15 Interesting Things To Know About Rebel Wilson

It'd be hard to find someone who doesn't know the name Rebel Wilson. After a small cameo in Bridesmaids, Rebel has quickly become a star! Everybody wants to cast her in comedy movies because they know she'll make it even funnier. She's worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood and she's about to star in some more major blockbuster movies. Even though you're familiar with her funny characters, you might not know about the actor behind them. So here's everything you need to know about Rebel Wilson.

1. Rebel was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

What's with the water down under? Rebel's hilarious, the Hemsworth brothers are gorgeous... do I need to move to Australia?!

2. Rebel's an interesting name that is pretty uncommon. She's not the only one with the cool name in her family! She has siblings called Liberty, Annachi and Ryot.

3. Her first career choice wasn't acting! She thought she was going to get a job involving mathematics.

"I was very academic at high school and was always good with numbers," she said in an interview with the Sunday Herald.

4. Rebel's character in Bridesmaids is roommates with Matt Lucas' character. In real life, the actors decided to move in together after having so much fun on set.

According to Rebel, they often get noise complaints from neighbors for singing show tunes really late at night!

5. After contracting malaria, Rebel says that it caused her to have hallucinations where she saw herself as an actor who had won an Oscar. And that was what convinced her to become an actor!

6. The women on the set of Pitch Perfect all blamed Rebel for making them laugh during scenes and ruining takes. Brittany Snow said that Rebel would improvise most of her lines and just go on 20 minute tangents that would make everyone die of laughter.

7. She's mentioned that she thinks her size is an asset in Hollywood! She's proud of her body and the way she looks. She even said that "bigger girls do better in comedy."

You go, girl!

8. Rebel's obsessed with hip-hop and rap. She used to compete with her sister Liberty in music competitions. Her rap star alter ego is called Rebelicious!

9. Rebel became a spokesperson for Jenny Craig in Australia to get healthy. She said in interviews that she lost 22 pounds since being in the program. Although she said that the producers of Pitch Perfectrefused to let her lose any more weight during filming.

Her contract said she had to stay the same size!