Celebrity Trivia
Kevin Spacey auditioned for 'The Gong Show' and was rejected.
 Inspired by the legacy of Audrey Hepburn and her own deep love for children, eccentric beauty Angelina Jolie has become a United Nations goodwill ambassador and plans to adopt an abandoned Cambodian boy.
When he was a kid in school, everyone called Jerry Lewis by his nickname, 'Id,' which was short for 'Idiot.'
Kim Basinger was nicknamed 'Dodo' during her childhood.
LeeLee Sobieski changed her name from Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta.
LL Cool J has one room in his home which stores more than 2,000 of his hats.
 When asked what she would be doing if she wasn't acting, Cameron Diaz responded: 'I've always been interested in zoology and photojournalism, so I'd probably go on safari. I haven't been to Africa yet, because I know when I go, I won't ever come back.'
While filming 'Joe's Apartment,' Jerry O'Connell had a scene in which cockroaches romp around in his mouth. Rather than use rubber fakes, he opted, instead, to use live ones.
Kevin Kostner played piano when he was a kid but gave it up when he became interested in girls, golf and films. When he recently decided he'd like to play again, a friend suggested he see a special hypnotist-pianist who helps students regress to their earlier levels of accomplishment.
The reason why the girls on 'Charmed' wear so many long-sleeved garments is because they all have tattoos that need to be disguised each week.
Lucy Liu specifies there be absolutely no pink in her dressing rooms - the color irritates her.
Sandra Bullock's nickname among pals is 'Cupid.' That's because of her knack for fixing up friends with love interests.
Vanna White runs backstage to crochet between tapings of 'Wheel of Fortune.'
Jennifer Lopez and her staff start each day by meditating for half an hour.
The Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal, rocker Jon Bon Jovi and 'N' Sync's Joey Fatone all have Superman logo tattoos.
Kate Moss used homeopathic remedies and acupuncture to help ease the pain in her shoulder after her near-fatal auto crash.
Tennis star Pete Sampras eats pasta, bananas and drinks water before a big match. Venus and Serena Williams eat yogurt, potato chips, fruit and salad. Jennifer Capriati prefers spaghetti and smoothies.
Sean Connery, Jackie Chan and Whoopi Goldberg were all bricklayers before becoming actors.
Memphis native Justin Timberlake of 'N' Synch shelled out $45,000 for two courtside season tickets so he and galpal Britney Spears could watch his hometown's new basketball team, the Grizzlies.
Australian beauty Nicole Kidman is fluent in Russian.
The white bikini immortalized by Ursula Andress in the first James Bond movie, 'Dr. No,' sold for $60,000 at auction.
Tennis star Serena Williams tries to learn three new vocabulary words every day.
After his film career 'nosedived,' and he hit rock bottom, abusing drugs and alcohol, Troy Donahue at one time lived in NY's Central Park, sometimes sleeping in a cardboard box.
Heather Locklear won runner-up honors in the Miss Rancho Maria beauty contest in 1979.
Kid Rock's real name is Robert James Ritchie.
Anne Heche's father, Don, a choir director, died of AIDS in 1983.
Bill Clinton celebrated his 55th birthday by taking Hillary to a Washington, D.C. restaurant and to the movie 'The Deep End.'
Julia Roberts has a tattoo on her left shoulder - a red heart with the Chinese character meaning 'strength.'
In 1993, 'Sheena, Queen of the Jungle' star Gena Lee Nolin had her breasts enlarged from a 34A to 34C.
Kate Winslet wears size 10 shoes.
 Martin Sheen has a 'cuss box' on 'The West Wing' set. Whenever someone swears, they have to cough up a cash contribution. Every year, it nets several thousand dollars, which Sheen donates to charity.
Shannon Elizabeth used to steal toilet paper from her agent's bathroom because she was too poor to buy her own.
Quincy Jones calls pal Michael Caine his 'celestial brother' because they were born the same day, month, year and hour.
Henry Winkler's Fonzie leather jacket is enshrined in the Smithsonian Institution.
Rosie O'Donnell says she wants to enter law school and become an attorney, specializing in adoptions and foster children's rights.
Twenty years before starring in 'Rock Star,' Jennifer Aniston was a real-life rock groupie. As an obsessed fan of Duran Duran frontman Simon LeBob, she even slept outside a hotel, hoping to catch a glimpse of her idol. She was 12 at the time.
 According to an AOL poll, 'The Fast and Furious' actor Vin Diesel is the world's sexiest bald celebrity. He beat out Michael Jordan, Sean Connery, Bruce Willis and Elton John.
When they were married, friends say you could always tell when Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were at odds with each other. Nicole would call him 'Shorty' and he'd get back at Nicole by calling her 'Freckles.'
Rosie O'Donnell once worked in the catalog department at Sears.
Tom Arnold once worked as a box stacker.
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