19 Celebs Who Have Some Extra Talents

Terry Crews – Flute player

Terry Crews took flute lessons for seven years during his childhood and is pretty great at it. He even played the flute on an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Jason Statham – Diver

Statham was such a great diver that he represented Great Britain at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 ad almost made it to the Olympics.

Harrison Ford – Pilot

Ford took flying lessons after graduating from college but never finished. He picked back up at 54 and is now a trained aviator.

Pierce Brosnan – Fire eater

Brosnan gave fire eating a try at a fire-eating clinic in 1969. He’s given a couple of public performances since.

Angelina Jolie – Knife thrower

Angelina Jolie has been collecting knives since childhood and is very skilled at using them.

Neil Patrick Harris – Magician

Neil Patrick Harris is a lover of magic and a member of the prestigious Magic Castle. He was even on the board of directors at one point.

Mark Ruffalo – Unicyclist

Ruffalo learned to ride a unicycle when he was 12, but didn’t get back on one for 25 years.

Conan O’Brien – Tap dancer

Conan O’Brien is a trained tap dancer who was taught by Bill Bojangles Robinson’s protégé as a child.

Vera Wang – Figure skater

The clothing designer started skating at the age of 8 and competed in the 1968 US National Championships.

Susan Sarandon – Ping pong enthusiast

Sarandon loves playing ping pong, and even participated in founding ‘Spin’ which is a ping pong bar franchise.

Nick Offerman – Woodworking

Much like his character Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation, Offerman has his own woodworking studio where he crafts everything from kazoos to canoes.

Gene Wilder – Fencing

The actor won the fencing championship at his school, Old Vic Theatre School. He’s also worked as a fencing instructor in the U.S.

Geena Davis – Archer

Davis competed in the 1999 U.S. Olympic semifinals for archery. She placed 24 out of 300.

Margot Robbie – Tattoo artist

The actress likes to tattoo as a hobby and has now completed over 100 tattoos.

Andrew Garfield – Gymnast

Garfield was an accomplished gymnast before he got into acting. In fact, he even showed off his skills by doing a back handspring on Ellen.

Will Smith – Rubik’s Cube prodigy

For the Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith trained with Tyson Mao, the world record holder for solving a Rubix Cube blindfolded. He spent 10 straight hours learning from Mao and can now solve the puzzle quickly from any configuration.

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