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39 Celebrities With Down-to-Earth Hobbies — Or Superhuman Skills

May 11, 2024

Celebrities: They’re just like us! Wait, you were on a national championship field hockey team, right? Oh, no? Okay well, celebrities are just like some of us.

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Geena Davis

Sport Celebrities Geena Davis almost made the U.S. Olympic Archery Team. She impressively tried out at age 41 in 2000. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sport Celebrities Denzel Washington was a guard for Fordham University's basketball team. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Steve Carell

Sport Celebrities Steve Carell played Division II hockey at Denison University, and even considered a career in the NHL. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sport Celebrities Neil DeGrasse Tyson pinned fools between equations as an undefeated high school wrestler. Не captained the team and went on to wrestle at Harvard. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jason Segel

Sport Celebrities merican ULI Airlines M PIAC Bank of Jason Segel played high school basketball for Harvard-Westlake alongside future NBA stars Jaron and Jason Collins. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jason Statham

Sport Celebrities Jason Statham was on the national British diving team. Before becoming a Hollywood action star, he dove in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sport Celebrities Good Morning America host Robin Roberts played on the Southeastern Louisiana University basketball team and was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sport Celebrities Jason Lee was a professional skateboarder before getting into acting. DOUS ELBO CRACKED.COM — Source

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Joel McHale

Sport Celebrities EY THE ME PALEY CENTER CENTER FOR YFEST ES MEDIA FOR CENTER FOR THE CENTER! THE EPALA Joel McHale walked on as a tight end for the University of Washington's football team, and has a Rose Bowl ring. NTE RME CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sport Celebrities Vinnie Jones was a veteran footballer (soccer player to you Yanks). Не played for several teams, including helping the Wimbledon club win the 1988 FA Cup title. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mahershala Ali

Sport Celebrities Mahershala Ali played for St. Mary's on a basketball scholarship. Не would do a graduate program for acting at New York University after his college b-ball career was done. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Leslie Jones

Sport Celebrities Leslie Jones played basketball for Chapman University and Colorado State University before pursuing comedy when she won a Funniest Person on Campus contest. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Keanu Reeves

Sport Celebrities Keanu Reeves was the MVP goalie for the De La Salle College hockey team. Не was nicknamed The Wall. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ellie Kemper

Sport Celebrities Ellie Kemper was on the championship team for field hockey at Princeton University. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sport Celebrities A talented high school baseball player, George Clooney tried out for the Cincinnati Reds. Не didn't make it past the first round, but he's doing alright. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sport Celebrities Emma Watson never played quidditch, but she did play field hockey for Brown University. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sport Celebrities Jon Stewart was a collegiate soccer player for William & Mary. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Sport Celebrities Orange is the New Black star Uzo Aduba ran track and field for Boston University. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ed O’Neill

Sport Celebrities Ed O'Neill was a college football player and an undrafted free agent for the Pittsburgh Steelers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Stephen Hawking

Sport Celebrities Stephen Hawking was a star coxswain on the University of Oxford's rowing team before contracting ALS. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bob Dylan is into steampunk metalworking. il Dra 3 His handcrafted gates have been in museums. Не says, Gates appeal to me because of the negative space they allow. They can be closed but at the same time they allow the seasons and breezes to enter and flow. They can shut you out or shut you in. And in some ways there is no difference. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Patrick Dempsey is an accomplished juggler. Не says juggling changed his life, in school. Dempsey says learning the craft gave him a purpose. And he's cocky about his skills-with good reason. McDreamy can juggle five pins at once. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Anthony Hopkins is a huge fan of American Idol. Не even wanted to turn the show into a movie. In particular, he was a big fan of judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson, but for different reasons. Не liked how Randy was fair but upbeat with every contestant. At the same time, he loved how Cowell was so brutally honest. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Michael Bay

