Random Celebrities Who Are Secret Geeks (76 items)

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  (#1) Angelina Jolie

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  Angelina Jolie collects first edition books and antique daggers. "I’m kind of a closet geek, so I talk about a lot of different things," she said.
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  (#2) Megan Fox

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  Megan Fox revealed that she is a Star Wars geek in 2013, when she tweeted a photo of a life-size R2D2 cut-out.  The Transformers star is also a fan of video games and comic books.  At Comic Con 2009, Fox told MTV news about some of her favorite comics, "I want to go look at some Witchblade comics. And J. Scott Campbell, I'm a fan of him. I want to see if they have some 'Gen-13' around."
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  (#3) Natalie Portman

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  Natalie Portman was a science geek in high school.  The "Thor" actress competed in the semifinals of the Intel Science Talent Search was she was a teen.
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  (#4) Beyoncé Knowles

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  In this world of MP3s and iTunes, Beyonce still loves to geek out with an old fashioned radio.  Apparently, she loves the radio so much that she wrote the song "Radio" about it in 2008.
  
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  (#5) Taylor Swift

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  Taylor Swift's secret hobby is making homemade snow globes.  In 2011, Swift shared a photo of her wintery creations on Instagram with the caption, "Home made snow globes with friends. The whole fleet!"
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  (#6) Mila Kunis

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  Mila Kunis is a secret Trekky.  The Black Swan actress has visited the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas and has the autograph of Leonard Nimoy.  She is also a big fan of "World of Warcraft."
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  (#7) Justin Bieber

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  Justin Bieber is a expert at solving the iconic 80s toy the Rubix cube.  There are several YouTube clips of the pop star solving a Rubix cube in under 120 seconds.
  
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  (#8) Kate Beckinsale

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  "Underworld" actress Kate Beckinsale is a huge comic book fan.  She doesn't call herself a collector thought, that title is reserved for her husband.  Her daughter is also a big fan of comics, so the family can geek out together.
  
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  (#9) Tom Cruise

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  Tom Cruise is in love with the sport fencing.  Cruise loves the sport so much that he introduced his friends Will Smith and David Beckham to it.
  
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  (#10) Brad Pitt

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  Reportedly, Brad Pitt is a big Lego geek.  A source told Brick Bender that The "Fight Club" actor, "makes no secret of the fact he’s fascinated by Lego and loves to design his own buildings with the kids."
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  (#11) Zooey Deschanel

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  Zooey Deschanel has perfected the art of awkward, but did you know this geeky girl loves to mini-golf?  She talked about her love of the sport when she visited Craig Ferguson's talk show.
  
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  (#12) Will Smith

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  Thanks to Tom Cruise, Will Smith has come to love the under-appreciated sport of fencing.  Smith states, "Tom has a room for training. We don't get enough time to hang out, just us three guys, so this is his way of getting together and bonding."
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  (#13) Leonardo DiCaprio

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  "Titanic" star Leonardo DiCaprio collects action figures.  Apparently, he has an impressive collection of figures from "He-Man" and "Star Wars."
  
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  (#14) Tom Hanks

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  Tom Hanks collects old-fashioned manual type-writers.  Hanks loves writing letters on his typewriters and has stated, “I’d better start hoarding stationery and pray the post office survives.”
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  (#15) David Beckham

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  Soccer great David Beckham geeks out for wine tastings.  He also enjoys to participate in the sport of fencing with his nerdy friends Will Smith and Tom Cruise.
  
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  (#16) Courtney Love

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  Courtney Love geeks out for dolls.  The Hole front woman collects Mattel's Liddle Kiddles.
  
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  (#17) Cindy Crawford

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  Cindy Crawford is known worldwide as a beautiful supermodel, but at her high school she was known as valedictorian.  She went on to study chemical engineering before dropping out of college to become a supermodel.
  
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  (#18) Nicolas Cage

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  Nicolas Cage geeks out to Elvis and has a shrine to the King in his home.  Cage also reportedly collects odd items like dinosaur skulls, an octopus and shrunken head.  He also has a huge comic book collection.
  
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  (#19) Robin Williams

  • Dec. at 63 (1951-2014)

  Robin Williams was a geek tri-fecta.  The late "Good Will Hunting" actor was a huge fan of anime, comic books, and video games.  Williams even named his daughter Zelda.
  
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  (#20) David Bowie

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  David Bowie loves to play the game of chess. Through the years, Bowie has been photographed in music studios and on film sets playing the game.
  
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  (#21) Simon Cowell

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  Simon Cowell likes to spend his free time climbing trees.  The "X Factor" creator told GQ Magazine, “I climb trees daily. It’s like a ritual."
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  (#22) Kylie Minogue

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  Dance-pop superstar Kylie Minogue geeks out to Scrabble.  She loves the game so much that she referenced it in her song "Your Disco Needs You."
  
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  (#23) Christina Applegate

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  Christina Applegate is addicted to video games.  She especially loves "Guitar Hero."
  
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  (#24) Rashida Jones

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  Rashida Jones is a huge fan of the video game "Call of Duty."  She also loves comics and developed her own called "Frenemy of the State."
  
