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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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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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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Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest and lost.
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When playing an American character, Christian Bale will give all his press interviews in an American accent in order to not confuse the audience.
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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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