Conan O’Brien and LAFD Just One-Upped ‘SNL’s Weekend Update Joke Swap

40 TV and Movie Goofs Keeping Some Director Up at Night

Conan O’Brien Accidentally Gave a Shout-Out to a Literal Nazi During the Oscars

40 Compact Bits of Trivia That Our Dad Will ‘Tetris’-Style Pack Into Your Brain Like the Back of the Subaru Before A Camping Trip

Bowen Yang’s Oscars Appearance Borrowed a ‘Three Amigos’ Joke

25 Times Celebs Found Out That The Truth Was Not the Best Policy

Sorry, we couldn't hear the obvious lies you were telling over that megawatt smile!

25 Times Celebs Found Out That The Truth Was Not the Best Policy

September 01, 2021

Many celebrities deceive their fans and fellows, and some of the silly stories are true whoppers.

As with any lie, even regular people caught in a lie on social networking sites get called out; hence it stands to reason that lies of famous people would be called out by millions of fans as well as trolls alike for their gaffes. Let's hope the stories of celebrity status stupidity in the following pages will serve as a good caution about the hazard of deception on social media to many people like us.

Celebrities are occasionally caught promoting purgative drinks advertised as wellness teas or pretending to live a life of luxury. Similarly, they're using an app to quickly and dirty photoshop a shin gap into their Instagram profiles.

It's almost as if being extremely attractive and charismatic increases the likelihood that people will believe your insane lies. Continue reading for examples of celebrities using their natural charm to pull the wool over the eyes of unsuspecting rubes like us.

25

Stranger Things

SADIE SINK LIED ABOUT BEING A SKATER. STRANGER THINGS Sink says the production was looking for a girl with skateboarding and rollerblading experience. She had no skateboarding experience, and very little rollerblading experience, but decided to lie and said she was skilled with both. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

24

JODIE COMER LIED ABOUT KNOWING DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. KILLING EVE Comer says that since she knew the role of Villanelle required knowledge of many different languages, she decided to lie at her audition and told the casting directors she was proficient in several languages, even though she wasn't. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

23

MADS MIKKELSEN PRETENDED TO BE A JAMES BOND FAN. CASINO ROYAL At his audition, Mikkelsen told the casting directors he was a huge Bond fan. Not only was he not a fan, he had never even seen a Bond film before. He only got around to watching the films once he started getting asked questions about the franchise during the press tour. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

22

TOM HARDY LIED TO CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ABOUT KNOWING HOW TO SKI. INCEPTION Hardy had this to say about lying to Nolan: Who wouldn't? It's Chris Nolan. If he asked me if I could rock-climb, I'd tell him I could rock-climb anything. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

21

MATT DAMON LIED TO GET HIS FIRST ACTING GIG. USE YOUR SMARTS In order to secure his first acting job for a program on a local Boston TV station, Damon lied about being able to ice skate. He says he went on to injure himself during the shoot, and that he cost the production money. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

20

NIECY NASH LIED ABOUT HER IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS. DEPT SHERIFF8 RENO 911 When she got the call about the show, Nash pretended she had improv experience, even though she admits now that she didn't even really know what improv was at the time. Lying on the spot like that is improv in a way, so no wonder she got a handle on it pretty quickly. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

19

Caddyshack

MICHAEL O'KEEFE LIED ABOUT BEING A GOOD GOLFER. CADDY SHACK O'Keefe says the filmmakers wanted at least one person from the cast to have some golfing experience, so he told them he knew how to golf. In reality, he hadn't touched a golf club since he was 12. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

18

Succession

NICHOLAS BRAUN USED TO REGULARLY LIE ABOUT HIS HEIGHT. SUCCESSION The 6'7 actor says he would regularly say he was around 6'4 at auditions out of fear that his incredible height would spook casting directors from hiring him. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

17

JASON MOMOA MADE UP A MODELING CAREER. BAYWATCH: HAWAII When Momoa went to audition for the show, he almost got turned away for not having an acting resume. In order to get in, he made up a story on the spot about being a big-time model in Hawaii who worked for Gucci, Prada, and Louis Vuitton - they believed him because, well, just take one look at him. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

16

Meghan Markle

MEGHAN MARKLE LIED ABOUT HAVING A SAG CARD. CENTURY CITY In order to secure one of her first TV roles, Markle lied to the casting directors about being in an actors' union. She got the job, but the casting directors eventually found out about her lie and refused to work with her in the future. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

15

The Wire

IDRIS ELBA PRETENDED TO BE AMERICAN. THE WIRE Elba says his manager told him to pretend to be American because the show's creator, David Simon, only wanted to cast Americans for the show. Elba came clean in the fourth round of auditions, but at that point, he impressed everyone so much that it didn't matter. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

14

JAMEELA JAMIL LIED ABOUT HER ACTING EXPERIENCE. THE GOOD PLACE Despite not acting since her school days and having zero improv experience, Jamil managed to convince the showrunners she was an experienced actress who learned improv comedy while doing theater in London. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

