long as he was stuck with it, he'd learn to play it, which he did.
Then he found there were lots of mariachi bands in Los Angeles desperately trying to find a tuba player, and he was suddenly in great demand.
His brother, living somewhere in the Midwest, asked him to buy him a tuba, which he did. It turned out his brother couldn't pay for the tuba, so he was stuck with it. He decided that as long as he was stuck with it, he'd learn to play it, which he did.
Then he found there were lots of mariachi bands in Los Angeles desperately trying to find a tuba player, and he was suddenly in great demand.