{"id":58572,"date":"2025-10-03T04:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/58572\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T04:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:19:10","slug":"jennifer-garner-susan-sarandon-and-more-celebrities-who-enjoy-unusual-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/58572\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Garner, Susan Sarandon and More Celebrities Who Enjoy Unusual Hobbies"},"content":{"rendered":"

When these celebs aren\u2019t at work, they relax with some unusual hobbies. From pigeons to ping pong, here\u2019s what keeps them entertained.<\/p>\n

Sharon Osbourne \u2013 Falconry\"<\/p>\n

Instagram\/Kelly Osbourne<\/p>\n

Reeling from the July 22 loss of her longtime husband, Ozzy Osbourne, the 76-year-old recently revealed a new pastime that\u2019s helping her heal. \u201cThough I\u2019m still finding my footing, I wanted to share some glorious creatures I had the chance to spend the afternoon with,\u201d Sharon posted alongside a clip<\/a> of her with birds of prey. Marveling at the \u201cmagical\u201d experience, she wrote, \u201cThey\u2019ll choose to perch on you only if they sense you are safe and unafraid of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Tyson \u2013 Pigeon Racing\"<\/p>\n

Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cPigeons got me out of trouble, pigeons got me into trouble, and it\u2019s just been my whole life,\u201d the boxing legend has said to People<\/a> of his avian hobby. The 59-year-old enters his specially bred birds in races where they are released from a distant location and vie to be the first to return to their lofts. \u201cI own hundreds,\u201d he\u2019s said of the birds. \u201cMaybe a thousand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Hanks \u2013 Typewriter Collecting\"<\/p>\n

California Typewriter<\/p>\n

He\u2019s got a type! The Oscar winner began collecting typewriters amid his chaotic and dysfunctional youth. Now, he has hundreds. \u201cThey\u2019re brilliant combinations of art and engineering,\u201d he told The New York Times<\/a>, clarifying, \u201cBut art, engineering and purpose.\u201d The 69-year-old has been known to gift his treasured writing machines to special people, including an 8-year-old Australian boy who was being bullied because of his name, Corona \u2014 which happens to be a brand of typewriter, per People<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Garner \u2013 Playing Sax\"<\/p>\n

FilmMagic | Instagram\/Jennifer Garner<\/p>\n

Of course she was a band geek! The 53-year-old played sax in the marching band at West Virginia\u2019s George Washington High School, and continues to toodle on talk shows and for friends. \u201cTwo things I love: Reese Witherspoon and smooth jazz,\u201d the Yes Day star posted<\/a> alongside a musical tribute for her friend\u2019s birthday last year.<\/p>\n

Susan Sarandon \u2013 Ping Pong\"<\/p>\n

Getty Images<\/p>\n

The respected actress is also a whiz at the ping pong table! \u201cI love that it cuts across gender, and your body type, your age,\u201d she told Today<\/a> of the game. \u201cYou can beat your dad. Little nerdy guys can beat big guys. Girls can win\u2026 You get a lot of exercise\u2026 It\u2019s very good for your mind.\u201d The 79-year-old even turned her hobby into a business, opening table tennis club SPiN in NYC in 2009!<\/p>\n