Trust me.

Benedict Cumberbatch was abducted by six men with guns while filming a show in South Africa in 2005.

—nicholefrancois

youtube.com

Glenn Close was forced into joining a right-wing religious cult by her father when she was a child.

—Cherryll Batty, Facebook

NBC

Oprah's real name is Orpah.

—annakopsky

youtube.com

Justin Timberlake's mom became Ryan Gosling's legal guardian while they filmed The Mickey Mouse Club because Ryan's mom had to stay in Canada for work.

—parisannstork

Disney / youtube.com

And Ryan Gosling was only offered the role in The Notebook because the director didn't think he was handsome or cool.

—alicea4bf313f76

New Line Cinema

Tim Allen was arrested at an airport in Michigan in 1978 for the possession of nearly 1.5 pounds of cocaine.

—parisannstork

Kalamazoo Police Department

Sarah Jessica Parker is a descendant of someone who was accused of being a witch during the Salem witch trials.

—parisannstork

youtube.com

Julie Andrews was flung into the mud every time the helicopter passed her while filming that iconic hilltop scene in The Sound of Music.

—Stephanie Chapman, Facebook

youtube.com

instagram.com

Rebel Wilson got malaria when she was younger and hallucinated that she won an Oscar. That dream inspired her to pursue a career in acting.

—parisannstork

Universal Pictures / Apatow Productions

Jason Statham was a competitive diver before he became a professional actor.

—kameonq

youtube.com

Tom Cruise's front-right tooth is in the center of his mouth.

—nataliek4a2cf6e4d

Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images

Ariana Grande was hit by a hockey puck during two different Panthers games when she was five.

—malariedwards

NBC / articles.sun-sentinel.com

Leighton Meester was born in jail.

—katee16

The CW

Jerry Springer was once the mayor of Cincinnati.

—jessicaw458041d2d

UPN

United Artists

Buena Vista Pictures

Scarlett Johansson is a twin.

—edynwebbz

Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images

And so is Vin Diesel. By the way, his real name is actually Mark Sinclair.

—maddsb

instagram.com

Tom Brady has never eaten a strawberry.

—jubethc

youtube.com

HBO

Matthew Broderick accidentally killed two women in a car crash in Northern Ireland in 1987.

—mrmediocrates

CBS

Phill Lewis, aka Mr. Moseby from the Disney Channel, was arrested for manslaughter and driving while intoxicated in 1991.

—eab17

Disney Channell

Cary Grant helped Carrie Fisher with her drug problem when she was a teenager.

—Stephanie Chapman, Facebook

CBS

Jeremy Renner used to be a makeup artist.

—lexmoon

Marvel

Wikipedia / Creative Commons / en.wikipedia.org

Harpo

Mark Wahlberg has three nipples.

—melissap462fdaa17

Paramount Pictures

Christopher Walken used to be a lion tamer.

—pantherkatz

Columbia Pictures

ABC

Beck's wife was actually delivered by his own mother.

—heathers79

CBS

United States Marine Corps / thesmokinggun.com

Richard Gere's middle name is Tiffany.

—tiffanil

Buena Vista Pictures

Denzel Washington dislocated his pinky so many times that his finger would constantly fall out of place when he moved his hand.

—stephanier4

Carlo Allegri / Getty Images

Guy Fieri's real name is actually Guy Ferry.

—a4e75e5402

Food Network

And Bryan Cranston was once a suspect in a murder investigation.

—m426de7d9b

AMC