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1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 1

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 43,71 MB

Release : 2016-09-19

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326793284

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Anthony Hopkins has dreadful dyslexia and has to read scripts up to 250 times out loud. Ben Affleck realized he was famous when someone threw a can at him and said, "You suck, Affleck!" Brad Pitt used to work as a dancing chicken at El Pollo Loco in Hollywood. Before portraying Walter White in Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston starred in the anime, Street Fighter II. Steve Buscemi used to be a wrestler. Will Smith can solve a Rubik's cube in less than a minute. Tom Hanks agreed to star in Cloud Atlas because his character gets to kill a critic who hates his work. He said that this is something he always wanted to do in real life. Samuel L. Jackson held Martin Luther King's father hostage. He was also an usher at Martin Luther King's funeral. Christopher Walken used to be a lion tamer.



1000 Facts about TV Show Vol. 1

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 32,17 MB

Release : 2016-05-31

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326660535

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An algorithm cast Kevin Spacey for House of Cards. Rob McElheney gained 50lbs for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia because he thought it would be funny. Stranger Things was supposed to be called Montauk. No two zombies in The Walking Dead have the same design. In the Game of Thrones books, Tyrion has no nose. Matthew Broderick was meant to play Walter White in Breaking Bad. Jack Bauer kills 309 people in 24. Tobias from Arrested Development is secretly black. The Big Bang Theory was banned in China. Monica and Joey were meant to be the main love story in Friends. In Family Guy, Meg's full name is Megatron Griffin. Doctor Who was nearly cancelled after one episode. Martin Scorsese absolutely loves Fawlty Towers. Will Smith was so poor before starring in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, his only mode of transport was an engineless scooter.



1000 Facts about Animated Shows Vol. 1

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 146 pages

File Size : 48,13 MB

Release : 2016-06

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 132667658X

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Brian from Family Guy is an atheist even though he has met Jesus and God several times. Peppa Pig won a BAFTA. In The Simpsons, Homer and Krusty the Clown were meant to be the same person. In SpongeBob SquarePants, Squidward isn't a squid. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a parody of the superhero, Daredevil. The makers of South Park can create an episode in two days. In Archer, Lana is nicknamed Shirley Temper, Monster Hands, Truckasaurus, and Spray + Pray. Scooby Doo was meant to be called Too Much. The actors of Dragon Ball Z regularly passed out from exhaustion while recording their lines. The person who created Avatar: The Last Airbender used to work on Family Guy. Poison Ivy only became a popular Batman villain after she debuted in Batman: The Animated Series. Daffy Duck's first catchphrase was, "Jiggers, fellers." Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy was created on a dare. The first thing Mickey Mouse ever said was "Hot Dog!"



1000 Facts about Horror Movies

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 152 pages

File Size : 19,46 MB

Release : 2015-12-24

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326515276

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Half of 28 Days Later had to be scrapped due to a plothole. The Exorcist prequel was so bad, the entire film was reshot from start to finish. This is the only time this has happened in cinematic history. The director of Get Out shot scenes while doing the voice of Barack Obama and Forest Whitaker. An American Werewolf in London was the first film ever to win an Oscar for its makeup. It only took eight days to shoot The Blair Witch Project. The plot of Final Destination was meant to be used for an episode of The X-Files. Mel Brooks didn't tell anybody he produced The Fly because he was worried people would think the film was a comedy. The inventor, Thomas Edison produced the first Frankenstein film. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 is very popular with the LGBTQ community.



1000 Facts about Superhero Movies

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 29,26 MB

Release : 2015-11-25

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1326487574

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Muhammad Ali was considered for the role of Superman. Michael Keaton and Tim Burton never read Batman until they made the film. The director of X-Men thought Hugh Jackman would be an awful Wolverine. It cost $100,000 to make one Spider-Man costume. It took 360 days for one animator to make one shot in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Batman Begins was supposed to be called Batman: The Frightening. In the court room scene of The Dark Knight Rises, Bane can be seen knitting in the background. Ironically, Nicholas Cage had to have his Ghost Rider tattoos covered to play Ghost Rider. Iron Man's AI unit, Jarvis stands for "Just A Rather Very Intelligent System." In the Dark Knight, Heath Ledger kept licking his lips as the Joker because the makeup kept dripping into his mouth. Bruce Wayne cameos in the beginning of Watchmen. Chris Evans turned down Captain America three times and got the part without auditioning. In Guardians of the Galaxy, Benicio Del Toro based his character, The Collector, off Liberace.



