Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Also Inventors

Danny Kaye

Okay, Kaye. He did it all: acting, singing, dancing, comedy, music, philanthropy, and inventing. He co-created a blowout toy that spiraled into the air.

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The More You Know

  • A far cry from her upper-class role on Gossip Girl, Leighton Meester was born in prison; her mother was serving time for smuggling drugs.
  • Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was also the voice of Shredder from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon.
  • In 1978, Tim Allen was arrested for possession of 1.4 pounds of cocaine and was sentenced to three to seven years in jail. He was let out on parole after two years and four months.
  • Miley Cyrus first tried out for Hannah Montana at the age of 11. She was denied due to her age.
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