Super informative? Little known interesting/humiliating facts

It's that time of year again, Canada Day! Unfortunately, with the current hardships and social unrest, many Canadians are not as proud as they used to be, nor are they in the mood to celebrate Canada Day.

But in the spirit of the holiday, Global News, a local English-language media outlet, has dug up some lesser-known facts about Canadian celebrities in Hollywood, and is sharing them with you for your enjoyment.

Many familiar Hollywood stars are Canadian, and Canadians tend to support their own stars, so what are some interesting and little-known facts from home? Let's take a look and see how many of them have been unearthed.

Drake's uncle played bass for Prince

Rap sensation Drake may be one of the most famous Canadians around, but he's not the only one in his family with a special musical talent: Drake's uncle, Larry Graham, played bass in a band and collaborated extensively with the legendary American musician Prince, and is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who's credited with pioneering the electric bass guitar technique. Drake's uncle is also a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and he is credited with pioneering the electric bass tapping technique.

Speaking of Prince and Drake, we at Toronto Life would like to add that Prince, who is originally from Minnesota, married a Toronto woman, Manuela Testolini, in 2001, and since then, the two have lived at 61 Bridle Path in Toronto's prestigious mansion district. After Prince passed away in 2016, his former Toronto home was listed for sale. Drake's Toronto mansion was built later, but it was also in Bridle Path that he and Prince rounded up to be neighbors.

Céline Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland.

Many of us know Céline Dion, Canada's national treasure, from the Titanic theme song "My Heart Will Go On". We also all know that she is a native Quebecer because she was born on March 30, 1968, in a small town outside of Montreal, Canada, the 14th child of a poor family.

But has anyone heard that she once won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1988, or was it representing Switzerland? As to why she represented Switzerland, I don't know, maybe because she sang in French?

Keanu Reeves escapes to Winnipeg for a stage show

Keanu Reeves, who was capped off by the Matrix series, once starred in the box office blockbuster Speed, made a surprising next move - he returned to Canada and fled to Winnipeg to play a famous role in a stage production of Hamlet.

In 1995, Keanu Reeves, then an up-and-coming actor, performed at the Manitoba Theatre Centre, attracting so many locals that the show sold out every night.

Nina Dobrev had a chance to represent Canada at the Olympics

From its premiere in 2009 to its conclusion in 2017, The Vampire Diaries is a youthful memory for countless people. Nina Dobrev, who played the main character, was the fairy face that made countless teenage boys and girls around the world fall in love with her. However, at the beginning of her acting career, she practiced gymnastics six days a week in a gym in Toronto.

Nina Dobrev, who came to Toronto with her family at the age of two and settled in Scarborough, learned gymnastics at a young age and became very talented. If she hadn't chosen to pursue an acting career and moved away from Toronto, she could have represented Canada at the Olympics.

Matthew Perry as a child

The late Matthew Perry lives on in the hearts of fans all over the world as the eternal Chandler Bing on Friends.

Few people know that Chandler's laugh-out-loud style of speaking, later dubbed "Chandler-speak," was the actor's own creation as a child, and that he used to talk like this with his classmates when he was a kid! ......

Rachel McAdams works at McDonald's and is incompetent.

Like many Canadian kids, The Notebook actress Rachel McAdams' first job was at McDonald's, and it wasn't a very good one.

Rachel revealed that she worked at a McDonald's in Canada for three years, but it was a rough ride. At first, she was a little afraid of germs, and her obsessive-compulsive hand-washing would make customers all kinds of impatient. Then she also broke orange juice machines and such ......

Despite being a bad employee, Rachel says she still enjoys eating at McDonald's.

Ryan Gosling was suspended in elementary school for playing with a knife.

Ryan Gosling, the lead actor in the movie Barbie, was in elementary school in London, Ontario, Canada, when he brought a bunch of steak knives to school after watching the Stallone classic First Blood, and was suspended... ...

Ryan Reynolds flunked his high school theater class.

After the last Ryan Gosling, here comes the Canadian Ryan, known as Hollywood's most "bitchy" actor, Ryan Reynolds.

Ryan Reynolds is known as one of Hollywood's most "bitchy" male stars. He didn't do so well in Canadian high school, not only did he fail drama class, but he also failed math! He also stole his high school teacher's car, and was suspended from school, just like "Barbie" star Ryan Gosling.... ...

In fact, Canada is home to many Hollywood stars and music divas. Since we're Canadians and grew up in Canada, there must be a lot of funny/humiliating childhood stories, and there must be a lot of Canadians who know the "dark history" of these stars and celebrities. And maybe it's just for the sake of the holiday spirit that the media picks up on all these harmless fun stories.