9 Celebs with Unusual Hobbies

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Some celebrities - okay, let's be honest, ALL celebrities - are known for their odd behavior both on- and off-screen, and this applies no less to their hobbies.

Not content to settle for collecting postage stamps or knitting a sweater, these stars push the envelope in their choice of relaxation pursuits.


  1. Nicholas Cage collects comic books; in fact, just last year he sold an issue of Action Comics #1 (the first Superman) for $2.1 million.
  2. George Lucas feeds squirrels. I don't know exactly WHAT he feeds them, but there you have it.
  3. Okay, I take back the thing about knitting - it seems David Arquette is an avid knitter in his off-time. Reminds me of Rosie Greer ...
  4. Susan Sarandon is a ping-pong enthusiast - so much so that she is an investor in a NYC ping-pong bar/club.
  5. Collecting daggers is a passion of Angelina Jolie.
  6. Actress Leslie Mann likes to ride a unicycle.
  7. Kristen Stewart is a juggler in her spare time.
  8. Simon Cowell likes to climb trees - evidently on a daily basis. One can only hope for lightning to strike ...
  9. My favorite on the list - Tom Hanks - collects 1940's typewriters and has over 200 of them.
 

"Tom Hanks - collects 1940's typewriters and has over 200 of them."

So that's where they all have gone! I used to think that would be a cool hobby since I used to seel typewriters in the late '70's but when I thought about it I knew too much, like to really clean them you need a large tank filled with degreasing fluid. You remove anything not metalic and soak them in the tank for a could of days. then you take them out and blow them off with compressed air.

What a mess, so No Thank You! Tom must have someone do the cleaning/resoration for him unless he is really weird, but who knows. Those typewriters will not really be vaulable until many decades from now.
 
Heh, heh ... I began my writing career on an Underwood #5, what many consider to be the quintessential "antique" typewriter. When you worked those keys for long enough you really DID suffer for your art!

As for cleaning ... I was never a "dip" type. I used WD-40, some light degreaser and 3-in-1, all applied by hand with Q-Tips, toothpicks, old toothbrushes and rags. Granted, it was just about impossible to get to ALL the areas, but I saw it as therapy for the deranged. :playful:
 

"Collecting daggers is a passion of Angelina Jolie."

For some reason, I am not surprised at Ms. Jolie's hobby but George Lucas' feeding squirrels is interesting. I feed our little squirrels stale left over bread ends but, sometimes I buy the corn cobs Petsmart sells in their "wild animal" section.

Maybe Mr, Lucas buys the same cobs for his hobby squirrels.
 
MercyL said:
"Collecting daggers is a passion of Angelina Jolie."

For some reason, I am not surprised at Ms. Jolie's hobby ...
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To be truthful, that's a turn-on for me. :eek:

Boo's Mom said:
Kristen Stewart - a juggler? Smart girl!
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Back in my teens I was into conjuring and magic, and one of the outgrowths of that was juggling. I started with tennis balls, progressed to ping-pong balls (the lighter, the harder) but never got to the flaming chainsaw stage. :(

Something I saw at the last Renaissance Fair I went to, and I'm sorry I didn't get it at the time (although you can purchase them online) - contact juggling.

 
Well Nicholas Cage's purchase of that comic book was likely the best investment he made and I doubt he had a choice of selling it. The IRS can be quite insistent.
 

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