Starring the late Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “10 Things I Hate About You” is one of the better romcoms to exist in the late nineties. During one scene, a few of the main characters run into a cloud of white Rastafaris, who are enjoying the great outdoors, playing guitar, and calling each other “Mon.”
The scene is short but memorable, and Jason Kester admits he was one of the Rastas, as pointed out by the picture. Thankfully, by now, Kester has gotten rid of his dreads, but he still gets to enjoy his one minute of fame in front of the camera.
Endearing Fandom
Ah, the early 2000s. Long before, social media changed the world forever, and when boy bands had the charts conquered from dusk until dawn. Smartphone pics had yet to overcome traditional photography, so a picture of one Jessica Leary screaming about her favorite five is lucky to have made it into “Teen People Magazine."
Girls went wild for N*SYNC, and Jessica was one of the fans made famous for her excitement. She's front and center of this big photo spread, back when the only things she had to worry about were homework and teen crushes.
Yeah, Dad, I Know
It wasn't Meagan Pitcher who has the fame in this entry. Instead, it's her father, who got to be an extra on the set of “Ford v Ferrari,” starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale, two of Hollywood's biggest actors.
According to Meagan, ol' pops got to talk with Damon and has gone on to let his daughter know “approximately 525,600 times,” which is sort of impressive given that the film came out in 2019. Talkative guy, Meagan's dad. Of course, thanks to post-production time and marketing time, it's likely that the movie was filmed in 2018 or even 2017.
Not a Very Good Work-to-Reward Equation
For “First Man,” Ryan Gosling is strapped into a spacesuit and blasted beyond the surly bonds of Earth, but apparently, even this handsome leading man doesn't have the right hands for the job of close-ups, which is why Jonathan Hogue was hired to be a hand double.
According to Hogue, he spent two weeks doing twelve-hour days in a seventy-pound spacesuit, and the final cut of the movie used only one hand-shot. It wasn't even a whole minute of fame for this hand-working hand actor. At least he got to appear in the movie, though Jonathan might not have found the whole ordeal worth it.
What Do You Mean We're Married?
Here's an interesting tidbit: in certain Indian cultures, a man putting a flower necklace, similar to a lei, around the neck of a woman symbolizes marriage. It was quite a surprise to Brandon Schuster, who gave Priyanka Chopra a few leis in order to welcome her to the “green carpet” event in Tampa, Florida, in 2014.
Apparently, the Indian media had a field day with the unintentional act, and the very next day, Brandon was giving exclusive interviews with media in India. However, this accidental declaration of love didn't go anywhere – Chopra very publicly got married to singer-songwriter Nick Jonas in a two-ceremony wedding celebration.