Barker started his career as a radio host, then moved to television where he hosted several early games shows. His longest and best-remembered stint was overseeing the mayhem on "The Price is Right" from 1972 to 2007, after which he semi-retired from show business.
He is also an animal rights activist. In his autobiography "Priceless Memories", he says he became interested in martial arts at age 45 and trained with his friend Chuck Norris.
2. Tom Cruise
Answer: fencing
Cruise is a skilled fencer and also piqued the interest of Will Smith and David Beckham for the sport. He is so involved in fencing that he has built his own private dueling room. He has worked in TV and dozens of movies, and has won many entertainment awards for his work.
Some of his best known efforts, among many, are the movies "Top Gun", "Born on the Fourth of July", "A Few Good Men" and "The Firm".
3. Johnny Depp
Answer: collecting Barbie dolls
Depp, who often portrays unusual and quirky characters, says that playing with his Barbies helps him relax and concentrate when focusing on a new role. He has an extensive collection, much of it in storage. Nominated several times for an Academy award, he has won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards.
He rose to prominence on the TV show "21 Jump Street". His movie work includes "Platoon", "Edward Scissorhands", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" among many others.
4. Tom Hanks
Answer: collecting manual typewriters
Hanks has, at last count, over 50 vintage typewriters in his collection and claims to travel over the world to obtain them. He made a few low-budget movies before his break-out role in the TV series "Bosom Buddies". A much nominated and awarded actor, his arguably best-received films are "Sleepless in Seattle", "Apollo 13", "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump".
As well act acting awards, he has been honored with the Kennedy Center Honors Medallion, French Legion of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
5. Angelina Jolie
Answer: collecting daggers
Dagger collecting runs in her family - at age 11, her mother, also a collector, took her to buy her first dagger. She has also gotten her son, Maddox, interested in this hobby. Angelina made her film debut in "Lookin' to Get Out" in 1982 in which her father, John Voight, also acted.
She has been honored with Screen Actors Guild Awards, Golden Globes and an Academy Award for "Girl Interrupted". Among her other films are "Changeling", "Salt" and "The Tourist". She also is very involved in humanitarian work.
6. Mila Kunis
Answer: collecting "Star Trek" figurines
Mila was born in the Ukraine and moved to the U.S. in 1991 at age 7. Her first major role was in the TV series "That 70's Show" and she has the continuing job of providing the voice of Meg Griffin on the animated "Family Guy". Some of her movie work includes "Boot Camp", "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", "Date Night" and "Black Swan".
She has also won several minor entertainment awards and is an avid collector of vintage "Star Trek" figurines and has an autographed photo of Leonard Nimoy (a.k.a. Mr. Spock).
7. Susan Sarandon
Answer: ping pong
Sarandon is such a fan of ping pong that she has given tables to her friends and even donated tables to inner-city schools. She is also part-owner of SPiN, a ping pong social club. She is primarily a movie actor and has received many awards and nominations for her work and has also appeared in several made-for-TV movies, guest appearances in TV shows and as a narrator of TV documentaries.
A few of her movies are "Thelma and Louise", "Bob Roberts", "Dead Man Walking" and "Stepmom". She is a very involved humanitarian and activist, crusading for causes like UNICEF, EMILY's List and the United for Peace and Justice coalition.
8. Taylor Swift
Answer: making snow globes
Taylor gets in the holiday mood making snow globes out of figurines and empty glass jars. She also calls them "Christmas in a jar with glitter". Some of these can be viewed on her Pinterest page. When not crafting, she works as a singer and songwriter; the theme of many being her personal life.
She has won dozens of awards for her music including Grammys, Billboard Awards and American Music Awards. Some of her works are "Fearless", "Speak Now" and "Reputation".
9. Quentin Tarentino
Answer: collecting TV-themed board games
Tarentino is a screenwriter, director and actor known for his controversial subject matters. He has won several Academy Awards - some for his screenplays for "Pulp Fiction" and "Django Unchained" and Best Director for "Inglorious Basterds" and "Django Unchained".
Some of his other film titles are "Reservoir Dogs", "The Hateful Eight" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". He likes to collect board games based on classic TV shows. Some of his prized possessions depict "I Dream of Jeannie", "The Dukes of Hazard" and "The A-Team".
10. Bruce Willis
Answer: playing the harmonica
Willis is a prominent Hollywood figure, being an actor, producer and businessman. His career began in off-Broadway plays, but he gained fame playing David Addison on the long-running TV drama "Moonlighting" for which he won an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
His film work includes "Pulp Fiction", "Die Hard", "Last Man Standing" and "The Sixth Sense" among dozens. His is also an accomplished harmonica player and has appeared on TV playing that instrument, most notably on David Letterman's late night show.
He has also performed in public with blues musician B. B. King.
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