15 Interesting Facts You Didn't Know About Rebel Wilson

#1 Birth Place

She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

#2 Unique Name

She’s the only one from her family with a cool and a pretty unique name, and it seems her parents have a penchant for unique names. Her siblings are named Liberty, Annachi, and Ryot.

#3 First Career Choice

Her first career choice wasn't acting. Rebel wanted to go into mathematics!

She said in an interview with the Sunday Herald,"I was very academic at high school and was always good with numbers."

#4 Bridesmaids

Rebel's character in Bridesmaids is roommates with Matt Lucas' character. Matt Lucas played her brother in the movie. Having so much fun on set, the actors decided to move in together in real life!

#5 Why Rebel Decided To Become An Actor?

You may be surprised to hear that the real reason why Rebel decided to become an actor was because of malaria. Rebel says that it caused her to have hallucinations where she saw herself as an actor who had won an Oscar. And that was what convinced her to become an actor!

#6 Pitch Perfect

The women on the set of Pitch Perfect all blamed Rebel for making them laugh during scenes and ruining takes.

Brittany Snow said,"Rebel improvised most of her lives and would go off on 20 minutes hilarius spiels making the rest of the cast die of laughter."

#7 Size Asset In Hollywood

Wilson is not at all ashamed of her size. She's mentioned that she thinks her size is an asset in Hollywood! She's proud of her body and the way she looks.

She even said,"Bigger girls do better in comedy!"

#8 Hip-Hop And Rap

Rebel's loves hip-hop and rap. Her rap alter ego is Rebelicious, and she used to compete with her sister Liberty in music contests.

#9 Spokeperson For Jenny Craig

Rebel became a spokesperson for Jenny Craig in Australia to get healthy. She had lost 22 pounds but was also filming "Pitch Perfect" as the same time. Apparently, the producers of Pitch Perfect didn’t allow her to lose any more as her contract said she had to stay the same.

#10 Biggest Comedy Inspiration

Rebel's biggest inspiration in comedy is Tina Fey.

She said about Tina,"She’s a true writer and a performer."

#11 Relax Mode

She watches TV shows when she wants to relax. Her favorites are Dance Moms and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo!

#12 Australian Accent

Rebel often keeps her Australian accent when she acts because apparently, her face hurts after a few hours with an American accent.

#13 She can do it all

Rebel is more than just a pretty face and performer though. She wrote, starred in and produced a musical play called The Westie Monologues, which apparently first appeared in theaters around 15 years ago.

#14 Track Suits

Rebel’s obsessed with wearing track suits for comfort.

#15 Law Degree

She's an actor, a singer, a comedian and a lawyer? Well, not quite. But she does have a law degree!