Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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Peter Cullen, the voice actor who voices Optimus Prime, also voices Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh.
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Nicole Kidman is scared of butterflies.
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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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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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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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Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight.
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