Jackie Chan’s mother was an opium smuggler and his father was a spy.
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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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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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As a child, Jim Carrey wore tap shoes to bed just in case his parents needed cheering up in the middle of the night.
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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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For each word he said in Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $21,429.
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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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