Random Trivia Part 2
Here's the second part to the post I made last week. More random trivia about the actors and actresses of Lost!
Nestor Carbonell
+ Went to Harvard (smarty)
+ Cousin of former baseball player (and steroid user!) Rafael Palmeiro
+ Middle name is “Gaston”
+ Just case in you hadn’t heard: No eyeliner is involved - he is just that sexy
+ Has appeared in 20 out of 103 episodes, 1 centric
Henry Ian Cusick
+ Is half Scottish, half-Peruvian and lived in Peru, Spain, Scotland and Trinidad and Tobago as a kid
+ Attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow but was asked to leave due to attendance issues
+ Married his very lucky wife in 2006 after 14 years of cohabitation
+ First met Carlton Cuse while he was staying with Brian Cox, Carlton’s neighbor. Carlton didn’t realize this until after HIC had accepted the Desmond role and the scripts were being sent to the address next door to his house.
+ 38 episodes, 5 centric
Jeremy Davies
+ Was born Jeremy Davies Boring (terrible last name!)
+ His mother died of lupus when he was 8 or 9
+ His hilarious Subaru commercial jump-started his career - after it ran, he started getting film scripts
+ Has dated both Drew Barrymore and Milla Jovovich
+ According to Darlton, he was the best exit interview of any member of the cast
+ 21 episodes, 2 centric
Ken Leung
+ Discovered acting as a junior at NYU
+ Cast on Lost after Darlton saw his guest appearance on the Sopranos, and Miles was created especially for him
+ In addition to AAA and Harold Perrineau’s more well-known roles, also appeared in Oz (for one episode)
+ 21 episodes, 2 centric
Rebecca Mader
+ Worked as a model in NY, appearing in ads for Colgate and L’Oreal
+ Was briefly married, but divorced in 2008
+ Appeared in the Samantha American Girls movie as Aunt Cornelia (please tell me someone else out there loved American Girl dolls growing up and LOLed over this)
+ 18 episodes, 1 centric
Jeff Fahey
+ 6th of 13 siblings in a large Irish-American family
+ Left home at age 17 and hitchhiked to Alaska, backpacked across Europe, and worked at an Israeli kibbutz (commune)
+ Started performing at age 25 with the Joffrey Ballet company and also taught ballroom dancing (!!!)
+ in 2006 and 2007, spent time in Afghanistan to help the new American University of Afghanistan and launched a project to help orphans in Kabul
+ 16 episodes, 1 centric
Emilie de Ravin
+ Also began performing as a ballet dancer, joining the Australia Ballet School at age 15
+ First major role was as Curupira in the show BeastMaster
+ Has a poodle named Bella and a beagle named Mabel
+ To clarify, she and her husband are separated and are in the process of divorcing (this has been unclear for the past few years)
+ 59 episodes, 3 centric
Dominic Monaghan
+ Good with accents and impersonations; As seen here
+ His confirmation name is “Luke” after Luke Skywalker (awesome!)
+ Nature lover who loves insects and reptiles, owns a forest in India, works for PETA, and donated proceeds from a sale of his photography to an orangutan rescue organization
+ Is a fan of the New York Times crossword puzzle, pinball machines, and European football
+ Took a trip last month (June) to Rwanda with a certain Miss Evangeline Lilly
+ 61 episodes, 4 centric
Maggie Grace
+ While working on Lost, she and Ian Somerhalder adopted a feral cat they found injured on set and named it Roo
+ Big anglophile (loves anything English)
+ Nicknamed “Maggie Graceless” by a former castmate since she is so clumsy
+ Currently living in a boat off the coast of LA with her boyfriend
+ 29 episodes, 1 centric
Ian Somerhalder
+ Part Choctaw Native American
+ His great-grandfather was a wealthy English landowner named Hull who impregnated his mistress and paid an immigrant worker named Somerhalder to marry her and raise the baby
+ Began modeling at age 10 and has worked for Calvin Klein, Dolce and Gabbana, Guess, Gucci, and Versace
+ Was planning on buying a house in Hawaii when he found out Boone was getting killed off
+ 25 episodes, 1 centric
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
+ Fluent in English, Italian, Yoruba, and Swahili, and can get by in French
+ Has a Master of Laws degree from King’s College London
+ His first name means “The Crown has come home” His last name “Warrior of chieftaincy, prosperity and wealth”
+ Uses a deep voice for roles, but in reality has a very British, slightly Cockney, accent D: D: D:
+ Would spend all day in character as Eko and therefore didn’t socialize much
+ Created the name Mr. Eko; the character was originally called Emeka
+ 21 episodes, 3 centric
Cynthia Watros
+ As a teenger, suffered from an autoimmune disease of the blood which took years of chemotherapy and a splenectomy to cure
+ Lost her hair and gained over 100 pounds due to the disease
+ Got into a physical fight with one of her cost stars on Guiding Light (it was filmed!)
+ Has twin daughters, both with the middle name Marie
+ 19 episdoes, no centrics (poor Libby!)
Michelle Rodriguez
+ Full name is Mayte Michelle Rodriguez
+ Broke off her relationship with her Muslim boyfriend in 2000 when she wouldn’t agree to all his religious requirements, including that she cover herself completely
+ There has been speculation on her sexuality, to which she says “If I wanna fuck a girl, a boy, a dog-that's my business.” (Love it!)
+ Has twice been released from prison early due to overcrowding, once after serving 1 day of a 60 day sentence, and once after serving 18 days of a 180 day sentence
+ 21 episodes, 2 centric
Bonus lulzy picture!
