Angelina Jolie's daggers, Tom Hanks typewriters and other unusual collections of Hollywood stars

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Almost everyone has some kind of occupation, called a capacious word - hobby … Someone collects coins with stamps, someone glues models of sailing ships, and someone has a passion for computer games or gramophone records. And, of course, celebrities who prefer to stand out among those around them even in their hobbies also “take their heart” for their favorite hobby. After all, having great opportunities, why not collect typewriters - how Tom Hanks, forged products - as Brad Pitt, cars - like Bruce Willis, or tanks and other military equipment - like Arnold Schwarzenegger … About the addictions of Hollywood stars in collecting, further - in our review.

There is no need to say that the stars of world cinema, outstanding and talented personalities. But can they only surprise us with their talents? Their collections and hobbies are no less amazing. Some of them are beautiful and some are quite unusual! So what, for example, do modern Hollywood stars collect?

To begin with, I would like to summarize the types of collecting in general. Very widespread among Hollywood stars is the category of lovers of vehicles who, maintaining their masculine image, prefer to “play with cars”. There is a category of lovers of clothes, shoes and accessories, as well as a purely female - collectors of all kinds of toys. But there is a category of original collectors. Their gatherings are truly amazing. Let's start with them …

Tom Hanks and his unique collection of rare typewriters

It is no secret to anyone now that hobbies directly reflect the personal qualities and strengths of any person. An unusual hobby is another side of the rich nature of the famous American actor and romantic Tom Hanks - one of the highest paid and famous in Hollywood. Of course, being successful and rather wealthy, Hanks could collect cars or valuable antiques without hesitation in funds. On the other hand, why not rare typewriters, which now cost a lot of money.

The actor's very impressive collection of antique typewriters already numbers more than 200 rare copies, which is growing from year to year. The main feature of this collection is that the actor collects only portable typewriters of the early 20th century. Tom brings another rare specimen from almost each of his trips and, with a feeling of extraordinary satisfaction, solemnly exhibits it in his collection. By the way, in the collection of the actor there are samples not only with the Latin alphabet, but also with Russian and even Arabic.

It should be noted that this hobby of the actor originated in childhood, when Hanks dreamed of becoming a writer. And now he is the owner of a unique collection that has no equal in the world. And this despite the fact that its exhibits do not just stand on the shelves behind glass. Every model that Hanks gets in his hands is personally subjected to the most thorough revision, disassembled, cleaned and lubricated by Hanks. The actor does not have the habit of trusting his exhibits to anyone. And, curiously, the cars are kept in full combat readiness, the actor can show them to friends and acquaintances at any time in working mode. What can I say - a talented person is talented in everything. With golden hands and a bright head, no complicated mechanics are scary.

Brad Pitt and Exclusive Forged Products

The main sex symbol of Hollywood could not resist the passion for collecting. Based on what Brad Pitt is fond of, we can say that he is a great esthete by nature. He collects unique forged items that attract by their original design, idea, and manner of execution. In general, the interests of the actor are very multifaceted. He loves paintings and even bought one of the works of Neo Tauch for a million dollars.

Angelina Jolie's passion for knives and daggers

Who would have thought that actress Angelina Jolie has a soft spot for knives? Her impressive collection is truly impressive. Collecting these items "Mrs. Pitt" began at the age of 12, when her mother gave her the first knife. Since then, the actress has focused on knives and daggers from the Renaissance and the Middle Ages. Moreover, she not only collects them, according to rumors, the actress loves to play with them and in sexual games. Especially piquant is the fact that the actress keeps vials with the blood of Billy Bob Thornton, her ex-husband. Jolie herself admitted how she stabbed herself with knives during sex to make her feelings even more acute. It is noteworthy that Angelina's passion for melee weapons is shared by her eldest son Medox.

Bruce Willis cars, Arnold Schwarzenegger's military equipment, John Travolta planes

The most common category of celebrity collectors is those who like all kinds of vehicles. And if Bruce Willis, maintaining his "tough nut" image, prefers to simply "play with cars", of which he has about 40 copies, then his colleague Arnold Schwarzenegger went much further.

