18 Jan 2011

Misc: 12 Pieces of Trivia That You'll Never Need To Know For A Pub Quiz.

+Bill Pullman has no sense of smell since sustaining a college injury which left him in a 2 day coma.


Viggo Mortensen: King of Gondor and Habs fan.
+Viggo Mortensen wore a Montreal Canadiens t-shirt under all his armour throughout shooting for the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

+In 1995, Kevin Bacon formed a band with his brother Michael called The Bacon Brothers. The duo have released 6 albums.

+Michael Bay's first job in film was filing storyboards for Raiders of the Lost Ark, when he was 15 years old.


+Jason Schwartzman used to play drums in Californian band, Phantom Planet.


+Susan Sarandon is a keen table tennis player, and is involved in the 'Spin' table tennis club in New York.
  
Billy Bob: Fears armoires and bureaux.

+Billy Bob Thornton has a phobia of antique furniture, specifically French and English style pieces. He also has an aversion to certain kinds of silverware.

+Jared Leto had a pet dog by the name of 'Judas', who unfortunately died in 2007.

+Robbie Coltrane was born Anthony Robert McMillan. 'Coltrane' is a stage name he adopted in tribute to jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.




+James Gandolfini was awarded the title of 'Class Flirt' in his senior yearbook.
Gandolfini, then and now: Still up to his old tricks?

+ Jada Pinkett Smith was a close friend of  the late West Coast rap artist, Tupac Shakur.

+ Ray Liotta, a player for the Kansas City Royals baseball team, is a distant cousin of Goodfellas (1990) actor, Ray Liotta.

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