29 Surprising Facts About Celebrities
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A celebrity is a person who is widely known and usually has some sort of talent or job that makes them famous. Celebrities are usually idolized by many people, and they often have a lot of money and power. Some people believe that celebrities are spoiled and that they don't deserve all the attention they get, but others believe that celebrities are just like normal people except with more talent or resources. There is no doubt that celebrities are a big part of society, and they often have a large influence on the way people think and behave. Whether you love them or hate them, it's hard to deny that celebrities are here to stay.
A well-known actor or musician popping up for a cameo role, or a famous athlete making a guest appearance as themselves, always adds an extra level of excitement. We love to watch celebrities in our favorite tv shows. It seems like they are just like us, but with a lot more money. In some cases, the celebrity is playing themselves in the show. Other times, they are a character that is scripted just for them. Either way, it is always fun to see them on our screens.
Tom Hanks is obsessed with typewriters. Like, really obsessed. Not only did he collect them, but he also wrote a book about typewriters. More on that and 28 other surprising facts about the lives of celebrities:
![Mutombo came from The Congo with a scholarship to become a doctor. It was coach John Thompson who recruited him to play basketball. Не ended up becoming notorious both on and off the court. DIKEMBE MUTOMBO arrived in America as a medical student. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/4/813504.jpg)
![Lady Gaga prepares for her live performances by working out... while doing vocal exercises and singing her entire show. 3211 CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/7/813487.jpg)
![NOLAN GOULD graduated from high school at 13. While his character in Modern Family was going through school, Gould was ready to take college courses, as he skipped ten grades. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/6/813496.jpg)
![Tyler Perry, CEO of Tyler Perry Studios, usually works 18 hours a day for three to four consecutive months before taking a break and doing it all over again. The successful actor, writer, director, and producer - who's worked on several films (including six number one movies of his own) and TV shows - - once shot a movie in eight days. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/1/813491.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM Magician David Copperfield performs his live Las Vegas show 15 times a week: twice a day with a third on Saturdays. Не has been doing his show at the MGM Grand Hotel for the past 20 years.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/9/813489.jpg)
![YOU'D THINK THAT A RELIGIOUS LEADER LIKE THE DALAI LAMA WOULDN'T CARE ABOUT SCIENCE 16 A N ACTUALLY, НЕ LOVES IT! World-class scientists have generously coached me in subatomic physics, cosmology. psychology, biology. If science proves some belief of Buddhism wrong, then Buddhism will have to change. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/5/813485.jpg)
19 Celebs Who (In Private) Aren't Like Their Public Personas
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19 Celebs Who (In Private) Aren't Like Their Public Personas
![Peter Frampton stormed off during a concert when a cameraman ruined his solo. IRDS A At a concert in Minnesota, the musician known for Baby, I Love Your Way (and snatching cell phones out of fans' hands) took great offense when the overhead screen showed a woman in the crowd holding up his album Frampton Comes Alive while he was playing. And when the screen showed the same woman holding up his I'm In You album, he cursed into the camera, accosted the operator, and walked off mid-performance. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/8/813498.jpg)
![Sly Stone launched into a bizarre diatribe (and then went limp) at Coachella. Sly (of Sly and the Family) Stone was a featured act at Coachella a few years back, but his music took second stage. After ranting incoherently about a multi-million- dollar lawsuit involving a former manager, he laid down and was unable to finish a single song. As the band played, he just sort of disappeared from sight, never to return. Which is hard to do for someone wearing a police hat and sequined jacket. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/2/813492.jpg)
![Morgan Freeman finds Black History Month to be ridiculous. Не feels the way to stop racism is to stop addressing it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/3/813493.jpg)
![Friends star Matthew Perry runs an addiction recovery facility in California. He's dealt with addiction himself, and says the best thing about him is that if an alcoholic asks for help with quitting drinking, he can really help. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/4/813484.jpg)
![Alice Cooper, whom you may have thought is the embodiment of Satan himself, actually believes every word in the Old Testament. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/7/7/813477.jpg)
![Before Nevermind: Nirvana had an agreement to split all the royalties equally three ways. 1991: Punk Rock is Freedom. BERTHER After Nevermind: Kurt Cobain wanted 75% (and 100% of the lyrics), and he insisted that the split be retroactive. 1993: I just felt entitled to it, you know? CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/3/813483.jpg)
![MARGOT ROBBIE AND PRINCE HARRY Robbie mistook the Royal Prince for singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. At a housewarming in London, Robbie didn't know the redheaded man was actually Prince Harry, all the while taking photos with him and thinking it was probably the English singer. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/5/813495.jpg)
![Actors who played Doctor Who can make a ton of money from conventions. For example, Matt Smith apparently got $250,000 per weekend - and he did several cons, so he racked up a nice six-figure sum. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/7/9/813479.jpg)
![ANGELINA JOLIE COLLECTS KNIVES The actress collects antique knives from all over the world that she keeps locked in a special case. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/6/813486.jpg)
![KRISTEN BELL AND DAX SHEPARD MEET RIZ AHMED The couple met Ahmed at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards. Bell said she immediately blurted out that she found Ahmed very attractive, to which Shepard added: made him very nervous, because he immediately looked at me and he thought, 'Is this their perverse setup? Now he's going to get jealous and fight for her?' Bell then told Ahmed that she just thought he was fabulous and, you know, easy on the eyes. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/7/813497.jpg)
![TOM HANKS COLLECTS TYPEWRITERS The beloved actor even wrote a book about typewriters called Uncommon Type. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/9/813499.jpg)
![Hedy Lamarr is responsible for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. CRACKED.COM The 1930's Hollywood staple also worked on torpedo guidance systems during WWII. She helped patent the Frequency Hopping method, which was the precursor to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Oh, and also... kept torpedos out of enemy hands, or whatever...](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/7/8/813478.jpg)
15 Surprising Celebrity Achievements, Records, And Inventions
![HUGH HEFNER COLLECTED SCRAPBOOKS To be specific, the notorious Playboy womanizer documented his life in a 2,485-volume collection of scrapbooks. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/7/6/813476.jpg)
![Siblings SI CRACKED.COM Did you know Jesse Eisenberg is the older brother of the Pepsi Girl? Hallie Eisenberg was child actress in the late 90s.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/0/813490.jpg)
![Penn Jillette invented a masturbation tank. 36 22 34 24 A в 20 25 A 26 3 23 CRACKED CONE 27 Не patented a therapeutic tub for holding water and a user, in particular, a female user. This personal spa happened to have a bunch of water jets optimized for prime humpin'.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/9/4/813494.jpg)
![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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/2/813502.jpg)
5 Celebrities Who Love Their Hobbies More Than Their Careers
![Uncle & Nephew E CRACKED.COM Jason Sudeikis, of SNL and Ted Lasso fame, shares a funny bone with his uncle George Wendt, who played Norm on Cheers.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/1/813501.jpg)
![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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/0/813480.jpg)
![CREED BRATTON WAS IN A WELL-KNOWN FOLK BAND IN THE LATE 1960S. The Grass Roots had several Top 10 hits during Bratton's tenure. Не was a vocalist and guitarist. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/8/813488.jpg)
![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](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/0/0/813500.jpg)
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![CRACKED.COM KOBE BRYANT Finals spoke several languages. LAKERS In addition to his native English, the former NBA star was fluent in Italian and Spanish. Не could also curse in Serbian and French.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/4/8/2/813482.jpg)