From childhood, having an addiction to cars and tanks, the megastar has assembled a collection of nine dozen Hammer all-terrain vehicles, a combat super jeep and even a real tank.

John Travolta also has a great passion for vehicles. And since he prefers to move not on the ground, but in the air, his collection consists of ordinary planes.

Stars collecting toys

Those who are fond of collecting toys are not so few among the stars of Hollywood. The most impressive collection of dolls and porcelain figurines of Demi Moore, numbering about 3,000 items. It is undoubtedly the leader in terms of both quantity and total cost. One can only guess about the cost of this collection, because only one present from Bruce Willis during the time of marriage pulled at 55 thousand dollars. By the way, it was during her marriage to Bruce Willis that Demi began to collect her original collection.

And, curiously, little girls with teddy bears, wrinkled old women and other "porcelain inhabitants" of the actress's house are insured for a total of $ 2 million. Her current husband, Ashton Kutcher, says he is afraid of Demi dolls:

Leonardo DiCaprio is the owner of one of the world's largest collections of figurines of various cinematic, cartoon and game characters, including the heroes of "Star Wars". It features plastic Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in different parts of the epic, as well as a unique figure of He-Man from the 80s animated series "Masters of the Universe".

Clothes, footwear and other accessories

Quite an unusual hobby for actress Reese Witherspoon. She collects antique lingerie. She buys adorable pieces of vintage corsets and lace peignoirs for her collection at antique shops and flea markets. The passion for antique linen goes hand in hand with a keen interest in intricate antique embroidery. Such a star's hobby is purely feminine.

However, in addition to this, the actress has another hobby. She collects disposable plastic dishes with a focus on a specific brand. As Reese herself says, she could not pass by the stores offering branded plastic! And over time, the actress decided to invest in her hobbies and opened her own fashion brand, Draper James. In collaboration with Crate & Barrel, she designs kitchenware and home decor collections.

Next on the list of collectors of clothes and shoes is the singer Madonna. There are several hundred pairs of shoes in her wardrobe. Some of the shoes are so precious and fragile that Madonna never wears them. In life, the singer prefers less luxurious shoes, for example, sneakers from Adidas. And more recently, the legendary pop diva presented a new collection of her own branded shoes Truth or Dare, which consisted of fairly versatile models of traditional colors with very original details.

Quite an unusual hobby and the famous Hollywood actor Sean O'Connery. He has collected the largest collection of Scottish combat skirts - kilts.

Johnny Depp's versatile interests

One of the most popular actors of our time, Johnny Depp is a born collector with many strange hobbies. This Hollywood actor is considered rather strange himself. To match the prevailing image and his hobbies. He collects everything! At various times, his passions were - bats, beetles, hats, skeletons and stuffed animals, guitars, drawings of psychopathic killers, manuscripts and personal belongings of the writer Jack Kerouac. By the way, Depp possesses not only publications and manuscripts of Kerouac's works, but also the author's cloak, jacket and suitcase.

The actor and art collects - he is attracted by paintings, as well as lamps and art deco furniture. Depp has collected dozens of figures and paintings depicting circus artists. Another collection is branded Barbie dolls. At first, the actor bought dolls for his children, but he got so carried away that he began to acquire them for himself. His favorite exhibits are celebrity dolls: Beyoncé, Elvis Presley, Lindsay Lohan. More recently, the actor bought a Greek island for several million dollars. Who knows, maybe he will now start collecting islands …

P. S

Many of the readers probably remembered their children's collections of candy wrappers, badges, stamps, postcards and other good things. And even if this hobby was not so bright, against the background of the collections of Hollywood stars, but still, everyone cherishes exactly that memory, when the feeling of pride in her collection was literally bursting, and she wanted to show it to everyone. Therefore, continue to get carried away, collect what your soul is drawn to, and let it bring you pleasant emotions and enthusiastic feelings.

And for those who are interested in what domestic show business stars collect, our publication: What Russian stars collect: Icons of Leps, Meladze's daggers, Moiseev's cows, etc.