Nestor Carbonell
+ Went to Harvard (smarty)
+ Cousin of former baseball player (and steroid user!) Rafael Palmeiro
+ Middle name is “Gaston”
+ Just case in you hadn’t heard: No eyeliner is involved - he is just that sexy
+ Has appeared in 20 out of 103 episodes, 1 centric
Henry Ian Cusick
+ Is half Scottish, half-Peruvian and lived in Peru, Spain, Scotland and Trinidad and Tobago as a kid
+ Attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow but was asked to leave due to attendance issues
+ Married his very lucky wife in 2006 after 14 years of cohabitation
+ First met Carlton Cuse while he was staying with Brian Cox, Carlton’s neighbor. Carlton didn’t realize this until after HIC had accepted the Desmond role and the scripts were being sent to the address next door to his house.
+ 38 episodes, 5 centric
Jeremy Davies
+ Was born Jeremy Davies Boring (terrible last name!)
+ His mother died of lupus when he was 8 or 9
+ His hilarious Subaru commercial jump-started his career - after it ran, he started getting film scripts
+ Has dated both Drew Barrymore and Milla Jovovich
+ According to Darlton, he was the best exit interview of any member of the cast
+ 21 episodes, 2 centric
Ken Leung
+ Discovered acting as a junior at NYU
+ Cast on Lost after Darlton saw his guest appearance on the Sopranos, and Miles was created especially for him
+ In addition to AAA and Harold Perrineau’s more well-known roles, also appeared in Oz (for one episode)
+ 21 episodes, 2 centric
Rebecca Mader
+ Worked as a model in NY, appearing in ads for Colgate and L’Oreal
+ Was briefly married, but divorced in 2008
+ Appeared in the Samantha American Girls movie as Aunt Cornelia (please tell me someone else out there loved American Girl dolls growing up and LOLed over this)
+ 18 episodes, 1 centric
Jeff Fahey
+ 6th of 13 siblings in a large Irish-American family
+ Left home at age 17 and hitchhiked to Alaska, backpacked across Europe, and worked at an Israeli kibbutz (commune)
+ Started performing at age 25 with the Joffrey Ballet company and also taught ballroom dancing (!!!)
+ in 2006 and 2007, spent time in Afghanistan to help the new American University of Afghanistan and launched a project to help orphans in Kabul
+ 16 episodes, 1 centric
Emilie de Ravin
+ Also began performing as a ballet dancer, joining the Australia Ballet School at age 15
+ First major role was as Curupira in the show BeastMaster
+ Has a poodle named Bella and a beagle named Mabel
+ To clarify, she and her husband are separated and are in the process of divorcing (this has been unclear for the past few years)
+ 59 episodes, 3 centric
Dominic Monaghan
+ Good with accents and impersonations; As seen here
+ His confirmation name is “Luke” after Luke Skywalker (awesome!)
+ Nature lover who loves insects and reptiles, owns a forest in India, works for PETA, and donated proceeds from a sale of his photography to an orangutan rescue organization
+ Is a fan of the New York Times crossword puzzle, pinball machines, and European football
+ Took a trip last month (June) to Rwanda with a certain Miss Evangeline Lilly
+ 61 episodes, 4 centric
Maggie Grace
+ While working on Lost, she and Ian Somerhalder adopted a feral cat they found injured on set and named it Roo
+ Big anglophile (loves anything English)
+ Nicknamed “Maggie Graceless” by a former castmate since she is so clumsy
+ Currently living in a boat off the coast of LA with her boyfriend
+ 29 episodes, 1 centric
Ian Somerhalder
+ Part Choctaw Native American
+ His great-grandfather was a wealthy English landowner named Hull who impregnated his mistress and paid an immigrant worker named Somerhalder to marry her and raise the baby
+ Began modeling at age 10 and has worked for Calvin Klein, Dolce and Gabbana, Guess, Gucci, and Versace
+ Was planning on buying a house in Hawaii when he found out Boone was getting killed off
+ 25 episodes, 1 centric
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
+ Fluent in English, Italian, Yoruba, and Swahili, and can get by in French
+ Has a Master of Laws degree from King’s College London
+ His first name means “The Crown has come home” His last name “Warrior of chieftaincy, prosperity and wealth”
+ Uses a deep voice for roles, but in reality has a very British, slightly Cockney, accent D: D: D:
+ Would spend all day in character as Eko and therefore didn’t socialize much
+ Created the name Mr. Eko; the character was originally called Emeka
+ 21 episodes, 3 centric
Cynthia Watros
+ As a teenger, suffered from an autoimmune disease of the blood which took years of chemotherapy and a splenectomy to cure
+ Lost her hair and gained over 100 pounds due to the disease
+ Got into a physical fight with one of her cost stars on Guiding Light (it was filmed!)
+ Has twin daughters, both with the middle name Marie
+ 19 episdoes, no centrics (poor Libby!)
Michelle Rodriguez
+ Full name is Mayte Michelle Rodriguez
+ Broke off her relationship with her Muslim boyfriend in 2000 when she wouldn’t agree to all his religious requirements, including that she cover herself completely
+ There has been speculation on her sexuality, to which she says “If I wanna fuck a girl, a boy, a dog-that's my business.” (Love it!)
+ Has twice been released from prison early due to overcrowding, once after serving 1 day of a 60 day sentence, and once after serving 18 days of a 180 day sentence
+ 21 episodes, 2 centric
Bonus lulzy picture!