When he was 7, Vin Diesel and some friends broke into a New York theater with intentions to vandalize it. Instead of calling the police, the theater’s artistic director handed them scripts and offered them parts in the upcoming show. This became Diesel’s first acting role.
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Rick Harrison of the hit reality show Pawn Stars, dropped out of high school in 10th grade because he was making $2000 a week selling fake Gucci bags.
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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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Drew Carey once worked at a Denny's.
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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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Michael Caine became an actor because all the prettiest girls at his school were in drama class.
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Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister.
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