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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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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Peter Cullen, the voice actor who voices Optimus Prime, also voices Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.
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Heath Ledger locked himself in a hotel room for a month to prepare for his iconic role as the Joker in The Dark Knight
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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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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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