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Wait, Offset, Mike Tyson, Beyoncé Can Do What? 14 Black Celebs With Surprising Hidden Talents

Wait, Offset, Mike Tyson, Beyoncé Can Do What? 14 Black Celebs With Surprising Hidden Talents

The list ranges from bowling to all the way to pigeon racing. Take your best guess on which celeb has which talent!

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How much do you really know about your favorite celebrities? No matter how much you think you know, it’s always a surprise when someone you love for one specific thing turns out to have a seemingly random talent. These celebrities have added layers, making them that more interesting.

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From former First Lady Michelle Obama to rapper Offset, you might be impressed by some of these very niche and unpredictable talents from some of the most famous people in the world.

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Terry Crews

Terry Crews

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The actor, TV show host, author, and former NFL player has another trick up his sleeve! Terry Crews is a sketch artist, specializing in portraits. His work was even featured as the cover for Ad Age Magazine.

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Beyoncé

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What can’t the queen do?! She’s been painting for years now, although she’s never shown the world. According to Beyoncé, painting is her “therapy” and showing the public would simply take the fun out of it.

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Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel

Exclusive: Vin Diesel Talks Riddick Movie and Video Games

The “Fast and Furious” movie star is more than just an actor. Did you know Vin Diesel founded the video game developer Tigon Studios?! You also shouldn’t be shocked that most of the games feature himself as various characters.

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Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

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Maybe this one isn’t too shocking... If anything, it’s completely on-brand for the crush smoking, gangster turned rap icon. Snoop Dogg was just on Kai Cenat’s stream when he demonstrated his talent by rolling a blunt in less than 20 seconds. It has to be a record of sorts. It was so fast, Cenat didn’t even get a chance to pull out a timer!

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Journey 2 The Mysterious Island - Dwayne Johnson: “What A Wonderful World”

With the release of Disney’s “Moana,” the world found out The Rock could also sing, but did you know he can play the ukulele too??? Neither did we!

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Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington

Disney holiday sing along joy to the world songs by Kerry.

All we know is we need Kerry Washington to seriously get in the booth! The multi-faceted actress is also a great singer.

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Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Idris Elba - Live from London (Defected Virtual Festival)

The British actor has reportedly been DJing since he was a kid. Maybe this talent isn’t so secret, as he was the DJ at Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s wedding, but it’s still worth mentioning!

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Halle Berry

Halle Berry

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The Oscar winning actress has been a superstar since high school! She used to play the flute and was even a cheerleader. We need Berry to dust off her old instrument and give us a show just once.

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Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson: A pigeon caused my first fight

We know Mike Tyson loves his pigeons, but did you know a pigeon caused his first ever fight? I guess we have the birds to thank for Tyson’s legendary career as a professional boxer.

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Chris Paul

Chris Paul

Chris Paul... Bowling?😮🏀🎳#shorts #nba #bowling #chrispaul

CP3 is not just talented at basketball. The Olympic gold medalist is also a great bowler! Who could’ve guessed it??

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Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph

Princess (Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum) - Let’s Go Crazy - The Belasco 6/3/2022

Yes, Maya Rudolph is in a Prince cover band called “Princess.” The comedian is not just funny, but she can also sing!

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Offset

Offset In A Whitney Houston Video As A Backup Dancer

Although he found his bread and butter in the rap game, don’t let the Migos persona fool you! Offset can dance, and that’s not all. He was even featured as a background dancer for Whitney Houston!

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Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita Nyong’o

Speaking Swahili with Lupita Nyong’o

This comes as no shocker. The Mexican-Kenyan actress is fluent in not one... not two... but four different languages. Lupita Nyong’o speaks Spanish, English, Swahili, and Luo.

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Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

Michelle obama hula-hoop

The former First Lady is a hula hooping pro! She once spoke to chef and TV host Rachael Ray saying “I can hula hoop forever. I mean really. Give me a hula hoop and I’m gone.”

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