The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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In 1997, Kevin Smith was hired by Warner Brothers to write the script for a Superman movie. He was forced to write Superman without the power of flight and he had to fight a giant spider. The movie would’ve starred Nicolas Cage.
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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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Kermit the Frog is left-handed.
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HBO passed up "The Walking Dead" because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men".
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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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Wilson the volleyball, from the movie 'Cast Away', won an award for 'Best Inanimate Object'.
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