Top Celebrity Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Golden Globes 2026 Nominees

The nominees for tonight’s Golden Globes are getting ready for their big night. But before the big award show, let’s go down memory lane and learn some quick facts about your favorite celebrities. Some facts you may not know, and other facts that celebrities would like to forget. Discover which celebrity is a barefoot hothead and which one directed a video for Queen B as a teenager.

Teyana Taylor

Teyana Taylor embodies sexual energy, but before she became an R&B seductress, she was a teen choreographer. Taylor is the choreographer behind the famous dance scene in Beyonce’s “Ring the Alarm” video.

Jason Isaacs

Many are familiar with Jason Isaacs’ role on the TV series “White Lotus,” but any true Harry Potter fan recognizes Lucius Malfoy without his white wig. A role Isaacs almost passed on because he thought fans’ hatred for the character would ruin his career.

Selena Gomez

The recently married Selena Gomez has always lived her love life in the public eye, showing both the ups and downs. Many fans are happy for Gomez and Benny Blanco, but the other half secretly wish she and Justin Bieber would reunite. The couple dated on and off for eight years before the final breakup, and Gomez went to rehab due to heartbreak. The relationship began after Biber admitted that the Golden Globe nominee was his celebrity crush in an interview with radio host DJ Skee in 2009, which TMZ later shared.

Kevin Hart

Tall comedian Kevin Hart is 5’2. Hart is a nominee for Best Performance in a Stand-up Comedy on Television at the Golden Globes, but he almost gave up on stand-up after he once booed badly on stage.

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne quickly became a fan favorite on the Netflix original show “Orange is the New Black but many fans did not know she was living out her past life on screen. Lyonne stepped back into the spotlight with the Netflix series after facing legal trouble and battling addiction in the early 2000s. And yes, her raspy smoker’s voice comes from smoking too many cigarettes, the actor joked on several occasions.

Sean Penn

Before Sean Penn was nominated for Best Male Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes, he was a supporting actor and love interest in his then-wife, Madonna’s, video “Express Yourself” in 1989.

Amanda Seyfried

It is no surprise that the on-screen beauty Amanda Seyfried was a model before being cast in cult classics like “Mean Girls.” Seyfried is also a trained soprano singer, if it was not evident from her performance in the musical movie “Les Misérables.”

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman is an alumnus of Saturday Night Live, but she was fired after the first season; none of her early sketches ever saw the light of day. Silverman has admitted to peeing the bed as a teenager; she even named her memoir “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee.”

Julia Roberts

For the Golden Globes red carpet, check if Julia Roberts is wearing shoes; she typically appears barefoot on the red carpet. Today, Robert is a multi-award-winning actor who plays sweet roles on screen. Still, behind the camera, she has been linked to multiple celebrity feuds with notable figures, including Denzel Washington, Steven Spielberg, and her ex-lover, Kiefer Sutherland.

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson went from a wrestling sensation to a movie mega-star. But if Johnson had the choice, he would have chosen the NFL career path. The Rock is a multitalented man. In 2001, he also jumped on the mic and rapped on the Tech N9ne song “Face Off”.

Emma Stone

Emma Stone is on the nomination list for Best Female Actor in a Musical or Comedy at the Golden Globes 2026, but many don’t know her first name is actually Emily. She tried the name Riley before settling on Emma in dedication to her favorite Spice Girl.

Adam Sandler

Everyone needs a friend like Adam Sandler. Sandler is known for casting his friends in his movies and even producing their own films, which helped make them household names in the early 2000s. For Rob Schneider in the “Duece Bigalow” franchise or Kevin James as “Paul Blart: Mall Cop.”

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates achieved fame later in life after her Broadway career initially struggled. In her 40s, Bates landed the role in Stephen King’s movie adaptation of “Misery”. Giving fans hope, it is never too late to reach your dreams.

Golden Globes Acceptance Speech Yahtzee

The Golden Globes are airing live tonight on CBS at 8 pm ET and streaming on Paramount+. Count how many celebrities on the list win awards tonight. If one of the nominees, in their acceptance speech, mention a moment in life that refers to one of the corresponding facts, roll your dice, if you catch the fact. Keep your score, the highest one wins Best Golden Globe Viewer of 2026!