When it comes to celebrities, there’s no doubt they all have some serious talents, whether it’s singing, acting or excelling at their sport. Here we’ve compiled a list of 30 celebrities that in addition to their Hollywood-worthy talents, they happen to have a hidden talent that can be very entertaining or quirky, or even in some cases, quite useful.
Angelina Jolie
A skill she acquired while filing The Tomb Raider, Angelina Jolie has become an expert knife thrower, as well as being able to perform knife tricks impressively. Over the years she has formed a habit showing off this intriguing talent.
Angelina Jolie
Mark Ruffalo
Who knew Mark Ruffalo can ride a unicycle? Turns out he can do it pretty effortlessly, as he demonstrated on the Graham Norton Show in 2015. Even after 25 years without riding a unicycle, Ruffalo made the skill look as simple as anything when he hopped back on during the show.
Mark Ruffalo
Ellen Page
An entertaining and fun hobby, Ellen Page is an expert juggler. Preferring to use fruit, she does more than just throw three balls in the air, she alternates direction throughout and even switches up the shape of the object she’s using midway.
Ellen Page
Justin Bieber
More than just a musician, Justin Bieber can solve a Rubik’s cube incredibly fast, in under two minutes. While it might not be a record-breaking speed, it still is very impressive and definitely is worth adding to our list of celebs with cool hidden talents.
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Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris may be known for his work as a fantastic actor, but he is also a master magician, having won the Tannen’s Magic Louis Award in 2006. As he’s the president of the Board of Directors of Hollywood’s Magic Castle, Harris is clearly not leaving this spectacular hobby behind any time soon.
Neil Patrick Harris
Steve Martin
Did you know Steve Martin can play the banjo? Well, we’ve got news for you. Not only did he play remarkably well, but he was also in a band called Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers that made music for years. Successful all around, Martin has Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Awards under his belt.
Steve Martin
Demi Lovato
Her incredible vocal range isn’t the only flexible thing about Demi Lovato. Turns out she’s double-jointed and can twist her arms all the way around with no problem at all. Creepy or cool? You decide.
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Harrison Ford
Clearly an action lover both on and off screen, Harrison Ford has a plane and helicopter pilot license. Ford even goes so far as helping rescue stranded hikers every now and again.
Harrison Ford
Kendall Jenner
Known for her appearance on her family’s reality show and her booming modeling career, Kendall Jenner has become a very public figure over the years. As it turns out, she has another interesting talent she revealed in 2016, which is making bird sounds.
Kendall Jenner
Colin Farrell
Long before he became one of Hollywood’s heartthrobs, Colin Farrel was, in fact, a professional country line dancer back in Dublin, his hometown in Ireland. Farrel revealed this talent back in 2008 while on the Ellen show, even demonstrating a few moves for the audience and further discussing this talent on the Conan O’Brien show in 2012.
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Emma Stone
Aside from being a super talented actress and displaying her great singing capabilities in La La Land, Emma Stone has been hiding this skill from the public eye up until 2017. She showed off her wonderful pogo stick abilities in a Vanity Fair YouTube video.
Emma Stone
Cara Delevingne
You’d never guess the hidden talent Cara Delevingne has. Aside from a successful modeling and acting career, Delevingne has the ability to beatbox fantastically. As she demonstrated on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2015, she made beatboxing look effortless and simple.
Cara Delevingne
Kristen Wiig
When you think of Kristen Wiig, you probably just think of her acting and comedic career, right? Well, before she became an actress, Wiig went to school to study art and to this day she still draws when she has time in between projects.
Kristen Wiig
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon has a serious passion for ping pong – aka table tennis. So much so that she opened up a club in New York City names SPiN in 2009. Over the years the club expanded to a chain with six locations throughout the US.
Susan Sarandon
Chris Evans
You may know him now as Captain America, but before his impressive acting career, Chris Evans was taught to tap dance as a kid by his mother who was a dancer. This hasn’t been so much of a secret since Evans has discussed it previously, but only in 2017 did we actually get to see him demonstrate his tap dancing when he agreed to do so on the Ellen show.
