You'll Never Believe How These Legendary Actors Got Discovered

Humble Beginnings

Jackson was 45 years old when he was picked up to play Jules in Pulp Fiction. He was just a friend of Tarantino's at the time, and John Travolta was not particularly fond of him because he was inexperienced. Tarintino saw something in Jackson that others didn't. Since then, he has become one of the highest-paid and most prolific actors of all time. 

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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.
  • Lady Gaga spent $50,000 to find out if a ghost named Ryan was haunting her.
  • Jonah Hill had to go to the hospital for bronchitis while filming Wolf of Wall Street. For seven months, he was snorting vitamin D (almost) daily, pretending it was cocaine.
  • Angelina Jolie performed her own stunts whilst filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
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