3. Al Capone
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The notorious Chicago crime boss of the '20s and '30s ran through more liquor and prostitutes on the streets of Chicago than half of the state's legislature. But underneath the pinstriped suits and wave of rampant gunfire lied the heart of a man who just wanted to teach the world to sing. Capone served a stint in Alcatraz for tax evasion charges in the early 1930s. But when he wasn't bribing guards or fighting syphilis, he spent his remaining years writing sad love songs. One of the songs, "Madonna Mia," sold at an auction house and tens of thousands of dollars and his "fan club" recorded and released a cut of the song on the internet. It's available to download from their website, Amazon.com, or your favorite underground speakeasy.
2. Johnny Depp
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The man who single-handedly made being a pirate, a killer barber, and a man with scissors for hands cool again has a rather unusual way of winding down after a hard day on the set. He plays with dolls. Of course, part of it has to do with having two kids whose world famous movie star father can not only buy them the entire Ken and Barbie collection, but can even hire life-size replicas (I feel so sorry for the eunuch who has to play Ken). But Depp also admits that he really gets into the doll-on-doll action and says "It's actually one of the only things I'm good at."
1. Russell Crowe
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When he's not gaining weight for a film or punching out random strangers who recognize him, the Beautiful Mind star knits in his spare time. He picked up the hobby while his wife was pregnant and he's been stitching sweaters and potholders ever since. Rumor has it that the slow and steady hobby helps him calm down and quells his hot temper that regularly got him some face time in the supermarket tabloids. That is until someone calls him a wuss or a sissy for his choice of anger management. So I'd just like to be the first to apologize for bringing back the old Russell Crowe.
A special thanks goes out to E. Mitchell for help with this feature.
Danny Gallagher is a freelance writer, reporter, humorist and Russell Crowe punching bag living in Texas. He can be found on the web at DannyGallagher.net.