Chris Evans
Christina Hendricks
Joining our list of celebrities with various hidden talents, Christina Hendricks has exquisitely performed hers on the famous show Mad Men while playing her character, Joan. Hendricks proved she can play the accordion beautifully on and off screen. She says the reason she wanted to learn to play this particular instrument is that she feels its sound is very romantic.
Christina Hendricks
Pierce Brosnan
Having played James Bond in four 007 movies, it comes as a lesser surprise that Pierce Brosnan can actually perform a risky trick off screen: eating fire. Turns out he was offered a spot at the circus but he turned it down. Even though he is retired from this dangerous sport now, it is safe to say we are impressed.
Pierce Brosnan
Eva Longoria
With many shows and under her belt, Eva Longoria is not just a wonderful actress but also a successful producer and director. On top of all those accomplishments, turns out Longoria also has a hidden musical talent. She can play the clarinet, as she showed on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Eva Longoria
Jennifer Garner
A well-known actress, Jennifer Garner can do so much more than star in TV shows and movies. As discovered, she can also clog, play the spoons and even play the saxophone. According to her, she can do “Anything hillbilly”.
Jennifer Garner
Tim Gunn
You may know him as one of the irreplaceable mentors on Project Runway or as a fashion consultant, but Tim Gunn has a lot more to offer than fashion advice. He studied classical piano for twelve years and was also a competitive swimmer in his teen years.
Tim Gunn
Matthew Perry
Famous mainly for his role in Friends, Matthew Perry was born and raised in Canada. He actually used to be great at tennis, scoring top ranks nationally as a junior player. With his becoming an actor, his priorities shifted over time.
Matthew Perry
Halle Berry
Part of the famous X-Men franchise, Halle Berry is well-known for her many roles in TV and movies. What you might not have known is that she is a great flute player as well. Talk about a double threat.
Halle Berry
Geena Davis
Geena Davis decided to pick up a new hobby at 41 years old and as it turned out, she was amazing at it. The hobby we’re referring to is archery. Just two years after she started practicing she tried out for the 2000 Summer Olympics but she didn’t make the cut. Even so, she ranked 24 out of 300, which is incredible all the same.
Geena Davis
Heidi Klum
Having built a massively successful modeling career and late being a mentor on Project Runway, Heidi Klum hasn’t forgotten her Bavarian roots along her way to fame. She demonstrated on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2016, that she can yodel in German.
Heidi Klum
Christopher Walken
Even though this is an unusual talent, it doesn’t come as such a surprise that Christopher Walken became a lion tamer at the age of 16. Walken worked in a circus taming lions as a means to make some extra cash in his youth, long before his launch into stardom in Hollywood.
Christopher Walken
Taylor Lautner
Long before his Twilight days, Taylor Lautner had a skill other than acting. Before he was eight, he had already earned a black belt in karate and even won three gold medals in martial arts. He got to implement this impressive skill in his acting career by performing multiple stunts in his movies.
Taylor Lautner
Patrick Dempsey
While he plays many roles both in movies and TV shows, Patrick Dempsey has gained quite the following in his acting career. What many may not know is that off-screen, Dempsey enjoys race car driving in his free time.
Patrick Dempsey
Andrew Garfield
Over the years, Andrew Garfield developed his acting career with many projects, one of his most famous being The Amazing Spiderman franchise. But before his successful career, he used to be a competitive gymnast. He even demonstrated some of this talent in 2017 on The Late Late Show With James Corden.
Andrew Garfield
Amanda Seyfried
Other than her incredible acting and singing talents, Amanda Seyfried can apparently also knit and crochet. As she showed on Ellen with her hand-knit beanie, Seyfried is clearly one with many talents.
Amanda Seyfried
Bruce Willis
An avid lover of blues music, Bruce Willis has not tried to hide his musical talent. In fact, over the years he played in multiple bands and even released a few solo albums. What is this musical talent, you ask? It is playing the harmonica.
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