13

25 Times Celebs Found Out That The Truth Was Not the Best Policy — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

12

GILLIAN ANDERSON LIED ABOUT HOW OLD SHE WAS. THE X-FILES Anderson told the casting directors she was 27 during her first audition. She was actually 24 at the time but lied because they were looking for somebody a bit more mature to play an FBI special agent. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

11

JADA PINKETT SMITH LIED ABOUT HER DUE DATE. THE MATRIX RELOADED When Smith got the offer to play Niobe, she told the producers she was due in October of 2000. She was actually due in the middle of November but left that part out because that was the month the movie started shooting. Her lie ended up coming to fruition as she gave birth early, on October 31. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Lies Actors Told (To Get Big Breaks)

10

TERRENCE HOWARD FALSELY CLAIMED TO HAVE A PH.D. IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. pany In 2013, Howard told Jimmy Kimmel that he got a doctorate from South Carolina State University. However, he actually only got an honorary degree after speaking at the school's commencement ceremony- -SCSU doesn't even offer a chemical engineering degree. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

9

T.I.

T.I. PRETENDED TO BE AN OWNER OF A CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPANY. EXCHANGE AND SECURITIES NOISSI In 2020, the SEC charged T.I for promoting FLiK, an unregistered and fraudulent ICO, to his followers and claiming to be its co-owner. He was forced to pay $75,000 and got barred from participating in the cryptocurrency market for five years. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

8

Vin Diesel’s Lie

VIN DIESEL SAID HE USED TO BE A BEASTIE BOYS BACKUP DANCER. CAST EURIOUS When Ad-Rock was asked about his claim, the musician said that it wasn't true. He thinks Adam Yauch might've helped Diesel get into a dance club once and that the actor might've misinterpreted that as being a part of the band in some way. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

7

STEVE RANNAZZISI LIED ABOUT BEING IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ON 9/11. In 2015, The League star came clean and admitted that he came up with the story to get people to like him after moving from New York to Los Angeles. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

6

TYRESE GIBSON CLAIMED WILL SMITH GAVE HIM $5 MILLION FOR HIS CUSTODY BATTLE. In a 2017 Instagram rant, Gibson claimed that his estranged wife was pregnant, that he's broke, and that Smith gave him $5 million. A couple of weeks later, the actor admitted he made it all up and blamed his outburst on antidepressant medication. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

5

TORI SPELLING LIED ABOUT HOW SHE LOST HER BABY WEIGHT. US WEEKLY After giving birth in 2012, Spelling told Us Weekly that she got into shape by doing low-impact cardio and by dieting. In her 2013 book, the actress revealed that that was a lie her publicist told her to say and that she actually lost the weight by starving herself. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

4

TODD LATOURRETTE LIED ABOUT HOW HE LOST HIS ARM. In 2018, the Better Call Saul actor admitted that he cut his own arm off during a psychotic episode almost 20 years ago. He told people it was an Afganistan war-injury in order to secure more acting jobs. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

3

JENNIFER LAWRENCE LIED ABOUT TAKING A BREAK FROM ACTING. PHOENIA In 2018, the actress announced she'd be taking a year off from acting in order to focus on political activism. Just a few days later, she apparently dropped the idea as her reps told Entertainment Weekly that she would be returning to work as soon as one of her many projects was ready to start production. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

2

Scarlett Johansson

SCARLETT JOHANSSON SAID SHE WOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO PLAY A PERSON OF A DIFFERENT RACE. The actress tried to downplay her controversial Ghost in the Shell casting by assuring people she wasn't playing an Asian character. This turned out to be a lie as she did end up playing an Asian character - just one in a body of a white woman. A few years later she would go on to say that she should be allowed to play any person, or any tree, or any animal. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

1

Joaquin Phoenix

JOAQUIN PHOENIX MADE A FAKE ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT. Phoenix appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2014 and announced he was marrying his yoga instructor. The very next day, the Oscar winner admitted he came up with the story because his life is boring and he wanted the audience to like him. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Head-Scratching Lies (Told By Famous Actors)

Scroll down for the next article

Must Read

Movies & TV

12 Random Bits of Pop Culture Trivia We Keyed Into Our Ex’s Car

Movies & TV

Karla Sofía Gascón Definitely Didn’t Get Conan’s Joke About Her

Movies & TV

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia They Won’t Teach You in School (Because the Department of Education Will Be Gutted Like a Fish)

Movies & TV

‘Simpsons’ Fans Got Big Monorail Vibes From Conan O’Brien’s Opening Song

Movies & TV

40 Pop-Culture Secrets That, Be Honest, You Know You’d Never Find Without Us

Movies & TV

Here’s the Actor Who Has Died in the Most Movies

VIRAL ON CRACKED

1

They Never Asked For This: 15 Celebrities Who Never Cared For Fame

2

19 Celeb Ding-Dong Moments They May Never Live Down

3

Celeb Meltdowns That Went Supernova

4

The 5 Most Unintentionally Racist Movies About Racism

5

21 Ways Insiders Use Sneaky Language To Fool Us