7 Weird Celebrity Facts That Might Surprise You
Ranker.com has a list of “weird celebrity facts that are 100% true,” and they did a decent job with it – because most of them are not widely known and ARE fairly weird.
Here are seven highlights:
1. Sex therapist Dr. Ruth is a trained sniper. She was a sniper in the Israeli army during the early formation of the state. Apparently, she was an excellent shot.
2. “Inside the Actor’s Studio” host James Lipton used to be a pimp. He managed a bunch of sex workers in Paris in the early ’50s.
3. Simon Cowell polished Jack Nicholson’s axe on “The Shining”. He had a gig as a runner on the set and he buffed the axe for the “Here’s Johnny” scene.
4. When Christopher Walken was 16, he worked as an assistant lion tamer at a circus. He’s said his favorite lion was Sheba, and she was “very sweet.”
5. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a huge “Star Trek” fan and he loved Nichelle Nichols’ role as Lt. Uhura. In 1966, she wanted to quit the show to pursue a career on Broadway, but MLK convinced her to stay on it.
6. Elvis Presley was actually a natural blond. He admitted to coloring his hair with black shoe polish in his early days to get his signature look.
7. Steve Buscemi used to be a firefighter. He worked in New York City’s “Little Italy” for four years beginning in 1980. During 9/11, he got back into his gear and assisted the FDNY on the ground.
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