Poll: Surprising Hidden Talents of Celebrities
These folks all have special talents beyond acting. Which surprises you most? Discuss the list here
Vote:
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Bob Barker
was taught karate by Chuck Norris and has practiced it for over 20 years -
Kate Beckinsale
was a literary prodigy who twice won the W.H. Smith Young Writers Award -
Pierce Brosnan
has worked as a fire eater -
Johnny Cash
was a military code breaker -
Geena Davis
made it to the top 32 trying out for the US Olympic Archery team in 1999 -
Jonathan Davis
studied at the San Francisco School of Mortuary Science during his college years and became a professional embalmer for a funeral home as well as an assistant in the Kern County Coroner’s Department -
Daniel Day-Lewis
was an apprentice to an Italian shoemaker -
Neil deGrasse Tyson
was a star athlete as a wrestler and rower in high school and college -
Snoop Dogg
is a certified football coach and has served as head coach for both of his sons' youth football teams -
Colin Farrell
was a country line dancing teacher -
Hill Harper
earned a JD from Harvard Law School where President Obama was his classmate -
Neil Patrick Harris
is a master magician -
Christina Hendricks
plays accordion -
Marilu Henner
has hyperthymesia, which means she can recall almost every day of her life in near perfect detail, as well as public events that hold some personal significance to her -
Vanilla Ice
won three Grand National Championships in dirt bike racing -
Ken Jeong
is a licensed physician and only ended his medical career after Knocked Up was released -
Angelina Jolie
is an expert knife thrower -
Taylor Lautner
at the age of eight represented the US in the World Karate Association where he won three gold medals and was named the Junior World Forms and Weapons champion -
Steve Martin
has recorded and toured as a banjo artist and has even established a prize for banjo and bluegrass excellence to bring more visibility to the art -
Brian May
is an astrophysicist -
Tom Morello
was a male stripper after graduating from Harvard and also worked in a California senator's office -
Conan O'Brien
is an expert tap dancer -
Ed O'Neill
has been studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for over 22 years. -
Matthew Perry
was a nationally-ranked junior tennis player -
Anthony Quinn
studied architecture under Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West -
Mike Rowe
performed with an opera company for six years -
Ally Sheedy
wrote a best-selling book at age 12 -
Rod Stewart
builds massive late 1940s Pennsylvania and New York railroad scenes that include buildings, cars, storefronts and characters -
Christopher Walken
worked as a lion tamer -
Jack White
also upholsters furniture