Quirky Celebrity FactsWhat do famous people do with their time off-camera? Oh, write cookbooks, maintain elaborate fish tanks, and never leave the house. These list contain the most quirky celebrities and celebrity facts.
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Celebrities tend to be an eclectic bunch of people. For many celebrities, their quirks and zany personalities helped them become famous in the first place. But, there are some quirky things about celebrities that you won’t believe. This list goes over bizarre trivia about famous people that will leave you dumbfounded. Some of these weird but true celebrity facts are from before they were even famous, while other things are just batsh*t insane capabilities they have that will totally surprise you.
You’ll never believe what celebrity on this list is a trained sniper, or which celebrity on this list used to work as a pimp! These things you never knew about celebrities will blow you away — but hopefully knowing them will land you a spot on Jeopardy, or at least win you the local pub trivia. Vote up the things that shock you the most about these celebs!
After Julia Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, family friends Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King picked up the tab. The Kings befriended Betty Lou and Walter Grady Roberts after their children enrolled in the Roberts' theater school in Georgia.
One day Coretta Scott King called my mother and asked if her kids could be part of the school because they were having a hard time finding a place that would accept her kids. And my mom was like: "Sure. Come on over."
When asked why the Roberts paid for her birth, Roberts said “obviously, because my parents couldn't pay for the hospital.”
Famous sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer may teach you a trick or two about spicing up your love life, but did you know she could also probably blow your brains out from 400 yards away? She was sniper in the Israeli army during the early formation of the state. Also, she was apparently an excellent shot.
Vangelis is the famous composer behind the scores for Chariots of Fire and the original Blade Runner, but did you know he cannot read a single line of music? He’s not the only musical genius who is musically illiterate: Pavarotti and Jimi Hendrix couldn’t read music either.
Before Simon Cowell was up on his high horse judging others' talent, he was at the bottom of the entertainment totem pole, polishing set props. He got a job as a runner on Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining at Elstree Studios in London.
Apparently, he buffed Jack Nicholson’s axe for the famous “Here’s Johnny” scene.
James Lipton may possibly be one of the most refined men in show business, but the Inside the Actor’s Studio host didn’t start off that way. He actually managed a bunch of sex workers in Paris in the early ‘50s. Yes, that’s right, James Lipton was a pimp. He made a decent living at it, too.
Nolan Gould plays the dumbest Dunphy sibling on Modern Family, but did you know that he is an actual genius in real life? He is a member of Mensa and has an IQ of 150, and he graduated from high school at the age of 13.
