THE infamous “Hollywood” sign in Los Angeles was built in 1923 for US$21,000 and originally read “Hollywoodland”. The last four letters were removed in 1949.
The talkshow host was born Orpah Gail Winfrey after the Biblical character in the Book of Ruth. In an interview with the Academy of Achievement, Oprah claimed her family and friends’ inability to pronounce “Orpah” caused them to put the “p” before the “r”...
Nicolas Cage started life as Nicolas Coppola, but changed it to disassociate himself with famous film director Uncle Francis Ford Coppola. The name ‘Cage’ came from the comic book character ‘Luke Cage’.
Angelina Jolie has a tattoo on her stomach that translates from Latin to say: “What nourishes me also destroys me.” It reads: “quod me nutruit me destruit.”
Actress Liv Tyler first realised she might be singer Steve Tyler’s daughter at the age of 11 when she went to a Aerosmith concert and realised how much she looked like the rocker.