Author: Fun Facts

Most men are jealous of Brad Pitt, some because of his looks, and some because of her beautiful wife Angeline Jolie. As it turns out this is not an uncommon problem. The actor was part of a Toyota campaign, but the commercials got banned in Malaysia, apparently because the minister feared that Pitt’s looks would make his fellow countrymen feel inferior. Who could blame them?

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Carly Rae Jepsen became a world famous artist thanks to her smashing single called “Call Me Maybe”. The interesting truth however that she almost did not make it as a singer. She only placed third in the Canadian Idol back in 2007 and there was no guarantee that she would ever receive a record contract. Fortunately for her,she ended up with the contract and currently on her way to become the most successful performer in Canadian Idol history.

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Emily Blunt wasn’t always as confident as she is now. The beautiful actress who recently starred next to Tom Cruise in the blockbuster “Edge of Tomorrow” had some problems expressing herself as a child. When she tried to talk the end result was almost always stuttering. It got so bad that the 31-year-old actress lost all her confidence and became extremely frustrated with herself. The stuttering only went away when Ms. Blunt started to immerse herself in acting and one of her school teachers came up with the idea of talking in a different accent. When she distanced herself from…

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Shakira is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest pop-singers of all-time, but there was a time when not everybody was impressed with her musicality. According to some rumors she could not make her second grade music choir because their teacher thought the future pop icon sounded like a goat. Ouch.

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There is a video on the internet where Daniel Radcliffe (25) attempts to play drums on a table while possibly being intoxicated. Apparently that is not a new hobby and the former child star frequently did the same thing while filming the famous Harry Potter movies – as he later admitted – often under the influence even back then. The British actor supposedly broke as many as 80 wands while honing his drumming skills.

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We all know and love Emma Stone, she is funny and charming. The 25-year-old actress who burst onto the scene as Jules from Superbad is one of the most versatile actresses in today’s Hollywood. Stone has become a very accomplished artist by now who can play all kinds of roles in different acting styles. The beginnings of her career weren’t necessarily easy, because to even have a chance on the acting scene, she had to convince her parents that it is a good idea. How she did it? With a PowerPoint presentation. The demonstration had to turn out right because…

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We are used to Mr. Diesel killing people in movies. The 47-year-old actor’s body count definitely has to be in the 100’s, now with roles like Xander Cage the extreme athlete/killing spy or Riddick the space psychopath who kill anything and anybody that stands in his way. Those roles might be the reason why it does not come as a surprise that his full name is actually an anagram of ‘I END LIVES’. Definitely fitting.

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Vangelis, the famous composer who is considered to be the father of electronic music by many, has a rather interesting secret. We know that the man composed and performed the soundtracks of several iconic movies including Blade Runner and the Bounty. He also received an Oscar for his original score to Chariots of Fire. The kicker? He was not able to read music notes at all.

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Actor Jim Carrey once bought a motorcycle with a plate that read “NO TAG”, clearly in jest. As a result, the actor received several tickets for various traffic violations. Little did he know that when a police offer issues a ticket to somebody with a vehicle that has no license plate, they often write “NO TAG” on it. Unfortunately for Mr. Carrey, in some cases that was interpreted as if it was an actual plate, hence the tickets.

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