1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 2

1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 2
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2016-09-19
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1326793292

When Cate Blanchett was asked if she had been on Neighbors, she said, "No, I'm an actress." When Charlize Theron was 15, her father tried to shoot her and her mother with a shotgun. Her mother killed him in self-defense and wasn't charged. Christopher Lee starred in over 260 films. He played a villain in 85%% of the films he has starred in. Hugh Laurie plays the piano, guitar, drums, harmonica, and saxophone. Despite what many people believe, Hugo Weaving is Nigerian, not Australian. James Dean's tombstone was stolen twice. James Earl Jones had such a severe speech impediment when he was a teenager that he became a selective mute for nearly eight years. Sandra Bullock designed seatbelts for dogs. Ralph Fiennes is related to Prince Charles. Mark Wahlberg was supposed to be on the plane that crashed into the Twin Towers during 9/11.

1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 1

1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 1
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2016-09-19
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1326793284

Anthony Hopkins has dreadful dyslexia and has to read scripts up to 250 times out loud. Ben Affleck realized he was famous when someone threw a can at him and said, "You suck, Affleck!" Brad Pitt used to work as a dancing chicken at El Pollo Loco in Hollywood. Before portraying Walter White in Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston starred in the anime, Street Fighter II. Steve Buscemi used to be a wrestler. Will Smith can solve a Rubik's cube in less than a minute. Tom Hanks agreed to star in Cloud Atlas because his character gets to kill a critic who hates his work. He said that this is something he always wanted to do in real life. Samuel L. Jackson held Martin Luther King's father hostage. He was also an usher at Martin Luther King's funeral. Christopher Walken used to be a lion tamer.

1000 Facts on Animals

1000 Facts on Animals
Author: John Farndon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2009
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9780760737491

"Discover 1000 Facts on Animals, an amazing guide to the animal kingdom. Short, sharp facts combine with hundreds of pictures and illustrations to deliver information with punch. You'll find all the things you ever wanted to know, plus so much more, in one fascinating book. Key subject areas are clearly highlighted; finding information is effortlessly simple with the use of buttonlike icons. Compact and easy to use, this really is the complete references resource for the fact hungry. --Ten bulleted facts on every spread --Fascinating fact panels --Highlighted subject areas --Hundreds of color illustrations and pictures."--Back cover

1000 Facts about TV Shows Vol. 2

1000 Facts about TV Shows Vol. 2
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2016-05-31
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1326660543

All the actors in Broadchurch were told they might be the killer. Although Kiefer Sutherland plays the lead in 24, he's never seen an episode of the show. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was meant to be called Jerks. Matt Smith nearly played the lead in Sherlock. George RR Martin said his turtle inspired him to write Game of Thrones. Phoebe and Chandler were meant to be supporting roles in Friends. In South Park, Scott Tenerman is Cartman's half-brother. Seinfeld was rejected many times for being "too Jewish." The Upside-Down in Stranger Things was never supposed to be seen. The Wire wasn't nominated for a single Emmy. Zombie culture doesn't exist in The Walking Dead. All the MacGyverisms in MacGyver are scientifically possible. Nobody says "Beam me up Scotty" in the original Star Trek series or films. Although Michael Jackson starred in The Simpsons, he wasn't allow to sing on the show. Mr. Bean is an alien.

1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever Vol. 2

1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever Vol. 2
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2015-12-23
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1326514563

Christopher Walken nearly played Han Solo. Donald Trump's favorite movie is Citizen Kane. Originally, Aladdin was meant to be Chinese. The title character in ET - The Extra-Terrestrial is called Zreck. Over a million props were used for the film, Ben-Hur. The dog in The Wizard of Oz got paid more than some of the actors. The iconic "BWONG" sound heard in the Inception trailer is never used in the film. In The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn is 87. Mary Poppins didn't coin the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." The ending of Planet of the Apes is completely different in the original novel. Pulp Fiction was nearly called Black Mask. Most of the "snakes" in Raiders of the Lost Ark are actually legless lizards. This Is Spinal Tap is the only film on IMDb that is rated out of 11. Most of the story from The Matrix was stolen from a comic book called The Invisibles.

1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever vol. 1

1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever vol. 1
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2015-12-23
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1326513834

The time machine in Back to the Future was meant to be a refrigerator. Steve Carell wanted to play the Joker in The Dark Knight. William Wallace was never called Braveheart. Die Hard started off as a sequel to Commando. Aliens were meant to appear in Dr. Strangelove. ET - The Extra-Terrestrial was nearly called A Boy's Life. Blade Runner and Alien take place in the same universe. The line "Play it again, Sam" is never said in Casablanca. Russell Crowe thought his dialogue in Gladiator was "garbage." The shark barely appears in Jaws because it kept malfunctioning. The Lion King is the most successful VHS film ever. Although Viggo Mortensen stars in The Return of the King, he thinks the film is overrated. Orson Welles hated the twist in Citizen Kane. In Star Wars, Han Solo was meant to be a green, gilled, noseless alien. Christopher Walken, Sean Connery, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tommy Lee Jones were considered for the role of Morpheus in The Matrix.

1000 Mind-Bending Facts

1000 Mind-Bending Facts
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2017-05-08
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0244306214

Jose Ochoa was stabbed to death by a chicken. You can boil and freeze water at the same time. "Abracadabra" means "I create as I speak." Pineapples used to cost $10,000 each. Killer bees are manmade. There have been five attempts in history... to ban history. Volcano surfing is a sport. The oldest human name that we have record of is Kushim. There is a flower that looks like Darth Vader's helmet. Sunspring is the first film written by AI. Five of George Foreman's children are called George Foreman. Nobody knows who created donuts or where or when. Colors can be copyrighted. The three most recognizable smells are coffee, crayon, and peanut butter. When the x-ray was discovered, some people thought it was a hoax. Todd Philips directed Joker, which revolves around a serial-killing clown. Philips' first film was funded by a serial-killing clown

Over 1000 Fantastic Facts

Over 1000 Fantastic Facts
Author: Belinda Gallagher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2010
Genre: Children's questions and answers
ISBN: 9781848102910

This title provides children with masses of knowledge in the shape of 1000 numbered facts. It covers five subjects: Earth & space, prehistoric life, animals, history and science.