You might think you already know everything there is to know about Tom Holland.
After all, he's become a full-on fixture in Hollywood, with his Spider-Man slinging into
the MCU and becoming an instant fan favorite, all while the actor continues to notch incredible
performances in films like "The Impossible" and "The Devil All the Time," to name a few.
However, there are still some details about his life that only the biggest fans will likely
know.
Here are five things you might not know about Tom Holland.
Holland's magnificent moves have always made him a head-turner.
As a child, he developed a love of dancing very early on in life, and his mother recognized
that gift and enrolled him in dance classes.
At the age of 9, he caught the attention of the choreographer for West End's "Billy Elliot,"
and soon, Holland was a bona fide stage actor.
"And I was a bit of a fan of dancing, and then I said, 'Oh mum, why don't I audition
for this, because it looks quite cool.'
And then I ended up auditioning and then two years later I got the role."
However, the actor revealed to GQ that he had to overcome a bit of bullying from other
kids in school as a result of his ballet practices in preparation for his stage work.
Of course, Holland was undeterred and remained determined to succeed.
As he told People of his commitment to dancing: "You couldn't hit me hard enough to stop me
from doing it.
[…] I, like Peter [Parker], accepted I wasn't the cool kid at school and just found my group
of friends and got on with it."
Holland to overcome another unexpected obstacle that earned him an unwanted nickname: tonsillitis.
He managed to power through with the first day of his performance in Billy Elliot without
alerting anyone to his condition.
The following morning, however, he had to go to the doctor and take the rest of the
week to recover.
He explained to GQ: "I got the name 'Sick Note,' which frustrates
me to my core, even today."
Although Holland does attribute his illness and the resulting nickname to the fact that
he was still very young at the time for such a taxing theatrical commitment, he also continues
to take the moniker to heart, saying: "Now as an actor, I push through everything
because I'm not going to be 'Sick Note.'"
These days, it's hard to imagine Tom Holland doing anything but consistently owning the
screen and stage.
However, even with an auspicious start that saw him headlining a major musical and then
sharing the screen with Naomi Watts in "The Impossible" when he was still just a teenager,
Holland had some down moments.
In fact, he admitted to GQ that he "hit a bit of a rut" in his work ethic for auditions
after appearing in Ron Howard's oceanic epic "In the Heart of the Sea," so his mother insisted
that he learn a secondary skill set just in case he needed an early career change.
She sent him to a six-week carpentry school.
Not only did he enjoy the work, but he also refocused and nabbed a few career-defining
roles during that time, including "Edge of Winter," "The Lost City of Z," and "Captain
America: Civil War."
As he told GQ: "In that period of time while I was figuring
out plan B, it all kind of clicked."
"Good luck out there, Thomas."
"And you, sir."
Holland is also a doting big brother to his three siblings.
The boys work together to facilitate charitable events through the Brothers Trust, which was
established by their parents in 2017 and raises money to support smaller charities.
Holland also tends to keep his siblings close by.
Recently, he brought little brother, Harry, along to help him on-set during the production
of "Spider-Man: No Way Home," telling Esquire that while Harry's official title on the film
was his "assistant," the two are much tighter than that.
"Really, he's my brother, and he's here as a companion, and he helps me prep everything
I've got going on."
Holland also revealed to Graham Norton that director Jon Watts cast Harry as a young burglar
in the film, although the scene didn't make it out of the editing room.
"And I don't think he actually knows this.
We saw the film the other day, and they've cut the scene.
It's not in the film."
His youngest brother, Paddy, however, might have gotten the coolest MCU experience of
all of Holland's siblings.
Holland revealed to Collider that he brought Paddy along to co-star Robert Downey Jr.'s
house in London to screen the then-newly released "Black Panther," and the actor gifted the
boy with his original Iron Man mask from the first film.
Talk about an epic surprise.
"Nice work, kid."
By now, even the most casual fans will probably know that Tom Holland is infamous for letting
spoilers slip during his press tours, and the actor has regularly made light of his
loose lips.
As he joked with Esquire, he believes he's given misleading information about the MCU
films he's working on, admitting that he even thought the big funeral scene in "Avengers:
Endgame" was supposed to be a wedding while he was filming it.
Even before his casting as Peter Parker was confirmed by the studios, he managed to share
the news with someone who wasn't supposed to know -- even if they didn't believe him.
As Holland revealed on "The Graham Norton Show," to research his character he spent
three days at the Bronx High School of Science to observe how real-life American teens interact.
But when a classmate asked him how exactly he managed to get into the competitive program,
he said the one phrase Peter Parker is never supposed to say:
"'So well let me tell you my secret.
I'm actually, I'm actually Spider-Man.'
And she's like 'Dude, you're fucking nuts, bro.'"
It just proves that Holland has always been one to spill the beans with a smile.
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