50 Weird Facts About Celebrities That Will Alter How You Feel About Them Forever

They're just people like us and they all have their quirks.

Liezel

• Published in Film & TV
• February 13, 2022

Despite all the glamour, the shine, the money, the fame, and all that, celebs are people just like us. They have their quirks and they also have moments they'd wish never happened at all.

Sometimes, we take for granted the movies, the TV shows, and everything else that we forget. But all these celebs we so dearly love have their own lives outside the media.

They have their own beliefs and they make their own choices. Some of them endear us more to them, others make us scratch our heads in disbelief, and a few certainly make us a little more disappointed.

It's certainly very interesting and fun for us to know what these people are like behind the scenes though especially when they're not being directed and guided on how to act and what to do and not do. It gives us a peek at what about them is human and just like us they have likes, thinks, and feelings.

From believing in Leprechauns to paying someone to hunt down a ghost that was haunting them, a lot of celebs prove that they can be pretty weird too. Keep reading on and check out some of the weirdest celebrity facts out there that might change how you feel about your fave celeb.

When he was 20 (this is around the 70s), Bill Murray was caught trying to smuggle 10 pounds of Marijuana into the US

It was his 20th birthday and he was caught in the Chicago airport.

Rob Lowe became deaf in one ear because of the Mumps

Lowe said he doesn't think about it that much but that loud restaurants drive him crazy.

Megan Fox believes that Leprechauns exist

In an interview with Esquire, she said she has a "childlike spirit" and "wants to believe."

Ryan Gosling was almost a member of The Backstreet Boys

When the band was being signed, Gosling lived in the same building as A.J. He didn't think they'd make it big but he was sorely wrong.

Tim Allen served 2 years in prison after being caught with a pound of cocaine

It was around the 70s before he became famous.

Jennifer Aniston turned down a chance to join SNL before she was cast on 'Friends'

Adam Sandler was reportedly excited to have her onboard but was only disappointed after she turned it down.

Nicholas Cage outbid Leonardo DiCaprio for a dinosaur skull

The skull was 67 million years old and Cage paid $270 000 for it.

Channing Tatum appeared in the music video of Ricky Martin's 'She Bangs'

He was one of the bartenders.

Lady Gaga paid $50 000 to find out if she was being haunted by a ghost named Ryan

She has experts survey the electromagnetic field of the hotels she's staying in when on tour.

Kanye West used to work at The Gap

When he was 15, he used to work in one in Chicago. Also, he stole from the store and eventually quit.

Britney Spears was part of a girl group that was supposed to be America's version of Spice Girls

She was in college and already somewhat famous when she started a girl group with some friends.

Madonna was once fired from Dunkin' Donuts

She was apparently playing with the jelly machine.

At one point in her life, Eva Mendes wanted to become a nun

The fact that nuns don't get paid was what eventually turned her away from that life.

When she was dating Billy Bob Thornton, Angelina Jolie wore a vial of his blood around her neck

They both wore vials of each others blood around their neck to feel close to each other.

George Lucas hired his own 14-person fire brigade

The fire station is for the $100 million place called "Skywalker Ranch" he built where he stores all his equipment.

Bono paid for a plane ticket for his hat

He forgot his hat at home before a big show so he paid for a $1200 plane ticket for it rather than go without it.

David Bowie's left eyes is permanently dilated thanks to a brawl

It happened when he was 15.

Matthew Broderick was in a car accident that killed two people

He was charged with reckless driving and nearly spent 10 years in prison.

Julia Robert's smile is insured for $30 million

It is one of her biggest assets.

Kim Basinger bought an entire town up in Georgia

She and a few investors bought an entire 8000-person town for $20 million.

Madonna definitely wanted to do that kiss with J Lo at the VMAs

Producers thought it was going to be tough but the artist agreed and the rest is history.

Dennis Rodman claimed he had 46 siblings but only actually had 28

His dad clarified that he had only 29 kids.

Matthew Perry lost part of his middle finger when he was a child

He lost it in a car door accident.

Martha Stewart was a fashion model before she got into the world of cooking

She was being paid $50 an hour and she even worked for Chanel

Snoop Dog and Brandy are actually cousins

Who else is related? Dennis Leary and Conan O'Brien

Katy Perry carries around a lock of Taylor Swift's hair in her purse

Miley Cyrus' hair is in there too.

Charlie Sheen tried to use the leg of a lamb to hunt down the Loch Ness monster

This was before his manic public breakdown.

Tom Cruise bought his own personal sonogram machine so he could see his daughter Suri everyday in the womb

He paid $200 000 for the machine.

Fran Drescher believed aliens abducted her and her ex-husband

She says she and her ex-husband had similar scars on their hands where the aliens implanted chips and that the couple was programmed to meet.

Andrew is Michael J. Fox's middle name

He goes by "J" instead as an homage to Michael J. Pollard

Macaulay Culkin is in a band called The Pizza Underground

They sing covers of songs of The Velvet Underground but they make it about pizza.

Waka Flocka Flame paid someone to be his personal blunt roller

He paid them a grand $50 000 a year just to roll blunts.

Paul Newman was the one who taught Jake Gyllenhaal how to drive

We hope he taught him well.

Lucy Liu claims to have had sex with a ghost

The actress said the experience was gratifying and when it was done, the ghost just slipped away.

Jonathan Franzen writes while blindfolded

This is because he hates distraction. This is how he wrote "The Corrections" and he also had earplugs in.

Michelle Pfeiffer lived with a cult when she was younger

They believed humans only needed air and sunlight to survive much like plants.

Tom Hanks collects typewriters

He owns over 250. He started collecting in 1978 when he took a cheap plastic typewriter to a restorer who refused to work on it.

Hanks then invested in his first-ever good typewriter and it all started there.

Leonardo DiCaprio is fluent in German

Maybe that's why Quentin Tarantino wanted him in "Inglorious Basterds."

There was a sixth Spice Girl

Michelle Stephenson was supposed to be part of the group with the nickname "Smart Spice" but she realized it wasn't her kind of music and not the lifestyle she wanted.

Keanu Reeves screenname was almost changed to Chuck Spadina

An interesting name for a man who's led an interesting life.

Cameron Diaz went to high school with Snoop Dog

He even sold her weed.

Harry Styles has four nipples

It's a condition called polythelia.

Ashton Kutcher has webbed feet

Also, his real first name is Chris.

Rebel Wilson decided she wanted to go into acting after getting sick for weeks with malaria

She was the studious type until a trip to South Africa got her sick and she emerged a new person wanting to go into acting.

Oprah had a bathtub made shaped after her own body

It's a long way from her humble beginnings.

Host James Lipton worked a year as a pimp in France

He said it was the best year of his life.

Even though they're already in their 40s, the Obamas are still paying off their student loans

Now that they have a Netflix deal though, we think they've already paid it off.

Destiny Hope is Miley Cyrus' real name

She had three names before she even turned 18.

Jennifer Lawrence tattooed H2O on her arm to remind herself to drink water

At least she's motivated.

Before acting, Christopher Walken was a lion tamer

Why is this not majorly surprising at all?

As weird as some of these may be, we like how a lot of them made our fave celebs a lot more interesting. It's nice to know they're not just puppets for the movies.

We got to admit, a lot of them kind of weirded us out and definitely changed how we see some of these celebs. Did you expect any of these?

Liezel