15 Little-Known Reasons Behind Celebs' Iconic Features

Celebrities! They're…actually not just like us, in a lot of ways. Sure, there's fame, fortune, name recognition, and the inability to sit a restaurant table without having to take a million selfies, but we're not here to talk about that. Today, we're talking about the weirdo quirks people use as branding. Or odd personality traits that become branding. Either way.

It's easy to think celebs are just a bunch of attention-seekers. “Hey, look at me! I've got a cool-ass bandana on and I'm totally pulling it off!” That's what you imagine them saying. Well, you're 99 percent right. But then there's also that 1 percent of the celebrity's persona that results from something totally unexpected. Crazy things like that aforementioned bandana [spoiler alert for the first entry of this article] being worn by Steve Van Zandt for car accident-related reasons. Here's the full story, plus plenty more wild and crazy facts about the odd habits of famous people:

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Steven Van Zandt CRACKEDcO Van Zandt always wears a bandana when playing for the E Street Band. He adopted the look because when he was young, an auto

Source: Star Tribune

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Tommy Fianagan CRACKEDCON Tommy Flanagan, from Gladiatorand Sons of Anarchy, has some visible scars around his mouth. That's because back in 1992, he

Source: Vulture

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Steven Tyier CRACKEDOON Tyler famously drapes a bunch of scarves off his mic. He says this started when an old shirt and scarf became too torn to wear

Source: Does The Noise In My Head Bother You? by Steven Tyler

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Howie Mandel CRACKED CON Mandel fist-bumped contestants on Deal Or No Dealinstead of shaking hands. He wasn't trying to be COoOl. He has obsessive- co

Source: ABC News

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Sia CRACKEDCON Sia sang for a decade before she started hiding her face with a wig. Which makes it sound like a ame-seeking gimmick, but she says it's

Source: AAP

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Thom Yorke CRACKED.CO The lead singer of Radiohead is known for having a droopy eyelid, that many people think is a lazy eye. Says Thom, was born wit

Source: Esquire

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Seal CRACKED.COI Rumor says that those markings on Seal's face are some kind of tribal scars. They're actually from a skin condition called discoid lu

Source: The Guardian

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Tina Fey VAL. 444044 4444444 CRACKEDCON Fey has a scar under her lip. When she was five years old, a stranger approached her and slashed her face with

Source: Chicago Tribune

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Syivester Stallone CRACKED cO When Sylvester Stallone was born, a pair of forceps severed a nerve on the left side of his face. This resulted in his t

Source: Chicago Tribune

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George Carlin CRACKED CON Carlin generally just wore a black shirt. He said he had contempt for people who wore clothes with any kind of brand or logo

Source: Braindroppings by George Carlin

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Sinead 'Connor What's with her shaved head? Is she just trying to look Cool? Not exactly. She cut her hair all off after record execs pushed her to lo

Source: The New Yorker

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John Madden GRUISER ADDEN OUTB CRACKED COM Madden always rode the bus to games, never flying. The reason: He was claustrophobic. Of course, sitting in

Source: Chicago Tribune

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Penn Jillette CRACKEDCON Penn lillette's one red fingernail is a sign of respect and remembrance for his mother. The color is lelly Apple Red. He al

Source: Penn Jillette

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Olivia Munn CRACKEDCON Munn has changed her face over the years, but not her eyelashes. Those have always been synthetic. That's because she tears out

Source: USA Today

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The Wiggies - This children's band's signature gesture involves pointing straight in front.

Source: New Zealand Herald