36 Not-So Famous Facts About Very Famous People

We tend to know a lot of things about celebrities. That’s kind of part of the whole deal, right? We have this sometimes encyclopedic knowledge of people's lives and work because we're fans of what they do on our screens. And yet, there’s a good chance there are still a bunch of things that we don’t know about them, too. For instance, there are all sorts of wild stories about Nicolas Cage on the internet, but do you know which exotic pet he credits helping him act? Or that an actor who is famous for airheaded himbos is actually a pretty accomplished academic? And that’s not even getting into the large amount of celebrities who could definitely defeat you in combat if they have the right weapon…
Elvis Presley

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Kobe Bryant

Hedy Lamarr

‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper

Rebel Wilson

Mike Rowe

Mayim Bialik

George ‘The Animal’ Steele

Jerry Lewis

Dexter Holland

Ashton Kutcher

Ken Jeong

Creed Bratton

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Samuel L. Jackson

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Bea Arthur

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Martin Luther King Jr / Nichelle Nichols

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Steve Buscemi

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James Doohan

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Geena Davis

Natalie Portman

Brian May

Alice Cooper

Patrick Dempsey

Shaquille O'Neal

Robert Pattinson

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Oprah Winfrey

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Steve Jobs

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Dr. Seuss

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Nicolas Cage

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LL Cool J

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Sorrell Booke

Dikembe Mutombo

Nolan Gould

Kane

Dolph Lundgren

Ke$ha
