15 Facts About Christian Bale
#14 Protective Parent
Christian Bale is an extremely protective parent. He does not allow his daughter to be openly photographed and he has also never publicly revealed his daughter's is name.
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Bale's Teenage Problems
It is an interesting fact that Christian Bale used to date Drew Barrymore in his early years. "Date" is a strong word, however, as they went to the movies once, and after that Drew never called him back. Christian Bale: 'I once dated Drew Barrymore, she never called again'
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Protective Parent
Christian Bale is an extremely protective parent. He does not allow his daughter to be openly photographed and he has also never publicly revealed his daughter's is name.
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Accent Skills
Christian Bale is extremely good at imitating different accents. When he gives a movie related interview, he would often use English or American accent, depending on the nationality of his movie character. He says that he do that as he does not wish to confuse the audience.
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Christian and Leonardo
Christian was going to play Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Titanic. However, fans didn't want Bale playing the leading role due to his British ancestry. Rose was also not an American...
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Batman Trivia
Christian's most famous recent role is the one in Batman. His performance in Batman was marked with a few milestones. He broke the tradition of only American actors playing Batman and he also became the youngest Batman ever.
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Girls Girls Girls...
Christian has three sisters who are older than him. He was raised in a family of girls. We wonder if they dressed him as a girl as Robbert Pattinson's sisters did...
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True Dedication
They say that the best actors are willing to do everything to become the character they play. This is definitely true for Bale, who lost 63 pounds for his role in The Machinist.
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Christian's Wife
Christian Bale's wife is called Sandra Blažić. She used to work as Winona Ryder's personal assistant and it was Winona that later introduced him to Sandra.
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Family Trivia
Christian's great-uncle, Rex Bale, also had an acting career. His father was a pilot and his mother a circus dancer. Bale has 3 sisters with one of them also working as an actor. His grandfather worked in the show business as a stand-up comedian.
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No Place To Call Home
Christian spent his childhood in England, Portugal and California. Such a wide background means that Christian was exposed to different cultures, languages and lifestyles which were probably huge assets in his way to become a famous actor.
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American Psycho
His most important role, that made him the worldwide famous actor he is now, is undoubtedly American Psycho. However, it is a less known fact that DiCaprio was originally supposed to play the main role in American Psycho.
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Animal Lover
Christian has a passion for animals. He has 5 pets in total - 2 dogs and 3 cats. An interesting fact, however, that shows Bale's kind heart, is that all his pets were adopted from the street.
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A Good Dancer
For the movie The News Boys, Christian was required to be able to dance. He had to practice dancing for ten weeks for his role.
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Talents and Hobbies
Christian is able to ride horses and he is pretty good at doing that. His free time he often spends in the company of a good book.
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His First Role
Christian started his career from a very early age. When he was only nine, he played in a TV advertisement for cereal. Not a glamorous beginning, but for his age it is a pretty big achievement.
