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    Charlize Theron was born, believe it or not, in South Africa. She was raised on a farm in a town called Benoni in 1975.

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    Though she's mostly known for her movie roles, Charlize Theron has also made a variety of TV appearances, among the best of which was her stint on Arrested Development. 

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    In 1999, nude photos of Charlize Theron appeared in Playboy. She didn't pose for the men's mag, though. The photos had been taken much earlier and she actually tried to stop them from being published. 

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    Here name is actually a female version of her father's name Charles. Her mother's name was Gerda, which is also very uncommon here in the US.

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    Charlize Theron is a formally trained ballet dancer, having studied at some famous dance schools in New York City and her homeland of South Africa. A knee injury ultimately caused her to hang up the bailey shoes.

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    A staunch supporter of animal rights, Charlize Theron has appeared in several PETA campaigns and is very vocal about her position on the treatment of animals.

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    Charlize Theron founded her own charity called the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project. Its prime function is to try and slow the spread of AIDS in African young people.

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    Charlize Theron won an Academy Award for her role in the movie Monster. She gained 30 pounds for the role and had to wear prosthetics on her beautiful face.

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    Charlize Theron has appeared on and sometimes topped sexiest women lists on a wide variety of publications from Esquire to Maxim and People.

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    In 2011's Young Adult Charlize Theron had a love scene with portly comedian, Patton Oswalt. It was likely one of the high points of the hilarious Oswalt's life.