We admire celebrities for the talents we see on screen or hear on the radio, but many of them have skills that have nothing to do with acting or singing. Some learned these talents long before fame found them, while others picked them up along the way.
Here are 10 celebrities with surprising hidden talents that go far beyond their day jobs.
Emma Watson speaks fluent French. The Harry Potter star was born in Paris and lived there until she was five, and she still speaks French with family and in interviews.
Justin Bieber can solve a Rubik's Cube in under two minutes. He has demonstrated the skill on talk shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Late Late Show with James Corden, saying he taught himself from YouTube tutorials.
Taylor Swift enjoys crafting homemade gifts, including snow globes, for friends and family, and has shared photos of her creations on social media.
Tom Cruise trained with a freediving specialist to hold his breath for over six minutes for an underwater single-take scene in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, setting what was then the record for the longest breath-hold filmed for a movie scene.
Angelina Jolie is a licensed pilot. She earned her pilot's license in 2004 and owns a Cirrus SR22 single-engine aircraft.
Neil Patrick Harris is a genuine, accomplished magician who has performed publicly since childhood and served as president of the Academy of Magical Arts, which runs Hollywood's famous Magic Castle.
Margot Robbie learned to use a tattoo gun while filming Suicide Squad, giving herself and several co-stars matching "SKWAD" tattoos.
Pierce Brosnan worked as a professional fire-eater in a traveling circus for about three years as a teenager in England, before training as an actor.
Kendall Jenner can mimic bird calls with her mouth, a talent she demonstrated on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon by imitating birds like a toucan and a crow.
Hugh Jackman is a multi-instrumentalist who plays piano, guitar, and other instruments, skills he has showcased in musicals like Les Miserables and The Greatest Showman.
Natalie Portman graduated from Harvard University with a psychology degree while already an established film actress, and is credited as a co-author on published neuroscience research papers.
Viggo Mortensen is also a published poet and painter who runs his own small publishing press, Perceval Press, releasing art books and poetry collections.
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