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36 Bananas Facts About Fav Celebs

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Celebrities are complicated, and their paths to success are just inherently interesting. Here's a broad collection of fascinating, lesser-known facts about famous people. They may not pave your path to stardom of your own, but they'll perk up your conversation game the next time there's a lull.

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Glenn Close was raised in a cult. Close's parents joined the Moral Re-Armament, a right-wing religious cult, when she was seven and she was in it up u

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Comedic actor Steve Carrell was originally going to pursue a career in law! He changed his mind while filling out his law school application: He could

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Missy Elliott was bumped up two grades in school, because her IQ was super high. WANG She got so lonely, she decided to fail everything and get moved

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Before developing an interest in acting, LeVar Burton dreamt of becoming a Catholic priest. He got as far as enrolling at St. Pius X, a theological se

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Helen Mirren was a carnival barker. Her job was talking fast and loud to draw people to a dart stall.

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Before she was a superstar, Arlana rnde was known in the news as the 'BoCA Kia for getting struck by hockey BOCA KID GETS A PUCK pucks, AND not ICE o

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CRACKED COM Justin Bieber can solve a Rubik's Cube in less than two minutes! RUBIK'S 4LIFE Yes. probably faster than you can! Bieber has been showing

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the office One of Angela Kinsey's all-time favorite moments was the Yankee swap during the very first Christmas episode. You know, the one featuring t

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Before getting his big break, Jon Hamm worked as a set dresser for Cinemax soft-core- porn movies. Hesaid it was soul lcrushing. CRAGKEDOOM

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CRACKEDO Dr. Phil used to race moto- cross. He can still pop a wheelie on a dirt bike.

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Frinae has been described as a pool shark. The Purple One's personal photographer (who considered himself as a fairly decent pool player) told a story

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Sir Anthony Hopkins paints canvases that sell for up to $80,000. He paints four times a week, for hours and hours, and he's made more paintings than h

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EZRA MILLER IS A TALENTED OPERA SINGER BROW He started taking singing classes as a child to overcome his stuttering. 4.

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CRACKED COM vdavs ons Margot Robbie has given 100 tattoos to different people in her free time.

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Before he was the greatest showman, Hugh Jackman was a children's birthday party clown. His last gig was for an 8-year old celebrant who thought he wa

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Paul Rudd glazed hams. To save up money for a move to Los Angeles, Rudd got a job at Holiday Ham Company. There he would sift sugar onto a heated ham

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Geena Davis used to be a live mannequin. One day while working at a clothing store, Davis decided to pose as a mannequin in the store's window display

Jack Gleeson says Joffrey's funeral was one of his favorite days on the GOT set. I was on a cliff with stones in my eyes and I just got to sleep all

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Miley Cyrus' first paid job was to... ...go on stage after her dad's show and pick up all the thrown bras and underwear. He paid her $10 for that. MLG

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Chris Hemsworthe used to clean breast pumps. Before making it as an actor Hemsworth used to clean rented breast pumps for a pharmacy. He has described

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Jon Stewart was a puppeteer. His puppet show aimed to teach kids how to behave towards disabled people. CRACKED COM

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Stanley Tucci scrubbed toilets that didn't have running water. RESTROOM At a young age, the actor worked at a park in Westchester, New York. He call

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Bill Nye wears bow ties because a long tie would be at risk of falling into his science experiments. GRACKEDCOM

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CRACKED COM Marilyn Monroe's signature sexy whispery voice was a strategy 1o decrease her stutter.

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Hillary Clinton had a job in Alaska scooping out fish guts. She worked in a salmon factory for one summer and was immediately fired for questioning th

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A 25-year old Quentin Tarantino appeared as an Elvis Presley impersonator in one episode of THE GOLDEN GIRLS GRAGKEDOON

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Matthew McConaughey was hired by a country club in Texas to set up sand traps in a golf course. He was later given a gun to shoot armadillos when thos

Grey's Anatomy actor Patrick Dempsey used to be a professional juggler. He even joined and won second place in a national juggling competition. In tur

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I'm feeding the fish. Mr. Rogers made it a habit to say out loud when he was giving his finned friends food because he received a letter from a youn

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ACTOR JASON MOMOA IS ALSO A PAINTER, HAVING STUDIED THE ART IN PARIS Which isn't strange, considering that his mother is a professional painter and ph

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Clint Eastwood squints because his eyes are sensitive to light. Shooting in bright light for the Fistful of Dollars trilogy only highlighted the effec

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CRACKEDCON Bill Hader's most memorable moment on Saturday Night Live was playing in a punk band with Dave Grohl. In a sketch about aging rock stars, H

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MC Hammer is an ordained minister. The rapper, known for songs such as'2 Legit 2 Quit' and 'U Can't Touch This,' now gives sermons at the Jubilee Chri

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Kurt Cobain invented Grunge fashion because he was broke. e His mismatching outfits were mostly stuff he bought in thrift stores. CRACKEDCO

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36 Bananas Facts About Fav Celebs

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CRACKEDOON Blur bassist Alex James used his rockstar money to become an -winning cheesemaker. ALEXJAMES NO:2 XJAMES NO. NO. BLUE FARLEIGH WALLOP MONDA

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