Random Trivia
I was bored today at work, so I put together a list of some random trivia about our favorite actors and actresses. I tried to go for more obscure facts, as opposed to the more well-known stuff (Foxy likes skinny dipping, Naveen Andrews is British not Iraqi, etc, etc).
Also, I didn't have time to do everyone, so don't kill me if your favorite character isn't on the list. If people like this, I'll do everyone else at a later date!
Terry O'Quinn
+ Has 10 siblings
+ Born Terrance Quinn (changed b/c of another registered actor named that)
+ Was cast in Lost without an audition
+ Big fan of Neil Young
+ Has appeared in 85 out of 103 episodes of Lost, 9 of them Locke-centric (note that I'm not counting multi-centri episodes like Exodus)
Matthew Fox
+ His father grew barley for Coors Beer
+ Descendant of Union General George Meade
+ Was going to work on Wall Street before acting
+ Close friend of Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong
+ 96 out of 103 episodes, 10 centric (the most of anyone)
Josh Holloway
+ Born on the same day Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon
+ Appears in the Aerosmith video for “Cryin’” as a thief with Alicia Silverstone
+ Offered the role of Gambit in the X-Men movies (turned down since the character was too much like Sawyer)
+ Hates his long hair on Lost
+ Favorite film is the Shining
+ Proposed to Yessica on the set of the Pilot (AWWWWWWWWWWW)
+ 92 out of 103 episodes, 5 centric
Elizabeth Mitchell
+ Broke her nose filming the movie Frequency in 2000
+ Did a commercial for Hertz car rentals
+ Played Linda McCartney in "The Linda McCartney Story" and fell in love with and married the actor who played Paul (now divorced)
+ Supports the Boston Red Sox (WOOOOOT - More reason to love her!)
+ Is the HBIC
+ 44 out of 103 episodes, 3 centric
Michael Emerson
+ Worked as a teacher from 1986-1993 (Thanks, khaman!)
+ Wants to guest star on True Blood, where his wife plays waitress Arlene
+ His TV first role was in “Orpheus Descending” as “Clown” (he would be a creepy-ass clown)
+ Worked as a freelance illustrator for newspapers like the Boston Globe and the New York Times
+ 48 episodes out of 103, 3 centric
Evangeline Lilly
+ First name is Nicole
+ Didn’t have TV growing up
+ In the Lizzie McGuire Movie as an Italian police officer (LOL)
+ Briefly married to a Canadian hockey player
+ 94 episodes out of 103, 9 centric (2nd most)
Jorge Garcia
+ Born in Nebraska
+ First actor cast in Lost
+ Missed his sister’s wedding because of filming Lost
+ His first experience acting was as the villain in a 7th grade play
+ Is 36 years old!! (I still can't believe that!)
+ 91 episodes out of 103, 6 centric
Yunjin Kim
+ Emigrated to the US at age 10, returned to Korea after graduating from Boston University
+ A trained dancer in ballet, jazz, Afro-Caribbean and Peking Opera Dance
+ Doesn’t drink alcohol b/c she has a disorder known as alcohol flush reaction or “Asian red”
+ 76 episodes out of 103, 8 centric
Daniel Dae Kim
+ Owns a hamburger restaurant in Hawaii
+ Favorite actor is Jonathan Pyrce (Gov. Swan from Pirates of the Caribbean)
+ Appeared in both Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise
+ Blew a 0.168, twice the legal limit, during his DUI in 2007 and is amazingly still on Lost
+ 78 episodes out of 103, 8 centric
Naveen Andrews
+ At age 16, had an affair with his math teacher which resulted in a son
+ His dad called him a prostitute for it, but it made him famous at school
+ Attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the same time as Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis
+ In the mid 90’s was an alcoholic and addicted to heroin
+ Fan of country music
+ In 2005, had a second son by the woman he had a brief affair with while he was taking a break from his long-time girlfriend who is 21 years older than him
+ 83 episodes out of 103, 6 centric
Bonus picture!
Also, I didn't have time to do everyone, so don't kill me if your favorite character isn't on the list. If people like this, I'll do everyone else at a later date!
Terry O'Quinn
+ Has 10 siblings
+ Born Terrance Quinn (changed b/c of another registered actor named that)
+ Was cast in Lost without an audition
+ Big fan of Neil Young
+ Has appeared in 85 out of 103 episodes of Lost, 9 of them Locke-centric (note that I'm not counting multi-centri episodes like Exodus)
Matthew Fox
+ His father grew barley for Coors Beer
+ Descendant of Union General George Meade
+ Was going to work on Wall Street before acting
+ Close friend of Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong
+ 96 out of 103 episodes, 10 centric (the most of anyone)
Josh Holloway
+ Born on the same day Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon
+ Appears in the Aerosmith video for “Cryin’” as a thief with Alicia Silverstone
+ Offered the role of Gambit in the X-Men movies (turned down since the character was too much like Sawyer)
+ Hates his long hair on Lost
+ Favorite film is the Shining
+ Proposed to Yessica on the set of the Pilot (AWWWWWWWWWWW)
+ 92 out of 103 episodes, 5 centric
Elizabeth Mitchell
+ Broke her nose filming the movie Frequency in 2000
+ Did a commercial for Hertz car rentals
+ Played Linda McCartney in "The Linda McCartney Story" and fell in love with and married the actor who played Paul (now divorced)
+ Supports the Boston Red Sox (WOOOOOT - More reason to love her!)
+ Is the HBIC
+ 44 out of 103 episodes, 3 centric
Michael Emerson
+ Worked as a teacher from 1986-1993 (Thanks, khaman!)
+ Wants to guest star on True Blood, where his wife plays waitress Arlene
+ His TV first role was in “Orpheus Descending” as “Clown” (he would be a creepy-ass clown)
+ Worked as a freelance illustrator for newspapers like the Boston Globe and the New York Times
+ 48 episodes out of 103, 3 centric
Evangeline Lilly
+ First name is Nicole
+ Didn’t have TV growing up
+ In the Lizzie McGuire Movie as an Italian police officer (LOL)
+ Briefly married to a Canadian hockey player
+ 94 episodes out of 103, 9 centric (2nd most)
Jorge Garcia
+ Born in Nebraska
+ First actor cast in Lost
+ Missed his sister’s wedding because of filming Lost
+ His first experience acting was as the villain in a 7th grade play
+ Is 36 years old!! (I still can't believe that!)
+ 91 episodes out of 103, 6 centric
Yunjin Kim
+ Emigrated to the US at age 10, returned to Korea after graduating from Boston University
+ A trained dancer in ballet, jazz, Afro-Caribbean and Peking Opera Dance
+ Doesn’t drink alcohol b/c she has a disorder known as alcohol flush reaction or “Asian red”
+ 76 episodes out of 103, 8 centric
Daniel Dae Kim
+ Owns a hamburger restaurant in Hawaii
+ Favorite actor is Jonathan Pyrce (Gov. Swan from Pirates of the Caribbean)
+ Appeared in both Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise
+ Blew a 0.168, twice the legal limit, during his DUI in 2007 and is amazingly still on Lost
+ 78 episodes out of 103, 8 centric
Naveen Andrews
+ At age 16, had an affair with his math teacher which resulted in a son
+ His dad called him a prostitute for it, but it made him famous at school
+ Attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the same time as Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis
+ In the mid 90’s was an alcoholic and addicted to heroin
+ Fan of country music
+ In 2005, had a second son by the woman he had a brief affair with while he was taking a break from his long-time girlfriend who is 21 years older than him
+ 83 episodes out of 103, 6 centric
Bonus picture!