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| Berry,
Halle (1968 - ) |
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Berry has the second longest thank
you speech after winning an Oscar. Her
speech lasted for 4 minutes. The record
is 5 minutes and 30 seconds. (Source:
World Record Book) - TAZ
- Halle is the first African American
actress to win the Oscar for Best Actress.
- Webmaster
- Halle Berry was originally cast to
play the leading female in Speed
but turned it down. (Source: 101 biggest
celebrity oops) - Tazz
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| Brando,
Marlon (1924 - 2004) |
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- Marlon Brando used to wander so much
on his way to kindergarten that his
older sister Jocelyn had to take him
to school on a leash. - Webmaster
- Burt Reynolds has said the following
about Brando: "He has preserved
the mentality of an adolescent. When
he doesn't try and someone's speaking
to him, it's like a blank wall. In fact,
it's even less interesting because behind
a blank wall you can always suppose
that there's something interesting there."
- Webmaster
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| Cagney,
James (1899 - 1986) |
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- The late actor James Cagney never
said "You dirty rat" in
any movie he made. - Jim
- Cagney's first job as an entertainer
was as a female dancer in a chorus
line. - Webmaster
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| Chaplin, Charles Spencer (1889 - 1977) |
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- Charlie Chaplin once entered a
Charlie Chaplin look-a-like contest
and came in third. - Webmaster
- Charlie Chaplin insured his famous
feet for $150,000. - Webmaster
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| Cruise, Tom (1962 - ) |
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- Apparently, Tom Cruise has dyslexia,
which is a reading disorder. I heard
that whenever he studies his lines
for a movie he has them recorded
onto an audio cassette so that he
can play them back aloud instead
of reading them. This may account
for the fact that he has never appeared
on Saturday Night Live, a show that
relies heavily on the ability of
its actors to read cue cards on
live television. - Andy
- Tom Cruise's real name is Thomas
Cruise Mapother IV. (Source: Biography
magazine) - killaclown
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| Disney,
Walt (1901 - 1966) |
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- While on a train with an animator,
Walt began doodling entirely out
of circles. As he continued, he
began creating a mouse character.
Hence the origin of Mickey Mouse.
(Although there are many stories
of how Walt came up with this character,
this is official. This has been
confirmed to me by the animator
with him and Walt's daughter herself).
- casamann
- Being superstitious Walt Disney
used to wash his hands 30 times
an hour. - Webmaster
- Walt Disney was dishonorably discharged
from the army. (Source: Friend)
- killaclown
- Correction:
According to Disney Online Guest
Service Walt was never in the
army. He was in the Red Cross
Ambulance Corps for a year,
following World War I. And he
wasn't dishonorably discharged
from that, either. The Urban
Legend Reference Pages confirms
this. Read more about it here:
Snopes.com.
(Source: snopes.com, Disney
Online Guest Services) - Webmaster
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| Douglas,
Michael (1944 - ) |
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- Michael Douglas' first job was petrol-pump
attendant. - Webmaster
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| Flynn,
Errol (1909 - 1959) |
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- Errol Flynn's first job was sheep-castrator.
- Webmaster
- Errol Flynn was imprisoned three times
for assualt. The final occasion was
for hitting a New York cop whom Flynn
reckoned had asked him for his autograph
in a threatening manner. - Webmaster
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| Glover, Danny Lebern (1946 - ) |
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- Danny Glover appears in the movie
Escape From Alcatraz starring Clint
Eastwood, as one of the inmates. - tochi
- It was Danny's
first movie appearance.
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| Hayworth,
Rita (1918 - 1987) |
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- This should be common knowledge, but
I've never heard it mentioned when these
stars were discussed. Why? Rita Haworth
and Ginger Rogers were first cousins
(mothers were sisters). (Source: Biography
years ago) - Mickey
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| Hitchcock,
Alfred (1899 - 1980) |
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- Hitchcock made a cameo appearance
in all of his movies from The Lodger
(1926) onwards. Before The Lodger he
made four movies. - Webmaster
- Hitchcock never won an Academy Award
for directing. - Webmaster
- Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button
due to it being sewn up during surgery.
