1. She uses a stage name. Yup, that's right! Olivia Wilde isn't her real name. She was born Olivia Jane Cockburn.
2. She started using Wilde as her last name for work because of her love for Oscar Wilde.
3. She's admitted in several interviews that she's a huge nerd. She's a huge fan of Star Trek.
SHE'S A TREKKIE?!?!?!?!
4. There's something she loves even more than Star Trek – classic cars. She loves collecting them and has owned a few over the years!
5. She revealed that before her and Jason Sudeikis started dating, he totally ghosted her and refused to make the first move and text her! The two met at a Saturday Night Live after party and exchanged numbers. "When he got my number he didn't text me for a month," she said.
Well, it looks like they made up because they're now engaged and have two beautiful children together. Real talk: Who gets Olivia's number and doesn't call immediately?!
6. One of her fondest memories growing up was meeting George Clooney. He was starring in a movie called The Peacemaker, which her parents had written together. She said they all had lunch and she was completely starstruck!
7. Jason and Olivia aren't the only famous ones in the family! In 2006, her rescue dog Paco was chosen to be the spokesdog for Old Navy!
"If I put a T-shirt on him, he won't move. He thinks he's back at the job; he'll strike a pose and just sit there," Olivia told Women's Health.
No wonder he was chosen! Look at how camera ready he looks even just walking down the streets of New York City! This dog will go far.
8. Her parents are really good friends with Mick Jagger. When she was younger, he came over for a dinner party and Olivia was angry that he was sitting in her chair in the dining room. She told him to get out of her chair and he said, "No, go to bed!"
9. Earlier on in her career, Olivia was in Australia and she was told that a pancake eating contest was happening and that no woman had ever won. So she entered the contest, ate 33 pancakes and won!
10. Her parents also happened to be good friends with Steven Spielberg. She met him when she was 13 years old and she said the meeting changed her life. She was obsessed with his movies and he gave her an autograph with some very important advice.
"Olivia, if you want to be a doctor look before you leap; if you want to be in show business leap before you look."
That must have been so cool growing up and getting to meet all these famous people!
11. Olivia auditioned to play Marissa Cooper on The O.C. She ended up losing the role to Mischa Barton but she later went on the show to play Alex Kelly.
The two had some infamous scenes on the show together!
12. Olivia is obsessed with cooking and she said that growing up, she would try to skip school just so she could stay home and watch cooking shows!
13. Olivia said her ultimate celebrity crush is Angelina Jolie and she said she would love to work with her in the future!
Can you imagine a movie with Olivia and Angelina? I'd watch that movie in a heartbeat!
Leave a COMMENTand tell us your favorite character that Olivia has played!
I loved Olivia as Thirteen on House!
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