When he was 7, Vin Diesel and some friends broke into a New York theater with intentions to vandalize it. Instead of calling the police, the theater’s artistic director handed them scripts and offered them parts in the upcoming show. This became Diesel’s first acting role.
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During World War 1, Harry Houdini took 1 year off performing to help sell war bonds and teach american soldiers how to escape from German handcuffs.
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Clint Eastwood was in a plane which crashed into the sea. He and the pilot escaped the sinking aircraft and swam 3 miles to safety.
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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) has more money than Prince Harry, the Prince of Wales.
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Until he turned 12, Robert Pattinson's elder sisters dressed him up as a girl and introduced him as "Claudia" to strangers.
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Jackie Chan’s mother was an opium smuggler and his father was a spy.
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