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Betty White is [older](http://time.com/3946461/sliced-bread-history/) than sliced bread. She's 97 years old and was born on January 17, 1922. The first time a pre-sliced loaf of bread was sold was over six years later in 1928. I guess the popular phrase should be changed to "that's the best thing since Betty White," not sliced bread.

Betty White

Rita Moreno had an on-and-off, eight-year love affair with Marlon Brando. She even [dated](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=CsrV_Bqwh_0) Elvis Presley because she wanted to make Brando jealous.

Rita Moreno

Angela Lansbury [moved](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/angela-lansbury-still-a-star-at-90-1.2532619) her entire family to Ireland after her daughter became involved with the Manson family and her son got addicted to drugs. Lansbury has gone on record saying that she claims this decision helped save their lives.

Angela Lansbury

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Fonda took [acting classes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT0gLczsxAQ) together. In Fonda's _Oprah's Master Class_ episode, she said: "There were maybe 40, 50 people in a class in a small theater on Broadway. Marilyn was always too scared to get up and do anything."

Marilyn Monroe

The production company behind _Lilies of the Field_ didn't want to invest too much money into making the film, so Sidney Poitier [gave up](http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/17729%7C0/Lilies-of-the-Field.html) his usual salary in exchange for a percentage of the movie's profits. This worked in Poitier's favor, ultimately earning him an Academy Award for Best Actor.

Sidney Poitier

Most people know that Carrie Fisher's mother was Debbie Reynolds. But it's a lesser-known [fact](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=724w5FfNwY8) that Debbie Reynolds enlisted the help of Cary Grant after her daughter started doing LSD.  
Later on, Carrie's father saw Grant at Grace Kelly's funeral, and he wanted an excuse to talk to him, so he also said: "My daughter has an acid problem. Will you call her?" Grant then called Carrie a second time.

Carrie Fisher

Shirley Temple was such a talented child actor that there was a rumor she was actually a dwarf. The Vatican literally [sent](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shirley-temple-treasure-trove-up-807939) someone to investigate and confirm that Temple was in fact a child. Spoiler alert: She was.

Shirley Temple

In 2005, Benedict Cumberbatch was [abducted](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/benedict-cumberbatch-confessions-fifth-estate-625408) and shoved into the trunk of a car by six men with guns while filming a show in South Africa.

Benedict Cumberbatch

Glenn Close was [forced](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/glenn-close-returns-stage-reveals-740633) into joining a right-wing religious cult by her father when she was a child.

Glenn Close

Jennifer Lawrence [earned](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urXvx34NV2A) her SAG card because she did a promo for MTV's _My Super Sweet 16_.

Jennifer Lawrence

Justin Timberlake's mom became Ryan Gosling's legal guardian while they filmed _The Mickey Mouse Club_. Ryan's mom needed to stay in Canada for work, but he needed a legal guardian on set.

Ryan Gosling

Robin Williams was such a big [fan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcZhY_Zo-yg) of _The Legend of Zelda_ that he named his daughter Zelda.

Robin Williams

Jason Statham was a competitive [diver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWrINMm1aCI) before he became a professional actor.

Jason Statham

Ariana Grande was hit by a hockey puck during ~ [two](http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-10-10/sports/9810100067_1_panthers-puck-bar-mitzvah) ~ different Panthers games when she was five.

Ariana Grande

Tom Hanks is [related](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO5wA7iEAco) to Abraham Lincoln.

Tom Hanks

Denzel Washington [dislocated](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4GRDnrjV8c) his pinky so many times that his finger occasionally falls out of place when he moves his hand.

Denzel Washington

J.K. Rowling was [fired](http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Careers/10/27/fired.good.thing/index.html) from her job as a secretary because she'd often be caught daydreaming and writing her own stories.

J.K. Rowling

Harry Styles has [four](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImIy1TLRdf8) nipples.

Harry Styles

Kerry Washington and Colin Powell are [cousins](https://www.glamour.com/story/kerry-washington-glamour-inter).

Kerry Washington

Halle Berry is [related](http://extratv.com/2012/10/14/halle-berry-exclusive-im-related-to-sarah-palin) to Sarah Palin. When Berry found out the news, she apparently screamed "Noooo!!!"

Halle Berry

Richard Gere's [middle name](https://twitter.com/thegnshow/status/305085938596466688?lang=en) is Tiffany.

Richard Gere

Christopher Walken used to be a [lion tamer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs_MPQCjEuU), which, tbh, somehow makes complete sense.

Christopher Walken

Guy Fieri's [real](https://www.biography.com/people/guy-fieri-20688753) name is actually Guy Ferry.

Guy Fieri

Bryan Cranston was once a [suspect](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihuy3gXd1kg) in a giant murder investigation. He worked at a restaurant when he was 20, and apparently everyone hated one of the chefs: "Everyone would talk about how you would kill Peter Wong. I said, 'I think I would slice him up and put him in a wok...and put it over some sticky rice.'"  
Later on, Cranston and his brother went on a motorcycle trip, and around the same time Peter Wong was murdered. The detectives started to investigate and searched for Bryan and his brother, assuming they fled the state after committing the crime. Ultimately they were cleared of all charges.

Bryan Cranston

Eartha Kitt had a [threesome](https://boston.edgemedianetwork.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&id=96394&sc=books&sc3=biography) with James Dean and Paul Newman. A true icon.

Eartha Kitt

Oprah Winfrey's real name on her birth certificate is actually "Orpah." Her aunt chose the name from the bible, but no one knew how to spell it, so it was written on the birth certificate as "Orpah."

Oprah Winfrey

Steve Buscemi was a firefighter in New York when he was a teenager, and after the attacks on 9/11 he dropped everything to [help](http://people.com/human-interest/9-11-steve-buscemi-helped-survivors/) with the recovery efforts.

Steve Buscemi

Jeremy Renner used to be a [makeup artist](http://www.accessonline.com/articles/jeremy-renner-reveals-makeup-artist-past-actor-talks-avengers-more-mission-impossible-117152/).

Jeremy Renner

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