(Source: http://www.bigwacko.com/moviefacts.html)
- TAZ
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| Keitel, Harvey (1941 - ) |
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- Harvey Keitel read 10-15 pages of
the script for the movie Bad Liutenant
before throwing the script in the trash.
He thought it was crap. Then he thought
he'd give it a second chance and dug
it from the trash can and read it through
and decided to take the part - one of
Keitel's finest roles. - Webmaster
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| Kubrick, Standley (1928 - 1999) |
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- In every one of Stanley's movies,
there is a set in a bathroom. - bvauifdbutt
- Kubrick refused to talk about his
movies on set as he was directing them
and never watched them when they were
completed. - Webmaster
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| Lucas, George (1944 - ) |
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- George Lucas wouldn't let his
own son see the Star
Wars trilogy until it was re-released
in the theaters. He wanted
his sons first viewing of the movies
to be on the big screen; were Star
Wars was meant to be seen. - Wes
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| Maguire, Tobey (1975 - ) |
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- Tobey is a vegetarian. (Source: Spider-Man
DVD) - TAZ
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| Pacino, Al (1940 - ) |
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- Al Pacino is such a serious method
actor that while he was filming scent
of a woman the producers had to halt
production for weeks. The scene where
he was tired of walking after the Ferrari
ride he stumbled and fell into a bush
and a pine needle pierced his eye. -
Scottman
- Al Pacino was paid $35,000 for the
role as Michael, but was under contract
to another studio that sued him for
breach of contract, he was ordered to
make two films for the other studio
for free and pay the court costs. He
wound up dead broke. - (Source: Sunday
Magazine Article (1970's)) - JohnnyD
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| Roach, Pat (1947 - ) |
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- Aside from appearing as the big sherpa
and a big German mechanic in Raiders
of the Lost Ark, actor Pat Roach also
appeared in the two Indiana Jones sequels,
Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade,
as the chief guard and a Gestapo, respectively.
He is the only actor who appeared in
the trilogy playing different characters..
- tochi
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| Sinatra, Frank (1915 - 1998) |
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- Sinatra was famous for his one take
scenes. If one of his (Rat Pack) scenes
took longer than necessary he would
rip pages from the script to please
his schedule.
- He was also slightly deaf in one ear
and scarred from his breach birth forcep
accident.
- After Kennedy was assassinated he
pulled the film (Manchurian Candidate)
from circulation.
- He had two caps knocked from his teeth
after being punched by a pit boss at
the Sands in Vegas while arguing over
a marker for blackjack.
- Fabricated a suicide attempt while
feuding with Ava Gardner.
- He shot a pistol into a pillow while
arguing over the phone with Ava.
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| Wayne, John (1924 - 1989) |
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- John Wayne's real name was Marion
Michael Morrison and his nickname was
"Duke". - Webmaster
- John Wayne only dies in four movies
in his whole career. They are: 1) The
Sands of Iwo Jima, 2) The Alamo, 3)
The Cowboys, 4) The Shootist (His last
film) (Source: Memory) - Sir
Ompey
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| Webber, Robert (1924 - 1989) |
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- Robert Webber is the only actor to
be in both 12 Angry Men (original movie}
and The Dirty Dozen. (Source: actor
biography) - buffalopie
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| Wood, Elijah (1981 - ) |
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- Elijah Wood's tattoo is on his belly
button. It's really cute! It looks like
the sun. (Source: Internet) - Elijah's
Baby
- Elijah Wood wants to get a tattoo
where Frodo was stabbed in by the Black
Rider. He says that is the scare that
will never leave Frodo, and it would
be very symbolic to him. (Source: Elijah
Wood Interview) - Elijah's
Baby
- Did you also know that's he bites
his toe nails, learned to smoke from
Josh Hartnett, and on his last birthday,
2003, he went to a strip club, which
was a dare from the dude who played
Merry and Billy Boyd (pipin). - Elijah's
Baby
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