You'll Never Believe How These Legendary Actors Got Discovered

Eva Mendes

Mendes wasn't a model, an actor, or anything of the sort. As a matter of fact, she was barely scraping by when a talent agent just happened to run into her photo in a list of modeling candidates. Mendes had tried to set up a modeling career for herself, but as the years went by, nobody got back to her. That is—until she got her big break...

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The More You Know

  • Vince Vaughn is missing part of his thumb.
  • Lady Gaga taught herself to play the piano at only four years old!
  • Brad Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie Thelma & Louise.
  • 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.
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