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  (#25) Daniel Craig

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  Daniel Craig geeks out for the BBC series "Homes Under The Hammer."  He reportedly couldn't get enough of the renovation show when he was on the set of "Skyfall."
  
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  (#26) Susan Sarandon

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  Susan Sarandon is obsessed will ping-pong.  Sarandon even owns a ping-pong nightclub in New York City.  She calls herself the "Johnny Appleseed of ping-pong."
  
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  (#27) Ben Stiller

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  Ben Stiller geeks out to "Star Trek."  The "Meet the Parents" actor appeared in the TV special Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond to profess his love of all things "Star Trek."
  
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  (#28) Jerry Seinfeld

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  Jerry Seinfeld geeks out about coffee, cars, and comedy on his talk show "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," but he is also a huge comic book fan.  Superman has always been Seinfeld's favorite character, and he referenced the comic and superhero in almost every episode of "Seinfeld."
  
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  (#29) Ronda Rousey

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  Ronda Rousey's dreams came true when she became a character in the popular MMO, World of Warcraft. Rousey is well-known in the gaming world for playing a Night Elf Hunter class. You can now find her character, "Rhonda," as an easter egg in the game. She hangs out in the Monk Class Hall in the Legion expansion. 
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  (#30) Rosario Dawson

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  Comic book geek Rosario Dawson can speak the Klingon.  She shared the talent with the world when she appeared on Conan O'Brien's talk show.
  
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  (#31) Vin Diesel

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  Vin Diesel is a big fan of the classic geek game "Dungeons and Dragons."  Diesel spoke about the hobby with Jimmy Kimmel, stating, "I played very, very religiously. It was my favorite thing to do growing up."
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  (#32) Neil Young

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  Neil Young is a huge fan of model railroads.  In fact, he loves trains so much that he became a part owner of the toy company Lionel Trains.
  
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  (#33) Claudia Schiffer

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  Claudia Schiffer loves Science Fiction and fantasy.  She calls Neil Gaiman's "Stardust" the best book she's ever read and encouraged her husband Matthew Vaughn to make it into a movie.
  
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  (#34) John Mayer

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  Musician John Mayer is a secret tech geek.  Mayer always needs to have the latest in technology.  Rumor has it the Jennifer Aniston broke up with him because of his obsession with Twitter.
  
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  (#35) Quentin Tarantino

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  It's no secret that Quentin Tarantino is a world class film geek, but did you know that the "Pulp Fiction" director also collects retro board games based on TV shows?
  
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  (#36) Mayim Bialik

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  Mayim Bialik is a bonafide brainiac and she earned at P.H.D. in neuroscience.
  
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  (#37) Frank Sinatra

  • Dec. at 83 (1915-1998)

  Frank Sinatra loved crossword puzzles since he was a teenager.  He has explained his love of the puzzles, stating, "What a wonderful way to pass the time and also learn new answers every day."
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  (#38) Lily Allen

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  Lily Allen gets in touch with her crafty side with knitting and embroidering.  Allen stated, "I’m so not rock ‘n’ roll any more. I’m embroidering too. I’m actually in the process of making cushions."
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  (#39) Hayley Williams

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  Paramore front women Hayley Williams geeks out for zombies.  She frequently wears zombie related items.
  
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  (#40) Danica McKellar

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  "Wonder Years" actress Danica McKellar is a self-proclaimed math nerd.
  
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  (#41) Adrianne Curry

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  "American's Next Top Model" winner Adrianne Curry loves comics, and she frequently dresses up in racy comic-inspired outfits for Comic-Con.
  
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  (#42) Daryl Hannah

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  Daryl Hannah may be a successful actress, but she really geeks out for the environmental activism.  She even volunteered her time on one of Paul Watson's Sea Shepard vessels.
  
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  (#43) Aisha Tyler

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  Aisha Tyler is a self-proclaimed nerd who loves science fiction.
  
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  (#44) Frank Zappa

  • Dec. at 53 (1940-1993)

  Frank Zappa is so geeky that he has had an asteroid, animal species and a bacterium gene named after him.
  
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  (#45) Leslie Mann

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  "This is 40" actress Leslie Mann geeks out with her unicycle.  Mann spoke to Ellen Degeneres about the hobby, stating, "I'm really good at it."
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  (#46) Seth Green

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  "Austin Powers" actor Seth Green has a massive collection of action figures.  His collection is so large that he must keep them in a storage unit.  Seth Green is proud of his inner geek and even appeared in Weird Al's video for "White and Nerdy."
  
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  (#47) Rod Stewart

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  Rod Stewart has a model train collection.  Stewart told The Radio Times, "Every three years Model Railroader magazine puts me on their cover, which is better than Rolling Stone"
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  (#48) Alan Alda

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  Actor Alan Alda is a huge science nerd.  Alda advocates for scientist to stop speaking in technical jargon because he wants the general public to love science as much as he does.
  
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  (#49) Kellan Lutz

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  "Twilight" star Kellan Lutz was a science nerd in high school.  He went in depth about how he can use science to rob a bank, when he visited Conan O'Brien.  He also through in some nice Pokeman references for some icing on the nerd cake.
  
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  (#50) Dolph Lundgren

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  Action star Dolph Lundgren has an IQ of 160.
  

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