Unusual Pastimes: 20 Celebrities and Their Unexpected Hobbies
Aside from being major actors, artists and sports stars these celebrities have other hidden talents you may not know about.
The famed late-night host, Conan O'Brien, took up tap dancing as a child. He has often humorously recounted being one of the few, if not the only, child in his tap dancing classes, which were primarily attended by adults.
John Travolta is not only a great dancer but a certified commercial pilot. Travolta owns various planes and even flew a commercial plane once.
Not only was Mayim Bialik a genius on the Big Bang Theory, but she is also one in real life. Bialik has a PhD in neuroscience from UCLA and returned to acting after getting her diploma.
Jennifer Garner possesses a variety of talents, including clogging, a style of folk dance where dancers wear shoes equipped with metal taps to create rhythmic sounds with their heels and toes. Garner has mentioned her enjoyment of clogging and claims to be quite skilled once she gets into the rhythm of the music.
The talented singer is also a Rubik’s Cube master, being able to solve the puzzle cube in two minutes as documented by an appearance on television.
The Quick Change actress is an accomplished archer and even competed in the U.S. Olympic semifinals for archery. While she did not get a chance to go to the Olympic games, she did come in 24th of 300 archers.
Aside from having an accomplished NBA career which has seen Paul play in 12- NBA All-Star games, he is also a very good bowler. It’s his main off court hobby.
One of the best actresses of her generation, Angelina Jolie is said to have learned how to throw a knife on the set of Tomb Raider. She collected all kinds of weapons as a child and is very agile with a knife.
Mike Tyson, widely regarded as one of the fiercest boxers in history, is also a passionate pigeon racer and expert in raising them. He claims that racing pigeons has always brought him a sense of peace and calm.
The famed Breaking Bad actor is a huge dog lover and said to be able to communicate with man’s best friend. Paul was able to identify the sex of various dogs live on Jimmy Kimmel just by patting their backs.
The iconic Oscar winning actor is reported to be a lion tamer, the claim came from the actor himself who said that taming lions is like taming a house cat.
Snoop Dogg is an avid sports lover, so much so that he has even taken up coaching little league Football. Snoop has been photographed telling his boys how to run plays and defend the line.
The Barbie and Suicide Squad star claims to be a great tattoo artist, even stating she has 100 tattoos under her belt. Robbie has admitted she loves tattooing, but she is not very good at it.
The action movie star when he was 18 was a part of the Austrian army and drove a tank. Decades later he purchased that exact same tank that he rode in via his connections in the White House.
Elliot Page is a talented actor, but he also has a hidden talent… he is a master juggler. He knows how to juggle more than three balls and change directions of the balls.
When you are on the road as often as Beyonce is when touring, you need to pass the time. Beyonce is said to be a master Connect 4 champion.
One of the greatest actors of all-time is also a pilot, Ford has been flying his whole life and has won numerous awards for his flying abilities.
The legendary actress is all skill on the ping pong table, she became a huge fan of ping pong after attending a ping pong SPiN dedicated to the sport.
Tom Cruise does everything, rides motorcycles, flies planes, helicopters, has a real estate license, can hold his breath for six minutes, and does his own stunts.
Aside from making killer tracks Lady Gaga also makes great dishes. She is known for being a master cook and making great homemade pasta.