Showing posts with label Celebrities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Celebrities. Show all posts

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

No. 137.

Richard Bacon donated a trowel to the British Lawnmower Museum.

(Source: Would I Lie To You.)

Sunday, 6 May 2012

No. 135.

According to Richard Bacon, who previously worked at the chain as a youth, McDonalds meat goes from frozen to cooked in just forty-four seconds.

(Source: Would I Lie To You.)


Thursday, 3 May 2012

No. 132.

Zac Efron was taught how to drive a motorcycle by Tom Cruise.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

No. 130.

Heath Ledger and his sister, Kate, were named for the central duo in Wuthering Heights.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

Saturday, 25 February 2012

No. 64.

Comedian Jimmy Carr previously worked at the advertising department at Shell.

(Source: Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask.)

Friday, 24 February 2012

No. 63.

Cuba Gooding Jnr has forbidden his father from visiting him during jobs. This was deemed a necessary precaution when, on the set of Jerry Maguire, his dad asked Tom Cruise if he was gay.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

No. 60.

Steven Spielberg directed the second ever episode of detective show Columbo.

(Source: Told by university lecturer. Verified by IMDB.)

Saturday, 18 February 2012

No. 57.

Dame Judi Dench gave the kiss of life to one of her fish. Said pet was subsequently renamed 'Lazarus'.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

Friday, 17 February 2012

No. 56.

When one of her teeth fell out during the filming of television series Cranford, Dame Judi Dench had to visit a dentist whilst dressed in full period drama wear.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

Thursday, 16 February 2012

No. 55.

Spike Milligan once voiced a Muppet. In his appearance on The Muppet Show, an international special, he can be heard as Australian, Jim.

(Source: http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/the-forgotten-muppets.html.)

Monday, 13 February 2012

No. 52.

Musician Ed Sheeran has named his four small guitars Felix, Nigel, Lloyd, and Cyril.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

Sunday, 12 February 2012

No. 51.

Patrick Stewart went bald at the age of 19. He says his hair fell out in only a matter of months.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

Saturday, 11 February 2012

No. 50.

Alex Kingston started out as a life model for her mother's art classes.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

Friday, 10 February 2012

No. 49.

One of Reese Witherspoon's ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

Thursday, 9 February 2012

No. 48.

Slyvester Stallone's oldest son is called Sage Moonblood.

(Source: Podcast Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown. Verified by Wikipedia.)

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

No. 46.

Father Ted director, Declan Lowney, named one of his children Ted as a tribute to the lead actor Dermot Morgan, who died the day after Lowney learnt his wife was pregnant.

(Source: Told by lecturer. Verified by Wikipedia.)

Monday, 6 February 2012

No. 45.

The vultures in The Jungle Book were originally intended to be voiced by the Beatles. This is evident from their mop haircuts and Liverpudlian accents.

(Source: Twitter feed WTFFacts.)

Sunday, 5 February 2012

No. 44.

We have Steve Jobs to thank, not only for the various Apple products, but for co-founding Pixar.

(Source: Pixar quiz by university Film Society. Verified by Wikipedia.)

Saturday, 4 February 2012

No. 43.

Despite having been in close contact with them for War Horse, Emily Blunt is still scared of horses.