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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Rather than use CGI, Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.
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The first video aired on MTV was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles in 1981.
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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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After Disney threatened to sue three day care centers for unauthorized use of their characters, Hanna-Barbera gave them the right to use Universal characters as decorations.
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The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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Jerry Seinfeld turned down US$5 million per episode, for 22 episodes, to continue the Seinfeld show for a tenth season.
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Before The Simpsons, Matt Groening drew cartoons for Apple computers.
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