1000 Mind-Bending Facts

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 144 pages

File Size : 26,47 MB

Release : 2017-05-08

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 0244306214

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Jose Ochoa was stabbed to death by a chicken. You can boil and freeze water at the same time. "Abracadabra" means "I create as I speak." Pineapples used to cost $10,000 each. Killer bees are manmade. There have been five attempts in history... to ban history. Volcano surfing is a sport. The oldest human name that we have record of is Kushim. There is a flower that looks like Darth Vader's helmet. Sunspring is the first film written by AI. Five of George Foreman's children are called George Foreman. Nobody knows who created donuts or where or when. Colors can be copyrighted. The three most recognizable smells are coffee, crayon, and peanut butter. When the x-ray was discovered, some people thought it was a hoax. Todd Philips directed Joker, which revolves around a serial-killing clown. Philips' first film was funded by a serial-killing clown



1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 2

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 154 pages

File Size : 24,10 MB

Release : 2016-09-19

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326793292

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When Cate Blanchett was asked if she had been on Neighbors, she said, "No, I'm an actress." When Charlize Theron was 15, her father tried to shoot her and her mother with a shotgun. Her mother killed him in self-defense and wasn't charged. Christopher Lee starred in over 260 films. He played a villain in 85%% of the films he has starred in. Hugh Laurie plays the piano, guitar, drums, harmonica, and saxophone. Despite what many people believe, Hugo Weaving is Nigerian, not Australian. James Dean's tombstone was stolen twice. James Earl Jones had such a severe speech impediment when he was a teenager that he became a selective mute for nearly eight years. Sandra Bullock designed seatbelts for dogs. Ralph Fiennes is related to Prince Charles. Mark Wahlberg was supposed to be on the plane that crashed into the Twin Towers during 9/11.



1000 Out-of-this-World Facts About Space

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 200 pages

File Size : 37,17 MB

Release : 2015-11-02

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326467239

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A planet can turn into a star. Mercury has ice. On Venus, it rains metal. Earth isn't round. Mars is the only planet that is solely populated by robots. The volcanoes on Jupiter's moon, Io, erupt its lava into space. Saturn has a hurricane in the shape of a hexagon. Uranus' moons are named after Shakespeare characters. Neptune has a ring like Saturn that we can't see in photographs. The Moon's real name is Luna. The oldest planet, Methuselah, is 12.7 billion years old. The word "planet" is Greek for "wanderer." Asteroids can have moons. A comet's tail is about ten million kilometres long. When a Black Hole tears something apart, it's called spaghettification. The Big Bang Theory's original name was The Primeval Atom. The universe is beige. No, really.



1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 3

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 156 pages

File Size : 42,18 MB

Release : 2016-09-19

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326793306

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's father fought with the Nazis. Danny DeVito was the first choice to play the title character in the 1993 film, Super Mario Bros. Although Fred Astaire is most well-known for his tap-dancing, a lot of people don't know that the sound of his tap-dancing was dubbed in. Carrie Fisher was paid to fix plot holes in dozens of movies. Charlie Sheen debuted in a film with George Clooney that has never been released. Haley Joel Osment was nearly cast in the title role in the Harry Potter series when the films were going to be directed by Steven Spielberg. Michael J. Fox's middle name is... Andrew. Both of Jack Black's parents are rocket scientists. Matthew Broderick was involved in a car crash that killed somebody.



3000 Country Facts

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 15,16 MB

Release : 2018-07-31

Category : Education

ISBN : 0244404186

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It used to be a capital crime to wear glasses in Cambodia. Belgians once tried to use cats to deliver mail. It's illegal to name a child "IKEA" in Sweden. Sudan has more pyramids than any other country. Britain accidentally invaded Spain in 2002. Oil is cheaper than water in Venezuela. Dinosaurs were first discovered in Mongolia. The world's oldest book resides in Bulgaria. North Koreans claim that unicorns live in their country. Holocaust denial is illegal in Austria. It's considered rude to tip in Japan. There is a Carrot Museum in Belgium. An Australian election tv debate was rescheduled so it didn't conflict with the Masterchef finale. Happy hour is banned in Ireland. In 2008, Norway knighted a penguin.