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CLOSER REVEALS THE SURPRISING HOBBIES AND UNUSUAL COLLECTIONS OF YOUR FAVORITE HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES
From collecting vintage linens to playing saxophone — how celebs spend their time off.
Penélope Cruz
Penélope is very serious about hangers. At home, she has
500 different styles — but no wire! She even designed ones to display items for her 2014 Agent Provocateur line.
Lou Ferrigno
He found fame as the big guy on The Incredible Hulk, but Lou has a gentler pastime: collecting Beanie Babies. He reportedly owns more than 200 of them!
Reese Witherspoon
She loves to browse in antique shops for vintage linens and delicate embroidered pieces. So it’s no surprise that this hobby led Reese to create a Draper James bedding collection for
Crate & Barrel in 2019.
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer has been playing her saxophone,
Sally, since her days in the marching band of Charleston, West Virginia’s George Washington High School. In 2000, she played “Make the World Go Away” on the Donny & Marie talk show.
Dan Aykroyd
The comedy star has been collecting police badges for decades.
Among his prized possessions are shields
from Wisconsin, Louisiana, Illinois and
Tijuana, Mexico.
Tom Hanks
Tom owns more than 250 typewriters. “What thrills me about typewriters is that they are meant to do one thing and one thing only, and with the tiniest amount of effort [and] maintenance,
[they] will last a thousand years,” says the star, who doesn’t play favorites. “Any Smith-Corona
Sterling or Silent is a gem!”
Rod Stewart
In 2019, the rocker donated more than $10,000 to help a model-train club rebuild its vandalized display. “I’m proud to be a railway modeler,” says Rod. “It means more to me to be on the cover of Model Railroader than to be on the cover of a music magazine.”
Julia Roberts
“On the set, during breaks, I sit down and knit,” says Julia, who likes that she can socialize as she works. “Unlike those who sit down to leaf through magazines, I can maintain
a conversation.”