Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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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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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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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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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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The actor playing The Mountain in Game of Thrones Season 4, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, was only 25 years old at the time of filming.
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