Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a lot more than just easy on the eyes.
He's a progressive, liberal feminist who isn't afraid to march in a pride parade, personally
welcome refugees into his country, or even make fun of himself during the campaign for
Canada's highest office.
He's also something of a real-life "Most Interesting Man in the World," hailing from a well-connected
political family before spending time as a snowboard instructor, nightclub bouncer, teacher,
and social activist.
But what other interesting tidbits can we uncover about Canada's 23rd prime minister,
who also happens to be the man who said he wanted Meryl Streep to play him in a movie
about his life?
Here's what you don't know about Justin Trudeau.
Born to do it
With his election to Canada's top executive job, Trudeau made history as the nation's
first second-generation prime minister.
"Merci mis ami...Thank you"
His father, the late Pierre Elliott Trudeau, served as Canada's prime minister from 1968
to mid-1979, and again from 1980 to '84.
According to Vice, it was only after his father's death in 2000 that Justin started to think
seriously about a career in politics.
"I am incredibly proud to be Pierre Elliot Trudeau's son.
And I am incredibly lucky to be raised with those values.”
Not just a pretty face
Trudeau, who holds bachelor's degrees in literature and education from McGill University and the
University of British Columbia, respectively, pursued an engineering degree in 2002, before
quitting just two years later.
But that doesn't mean Trudeau is lacking in math skills.
The prime minister made headlines in 2016 when he delivered his thoughts on quantum
computing, to an audience of journalists at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
"A quantum state could be much more complex than that, because as we know, things can
be both particle and wave at the same time."
But it wasn't just everyday joes who were impressed by some fancy jargon, experts in
the field applauded him, too.
Dr. Michele Mosca of the The University of Waterloo, told Motherboard,
"He doesn't say anything wrong.
He conveys the essence of what quantum computing is, and why it might be more powerful.
It's understandable, and succinct."
"Don't get me going on this or we'll be here all day.
Trust me.”
Bust a move
From dancing the bhangra [BUNG-gruh] in 2013, to getting his groove on to traditional Indian
music, Trudeau's happy to leave it all on the dance floor.
The man who's been dubbed "the sexiest politician in the world" also boogied down at Toronto
Pride in 2016.
"I've been coming to this for years and it's sort of frustrating that it has to be a big
thing, it shouldn't be a big thing that the prime minister's walking in Pride Parade.”
He's the first prime minister to ever dance at Pride, let alone attend it, according to
The Guardian.
And of course there are many more examples of him shaking his thang, including a shimmy
backstage with his wife before a speaking event.
A bromance with Obama
The seemingly genuine friendship between Trudeau and former U.S. President Barack Obama began
shortly after Trudeau's election victory, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit
in 2015.
"This house gets to see a bromance up close...Although I still think dude-plomacy is more accurate,
but I'll get over it.”
According to ABC News, it was there that Obama gave Trudeau some chummy advice on his future
as prime minister, saying,
"I had no gray hair when I was in your shoes seven years ago...If you don't want to gray
like me, you need to start dyeing it soon."
Trudeau later returned the jab during his 2016 visit to D.C., joking,
"May the special connection between our two countries continue to flourish...and may my
gray hair come in at a much slower rate than yours has."
Legalizing it
The Liberal Party leader spearheaded legislation for the legalization of marijuana, a major
policy shift that has caused no small amount of controversy.
"We will soon have a new system in place, one that keeps cannabis out of the hands of
our kids, and keeps profits away from organized crime.”
But, politics aside, perhaps part of the reason Trudeau advocated for weed to go legal (which
it will, in Canada, in October 2018) is because he's a casual user.
"I have been in my past a very rare user of marijuana.
I think five or six times that I've taken a puff.”
He described one instance, telling HuffPost Canada,
"We had a few good friends over for a dinner party, our kids were at their grandmother's
for the night, and one of our friends lit a joint and passed it around.
I had a puff."
A real life romcom
Former television host Sophie Grégoire Trudeau met her future husband in the '90s.
And the pair later reconnected in 2003 at the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix ball, where,
according to McLean's, Justin noted,
“We laughed, we joked and there was a definite chemistry between us.”
"I'm gonna sing for you tonight.”
“Bum-ba-dum.”
“So clear and so bright.”
“Bum-ba-dum.”
It was all straight out of a romantic comedy.
Sophie played hard-to-get after Justin initially snubbed her, but she finally agreed to a date.
Then they sang the night away in a karaoke bar, and afterward, Justin walked into a pole,
because he was quote, "punch-drunk" on romance.
Not cinematic enough for you?
Well, according to Express, at dinner on their first date, Justin told Sophie,
"I've been waiting for you 31 years.
You're going to be my wife.
We're going to have a family together."
They did just that.
And the couple now has three children.
Prime minister of ink?
While he's certainly not the first world leader to do so, Trudeau might be the only current
world leader who's gotten inked.
His tattoo of the planet Earth inside a Haida raven received a lot of social media attention
on the night of his election victory in 2015, according to BBC News.
Sociology professor Michael Atkinson told the news outlet,
"He speaks to a generation of people who are looking for something different in terms of
leadership and their sense of self, style and approach to civic engagement.
His tattoo is a good indicator of the man and what he represents."
"Because together I know we'll keep building a country that makes us all proud."