You'll Never Believe How These Legendary Actors Got Discovered

The Campus Hero

Streep didn't care much about acting until she auditioned for the intermural play Miss Julie at Vassar College in 1969. She was highly celebrated for her role, she even outshined all of the theater students that joined the production for extra studies. The drama professor that put the play on stated: “I don’t think anyone ever taught Meryl acting, she really taught herself.”

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The More You Know

  • Matthew McConaughey has a phobia about revolving doors.
  • Jennifer Lawrence has an "H2O" tattoo to remind her to drink more water.
  • Bill Murray was arrested when he was 20 for trying to bring 10 pounds of marijuana on a plane.
  • Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was also the voice of Shredder from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon.
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