Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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The Rock accidentally knocked out Michael Clarke Duncan while filming a fight scene for The Scorpion King and had a custom Rolex made as an apology gift, but liked the watch so much that he kept it for himself.
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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight.
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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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Keanu Reeves has a private cancer foundation to help children’s hospitals and cancer research, but he does not attach his name to it. He also has spent over 5 million dollars to help his sister in her fight against leukemia.
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Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.
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