You'll Never Believe How These Legendary Actors Got Discovered

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A talent agent was looking through one of Mendes's friend's modeling portfolio when he came across a photo of Mendes within the portfolio itself. The man immediately became enamored with her and they met by chance afterward a short period of time. Because of this meeting, Mendes earned a ton of small roles, which led to her making enough money to go to acting school and land some higher profile gigs. 

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The More You Know

  • Denzel Washington's finger falls out of place from time to time.
  • Tom Hanks had an asteroid named after him which was called “12818 tomhanks”.
  • Before Taylor Lautner was a vampire, he was a junior world karate champion for several years running.
  • 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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