Seven Celebrities you didn't know were Geeks | geeks.co.uk

by Fiona Barrett

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Everyone just assumes that if you are associated with Hollywood that you must be a dumb bimbo. But please do not assume anything; it makes an ass-(of)-u-(and)-me. There are many in Hollywood there on intellectual merit too, they are so brilliant that they can do just about anything they want.

This article centres upon seven celebrities that, without sugar-coating it too much, are Geeks and damn proud of it too.

Kate Beckinsale

First up is our very own Kate Beckinsale. Ladies might know her best for her performances in Emma and Pearl Harbour… guys, you’ll remember her more dressed in tight latex in Underworld. But don’t underestimate our mate Kate; she is more then just a pretty face.

Not only did she write several short stories and poems that were published but she went and won awards for them too! Oh yes, Katie is well in at the literary circle meetings.

One so elegant and sophisticated turning into a bloody vampire set to kill hundreds of werewolves? There’s only one way to get into that: going to Oxford and mastering French, German and Russian! Oh and just to top all that off she was also a librarian which, looking at her, you’d never have guessed eh?

Shame there aren’t any awards for being a sexy librarian; she could have put the trophy next to her Gran Angular and her ALFS Award.

Kevin Grevioux

Next up is Kevin Grevioux who played Raze in Underworld. He was one of the Lycans. This links nicely in with old Kate we just talked about and he is just as impressive academically.

Kev started out as an assistant for the National Institute of Health and he has a degree in Microbiology, oh and a masters in Genetic Engineering. When I found this out I had a little giggle thinking about the set of Underworld – Kate sitting writing literary gems and good old Kev is sorting out tuberculosis.

Now here is a little fact that really has the wow factor for Kevin – he moved to LA because he was interested in film and was cast for a role in Underworld. You’d imagine that was a favour they couldn’t turn down because he wrote the whole trilogy! Oh yes, I bet you didn’t know that one. He is a big guy but his old cranium holds freakin genial matter.

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