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Little known facts and tidbits about actors most might not know......
Posted on 5/17/12 at 5:04 am
Posted on 5/17/12 at 5:04 am
Ok, most probably already knew about this, but I just heard about it recently so it's new to me. Woody Harrelson's dad was a hitman who murdered a bunch of people and died in prison while serving a couple life sentences. Dude was like a character straight out of No Country For Old Men
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Posted on 5/17/12 at 5:38 am to UFownstSECsince1950
He based his portrayal in Natural Born Killers on his dad.
Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber) quit his own successful start-up company in graphic design at the age of 26 to become an actor. He worked backstage on plays for free just to get into the biz and learn about acting.
He didn't get his first movie role until Die Hard in 1987, at the age of 41.
Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber) quit his own successful start-up company in graphic design at the age of 26 to become an actor. He worked backstage on plays for free just to get into the biz and learn about acting.
He didn't get his first movie role until Die Hard in 1987, at the age of 41.
This post was edited on 5/17/12 at 5:40 am
Posted on 5/17/12 at 8:56 am to magildachunks
Kris Kristofferson was a Rhodes Scholar.
Posted on 5/17/12 at 8:57 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Dolph Lundgren attended the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He received a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1982, and the next year was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to MIT.
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:06 am to magildachunks
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Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber) quit his own successful start-up company in graphic design at the age of 26 to become an actor. He worked backstage on plays for free just to get into the biz and learn about acting.
He didn't get his first movie role until Die Hard in 1987, at the age of 41.
That's badass. I wonder how soon after he quit his company he started thinking "hmmm, maybe I shouldn't have done that"
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:08 am to Green Chili Tiger
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Dolph Lundgren attended the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He received a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1982, and the next year was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to MIT.
He put that degree to use. His physique has been chemically engineered since the 80's
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:13 am to lsuguru
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He put that degree to use.
He reportedly has an IQ of 160.
He was also selected by the U.S. Olympic Committee to serve as the Team Leader of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Pentathlon Team during the Atlanta Games.
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:17 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Matthew Broderick killed two people.
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:25 am to xenythx
<--------------This goddess attended Oxford University, is fluent in four languages (English, French, German, and Russion), has an IQ of 152, and won multiple Young Writers competitions as a teenager.
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:30 am to Green Chili Tiger
Jason Alexander has a vestigial tail
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:36 am to Green Chili Tiger
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Dolph Lundgren
Isn't he fluent in a bunch of different languages too?
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:39 am to Josh Fenderman
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Isn't he fluent in a bunch of different languages too?
Yes. If I remember correctly, he speaks 7 languages.
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:40 am to Green Chili Tiger
Saw this on his wiki page
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Lundgren speaks Swedish, English, Spanish, some German, some French, some Japanese, and some Italian, but is not fluent in five languages as has often been reported
Posted on 5/17/12 at 9:47 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Interesting thread.
I don't know anything about anyone, but I've enjoyed reading everyone else's.
I don't know anything about anyone, but I've enjoyed reading everyone else's.
Posted on 5/17/12 at 10:06 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Just found a site with some crazy ones:
The only member of ZZ Top that doesn't have a beard is Frank Beard
Jack Nicholson grew up thinking his mother was his sister. He found out after her death that not only was his sister actually his mom but his "mom" was actually his grandmother.
The guy who played Star Trek's Scotty was shot 6 times on D-day at Juno Beach. The shots came from a Canadian gunner that thought he was a German. One shot hit him in the chest but his life was saved by a metal cigarette holder.
Elvis was born blonde. His hair turned sandy blonde in high school when he started to dye it black and just kept it that way.
Tim Allen was busted with 1.4 pounds of cocaine in a Michigan airport shortly after beginning his stand-up comedy career. His possible life sentence was lessened to 3-7 years after he ratted out his drug dealers.
Jimmy Stewart was a two star General in the Air Force where he served 27 years, many of which were behind-the-lines training positions once he got famous. He rose from Private to Colonel in less than four years (extremely rare).
The only member of ZZ Top that doesn't have a beard is Frank Beard
Jack Nicholson grew up thinking his mother was his sister. He found out after her death that not only was his sister actually his mom but his "mom" was actually his grandmother.
The guy who played Star Trek's Scotty was shot 6 times on D-day at Juno Beach. The shots came from a Canadian gunner that thought he was a German. One shot hit him in the chest but his life was saved by a metal cigarette holder.
Elvis was born blonde. His hair turned sandy blonde in high school when he started to dye it black and just kept it that way.
Tim Allen was busted with 1.4 pounds of cocaine in a Michigan airport shortly after beginning his stand-up comedy career. His possible life sentence was lessened to 3-7 years after he ratted out his drug dealers.
Jimmy Stewart was a two star General in the Air Force where he served 27 years, many of which were behind-the-lines training positions once he got famous. He rose from Private to Colonel in less than four years (extremely rare).
Posted on 5/17/12 at 10:10 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Didn't know that about woody
Posted on 5/17/12 at 10:14 am to Josh Fenderman
I wonder what it means to speak "some" of a language. Hell I can speak "some" of like 4 different languages, although a few of them I can only say 1 or 2 phrases
Posted on 5/17/12 at 10:16 am to manwich
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Tim Allen was busted with 1.4 pounds of cocaine in a Michigan airport shortly after beginning his stand-up comedy career. His possible life sentence was lessened to 3-7 years after he ratted out his drug dealers
So I'm assuming the dealers got life? Because it seems like with as uber high profile as Tim Allen is, it seems like he'd be a pretty easy guy to find and kill if those guys were so inclined.
Posted on 5/17/12 at 10:20 am to manwich
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Tim Allen was busted with 1.4 pounds of cocaine in a Michigan airport shortly after beginning his stand-up comedy career. His possible life sentence was lessened to 3-7 years after he ratted out his drug dealers.
Would rather get life then spend a day with Jill Taylor.
Posted on 5/17/12 at 10:25 am to manwich
I always figured those were pretty common knowledge. Woody Harrelson and Dolph Lundgren are interesting.
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