Posted on Jan 17, 2014

28 Famous People Who Are Good At Something Besides Being Famous

These multitalented stars have hidden talents you may or may not have known about!

by Emily Hennen

BuzzFeed Staff

What he's good at: He's a pro at piloting helicopters and fixed-wing aircrafts.

*John Travolta, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood, and Angelina Jolie are also a few of the celebrities who became pilots.

What she's good at: She collects daggers and specializes in knife throwing. No biggie.

What he's good at: He's an amazing harmonica player.

What he's good at: He's a skilled woodworker and even owns his own shop!

What she's good at: The lady knows how to play an accordion, which is pretty cool.

*She could start a club with fellow celebrity, Lucy Liu.

What he's good at: He took tap dancing lessons as a kid.

What he's good at: He knows how to handle a sai! Which for those of you know don't know (I didn't until 5 minutes ago), it's a Japanese martial arts weapon!

What she's good at: She can impersonate a crying baby. So, I guess there's always that to fall back on.

What he's good at: Believe it or not, Colin is such a good country western line dancer, he taught a class. Wut.

What he's good at: He was a professional skateboarder in the late '80s and early '90s. He even co-founded a company called Stereo Skateboards!

What he's good at: He's been racing pigeons since he was 9-years-old.

What she's good at: She's an avid ping-pong player, she opened up her own club called SPiN in NYC.

What she's good at: She's an excellent knitter, much like Meryl Streep and David Arquette.

What he's good at: He's an EXCELLENT juggler and a race car driver!

What she's good at: Like Patrick Dempsey, she can also juggle!

What he's good at: He's an established painter. Who knew!?

What he's good at: Neil is a huge fan of magic. He actually won the Tannen's Magic Louis Award in 2006.

What she's good at: She played the saxophone in her high school band.

*She is one of many celebrities who play an instrument!

What he's good at: Speaking of musicians, Steve picked learned how to play the banjo at age 17. He was recently nominated for two Grammy awards in 2013.

What he's good at: Another great banjo player! Ed even formed a band "The Lonesome Trio" with his friends and performed on the Bluegrass Situation stage at Bonnaroo.

What he's good at: At the age of eight, he was asked to represent the U.S. in the World Karate Association where he won three gold medals and was named the Junior World Forms and Weapons champion.

What he's good at: Robert Van Winkle (his real name) began riding dirt bikes when he was 8-years-old. As a teenager, he won three Grand National Championships.