Facts About Hollywood (part 4)

·Hollywood Movies·

• The 'Dark Knight', relased in 2008, is the first Batman movie that doesn't contain the word Batman in the title.
• In 'The Shawshank Redemption', the role of Tommy Williams, played by Gil Bellows, was originally offered to Brad Pitt.
• In the movie 'The Birds', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Tippi Hedren actually got hit by one of the birds while shooting.
• In the 1997 blockbuster movie 'Titanic', Kate Winslet's sketch that Leonardo DiCaprio appears to be drawing, was actually drawn by James Cameron.
• In many of Bruce Lee's movies, the shot had to be slowed down because Bruce Lee's movements during action sequences were so fast, that the camera was unable to capture them.
• In the Colosseum scenes in 'Gladiator', the spectators in the bottom two levels are actually filled with people, and everyone else is computer-animated.

Facts About Hollywood (part 3)

·Hollywood Actors and Actresses·

• Walt Disnet, the crator of Mickey Mouse, was scared of mice.
• Oprah Winfrey, earns approximately $10 per second.
• Before Pierce Brosnan rose to fame, he was working in a circus.
• Taylor Lautner, is a black belt in Karate.
• James Cameron, was a truck driver before he made his way through the film industry.
• The founder of 'The Playboy' magazine, did not lose his virginity till he was 22.
• Rowan Atkinson, who plays Mr.Bean, holds a master's degree in electrical engineering.
• Nicole Kidman, suffers from Lepidopterophobia, an intense fear of butterflies.

Facts About Hollywood (part 2)

·Hollywood District·

• In May 1927, a Chinese theater know as 'Grauman's Chinese Theater' was opened in Hollywood, it's one of the most populat theatrer in the world.
• The 'El Capitan Theater' hosts many live stage shows and world premiers of the movies. In 1989 the Walt Disney Company and Warner Brothers renovated it.
• The 'Kodak Theater' was opened in the center of Hollywood in 2011. Nowadays it's the 'Dolby Theater'.
• 'Egyptian Theater' or 'Pantages Theater' are others important theaters in Hollywood.
• 'Cafe Montmarte' was the first nightclub opened in Hollywood.
• 'Musso & Frank' it's the oldest restaurant in Hollywood.
• 'Capitol Records Tower' was the world's first circular office.
  

Facts About Hollywood (part 1)

·Hollywood Sign· 

• It's located on Mountain Lee, Santa Monica Mountains.
• It's one of the most recognized landmarks in the world.
• It was built by 1923 by Harry Chandler to advertise the area 'Hollywoodland'.
• In 1949 the alphabets 'L', 'A', 'N' and 'D' were removed and it started to represent the Hollywood distict.
• Over time the sign began to deteriorate, but a public campaign started in 1978 ro restore it.
• In September 1932, the actress Peg Entwistle committed suicide by jumping off the letter 'H' of the sign.

Introduction

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In this blog we'll talk about how famous people live, notices, events and everything related to the famous people on Hollywood.