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George Bush the Cheerleader... and 9 Other Celebrity Facts

→Subscribe for new videos eve→’s movie, Psycho, the shower scene was made up from 90 different shots using 70 different camera angles. The entire movie only took six weeks to shoot, however, that one shower scene took just over 1 week to complete. So what does one week worth of work, and 90 shots from 70 camera angles get you? Only 45 seconds of footage that made it into the film. 3) The Hollywood walk of fame not only has the biggest stars we all know and love, but it also has a few fictional cartoon characters. The first fictional character to have his name on the Hollywood walk of fame, was Mickey Mouse on November 18, 1978. Other cartoon characters to earn stars include, Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Woody Woodpecker,Snow White, Tinker Bell, Winnie The Pooh, Shrek, The Rugrats, and The Simpsons. 4) The Flintstones pilot episode came out in 1959, as a 90 second clip to draw advertisers to the show. At the time, it was called “The Flagstones.” and was intended to be a show for adults, not kids. In fact, the first two full seasons of the show were sponsored by Winstons, a cigarette company. 5) Just three months after his death, Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen on Christmas day in 1977, by two mechanics. They thought they could get money from his family in exchange for his body. However, the two grave robbers were captured eleven weeks later and Chaplin’s body was recovered. To stop this from happening again, Chaplin was buried under 6 feet of concrete the second time around. 6) George W. Bush was the head cheerleader at Phillips Academy boarding school during his senior year of high school. At the time, it was an all-male school. 7) The character of “George Bailey” on “It’s a Wonderful Life” was partially based on the founder of Bank of America. 8) Moe Howard (Moe from the three stooges) was once a Shakespearian actor, first doing this after dropping out of school and joining a Shakespearian acting troupe that performed on the riverboat, Sunflower.

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  • Originally Aired August 1, 2015
  • Production Code WDfTcPmBlw4
  • Created September 17, 2020 by
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