My Weird Fascinations

I thoroughly enjoy thumbing around on IMDB.com reading the weird trivia.

Robert Duvall is a direct descendant of the Civil War general Robert E. Lee, whom Duvall played in the film Gods and Generals. Harper Lee, the author of To Kill A Mockingbird is also a direct descendant of Robert E. Lee. Robert Duvall played Boo Radley in the film adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird.

Christopher Reeve's attended Julliard with Kevin Conroy, who played the voice of Batman in the animated series.

Ian Mckellen wore a prosthetic nose when he played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings series

Rachel Weisz was the first actress in history to have a leading role as a Dragon.

Meryl Streep has a deviated septum and refuses to have surgery to repair it. (Her nose looks crooked, basically). Directors get around it by avoiding direct camera shots.

In the basketball scene in Alien: Resurrection (1997) Sigourney Weaver actually made the backward over the shoulder shot on the first try. The scene was almost ruined because Ron Perlman broke character because he was so amazed.

Robin Williams and Robert De Niro were the last two people to see John Belushi alive.

Kenneth Branaugh is the youngest man to date to portray Henry V in the Royal Shakespeare Company

Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel and is fluent in Hebrew, Spanish, French, German and some Japanese. She attended Harvard and earned a BS in Pyschology.

Christopher Lee was in the RAF during WWII. He is linked to everyone in hollywood by an average of 2.5 steps, fewer than both Kevin Bacon and Charlton Heston. He is also descendant of Italian Royalty on his mother's side. He has acted in 230 films.

Anna Paquin is fluent in French and plays the cello.

Anne Hathaway accidentally fell off her chair during her audition for the klutzy princess Mia in Princess Diaries(2001). She was hired on the spot.

Jake Gyllenhaal's godparents are Jamie Lee Curtis and Paul Newman. He recieved his first driving lesson from Paul Newman. The Gyllenhaals are of Swedish Noble descent and are listed in the Swedish Alamanac of Nobility.

Edward Norton graduated from Yale with a degree in History. His grandfather, James Rousse is often credited with being the inventor of the shopping mall.

Kate Winslet is the youngest actress to be nominated for 2 Oscars (Sense and Sensibility at 20 and Titanic at 22).

I think that's enough for now.
ENJOY!