You'll Never Believe How These Legendary Actors Got Discovered

Johnny Depp

Depp never wanted to be an actor growing up. One day, he decided to join his pal Jackie Earle Haley on a car ride to bring him to an audition for Nightmare on Elm Street. Haley didn't get the part, but when the director, Wes Craven, saw Depp smoking outside the studio, he asked him to come in and audition for a role. 

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The More You Know

  • Growing up, Katy Perry wasn't allowed to eat Lucky Charms cereal because luck was "linked to the devil." Her family also called deviled eggs "angeled eggs."
  • Chuck Norris’s first name is actually Carlos.
  • Bill Murray was arrested when he was 20 for trying to bring 10 pounds of marijuana on a plane.
  • At age 15, Cristiano Ronaldo was diagnosed with a heart condition that required surgery, he was briefly sidelined and made a full recovery.
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