Christian Bale Trivia Quiz and Facts

2) He is also an avid reader

3) He has used a different accent in all of his movies.

4) His grandfather was a double for John Wayne in two different movies.

5) First on screen appearance was in Britain for a Pac-Man cereal commercial.

6) His mother was at one time a circus dancer.

7) Has been in two different versions of the John Smith/Pocahontas story. He was the voice of John Smith in Disney's Pocahontas and starred in The New World.

8) Lost 63 pounds for his role as Trevor Reznik in the film The Machinist.

9) Met his wife Sibi Blazic through Winona Ryder, she was Ryder's personal assistant.

10) Was handpicked to star in American Psycho, but then lost the role to Leonardo DiCaprio, but then won it back.

11) He is the seventh actor to portray Batman and he is also the youngest actor to portray Batman.

12) Tried out for the role of Jack in Titanic but lost to DiCaprio because people felt like it wouldn't be "fair" to have two Brits playing two Americans. (Kate Winslet is the other as Rose).

13) Stopped eating Red Meat after reading "Charlotte's Web."

14) His fan followers refer to themselves as "Baleheads."

15) Was good friends with the late actor Heath Ledger.

16) Beat out 4,000 others for the role of Jim Graham in Steven Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun."

17) Was considered for the part of James Bond in Casino Royale.

18) Is very private and dislikes doing interviews.

19) Cites Super Mario brothers as one of his all time favorite video games.

20) Both he and George Clooney have not only both been Batman but also began their acting careers working for Steven Spielberg. Bale in "Empire of the Sun" and Clooney in "ER" (which was produced by Spielberg).

Sources:
Internet Movie Database, Christian Bale, IMDb.com; visit for a complete bio