Michael Bay is obsessed with West Side Story. It's the movie that motivated him to go into filmmaking. Не begrudgingly took a class on musical theater when he was in college, only to find that he f*cking loves musicals. Up to that point he'd been torn between photography and filmmaking. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Benicio del Toro is a huge fan of Iron Maiden. RANMAIDED And he completely geeked out over the guitarist's daughter. When del Toro found out a production assistant on Guardians Of The Galaxy was the daughter of Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith, he freaked out and asked to take pictures with her. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jimmy Buffett has no chill when it comes to the Heat. Не even got himself kicked out of a game. The famously laid back Margaritaville singer is a devoted Miami Heat fan, and got booted from a game in 2001 for yelling at an official. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The frontman for Iron Maiden loves to fly airplanes. ORCE ONE His name is Bruce Dickinson, and he pilots the band's tour jet. Не also used to have a second job as a commercial pilot for Astraeus Airlines, and currently acts as a chairman for Cardiff Aviation. He's licensed to everything from huge passenger jets to Fokker triplanes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ice Cube geeks out over architecture. ICE CUBE CELEBRATES THE EAMES - - He's a Getty Museum expert on the subject. Before returning to Compton to revolutionize rap, Ice studied architectural drafting. So for their 2011 post-war exhibition, The Getty made him their resident expert on Hollywood architectural design legends Charles and Ray Eames. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp has a room full of fancy Barbie dolls. Не reportedly uses them to test new voices. Не originally collected them for his daughter, and when she lost interest, he couldn't bring himself to get rid of them. Не has a number of limited-edition Babies, like Beyonce, Paris Hilton, Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano is serious about L.A. Dodgers baseball. Soul by XXXIII org org LA And she designs Dodgers gear for women fans. Her line is called Dodgers Touch, and includes stuff like jerseys, caps, t-shirts and hoodies. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless is a huge fan of criminal justice. E And wherever she goes, she likes to attend trials. I spend a lot of time in the courthouse of whatever city I am at, says Lawless. She calls it a way to educate herself on what's happening in the communities her acting takes her to. She also hangs out with with court officials, for fun. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando was super into playing the drums. Не actually patented several drum-related inventions. Brando was an avid drummer, and holds four different patents on assorted drum maintenance knick-knacks. Perhaps his most inspired invention was a drum-tuning lever for congas. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Steven Colbert is obsessed with J.R.R. Tolkien. Не even beat Peter Jackson's Tolkien expert, in a quiz. Jackson says Colbert is the biggest Tolkien geek he's ever met, and Colbert owns Aragorn's sword- which he got directly from Viggo Mortensen. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Alfred Hitchcock loved Smokey And The Bandit. It was the last movie he saw before he died. According to his daughter Patricia, the father of modern suspense films would screen movies on the lot in his office every Wednesday. She says Hitch's favorite-and the last one he screened- was the Burt Reynolds screwball caper comedy. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Colin Farrell is an authority on line dancing. Не used to make a living teaching it in bars. As a 19-year-old aspiring actor, Farrell supported himself by touring nightclubs across Ireland and clutching his belt to some good ol' country and western music. Не hasn't gotten rusty, either. Не recently led a line dancing class on Ellen. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jon Stewart was a soccer phenom, in college. If he hadn't broken his knee, he would have gone pro. Stewart's old team at the College of William & Mary even has an award based on him, which is awarded to the player who best affects team's attitude and morale. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Actor Ed O'Neill is hardcore into martial arts. He's not just a fan-he's a jiu-jitsu black belt. O'Neill has been studying Brazilian jiu-jitsu for over two decades. Не got his black belt from the Gracie family, one of the most legendary groups in martial arts, in 2007. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Ryan Gosling turns to knitting, to relax. Не says his perfect day would be spent knitting. I did this scene in Lars and the Real Girl where I was in a room full of old ladies who were knitting, and it was an all-day scene, so they showed me how. It was one of the most relaxing days of my life. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Mike Tyson obsessively loves racing pigeons. And he's like a pigeon encyclopedia. In an Animal Planet documentary, Tyson gives a detailed lecture on the role of pigeons throughout history. His hobby may have actually sparked his fighting career-Tyson's very first fight was with a boy who broke the neck of one of his birds. CRACKED.COM — Source

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