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In school they told you to follow your dreams. And while this is generally terrible advice for most people, there is that select few who not only have the luck and perseverance to achieve their goals, but actually succeed in several different fields. Here are a few famous examples of these lucky assholes… er… talented celebrities.

Upon close observation, an acute observer can find many striking (yes striking) similarities between the Star Wars universe and the Harry Potter universe. While

We all love urban legends. The one about the guy with the hook for the hand who killed horny teenagers was popular. So was the one about the kid from the Life

To some people, the Rocky movies are likely just a testosterone filled series of battles featuring a roided-up Russian, an absurdly pissed off Mr. T, and a red

The time honored tradition of the comic book crossover has a long and rich history of not making any damn sense whatsoever. Characters who are popular at the

The Lord of the Rings will go down as one of the greatest movie trilogies in history, and this year Peter Jackson’s follow-up trilogy The Hobbit will be coming to a close as well. The movies are tremendously detailed and, at least with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, incredibly faithful to the books. Obviously, there are some omissions and additions, but particularly with the extended editions, the

Believe it or not, celebrities tend to have a lot of downtime when they aren’t recording an album or shooting a movie. Sure, it can be grueling to work on a TV show for several months in a row, but what happens when you don’t have another gig lined up? You work on hobbies and, if necessary, you find a second job to occupy your time. Some second jobs are a little more surprising than others, of cou

It is a given that translating comics to film will inevitably anger some of the most hardcore and passionate of the fan-base. What types of “creative”

In the world of music, a novelty album is an album with a niche market or otherwise limited appeal. Often associated with comedy, novelty albums take on a range

The list of weird song covers is nearly bottomless. For every tune, there’s a musician who should never perform it under any circumstances. And thanks to an