8 Things You Didn’t Know About Elliot Page

Elliot Page is a force to be reckoned with, whether you know him from Juno or as the mysterious White Violin in Netflix’s popular series The Umbrella Academy.

He is an activist, musician, comedian, and actor. These unknown facts about him are surely gonna help you in knowing him better

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Elliot Page

1. His Hidden Talent

Page dazzled the audience with an incredible juggling show during an appearance on Conan. He said he started to juggle as a child because there weren’t many other kids for him to play with. ^[1]

2. Gamers Know Him Well

“Beyond Two Souls”, a popular Playstation game featured Elliot. It was one of the most difficult and demanding roles Elliot had ever taken on. The script alone was around 2,000 pages long!

3. Supporter Of LGBTQ+ Community

Gaycation focuses on the lives of people from all walks of life in the LGBTQ+ community. Page travels to various cities and countries, assisting people in coming to terms with and being honest with themselves about their sexuality. ^[2]

4. An Activist

Page gained headlines in 2008 when he participated in a United States effort to raise awareness of grave human rights violations in Burma. He continues to work both at home and abroad to this day.

5. Record Breaking Nomination

He received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in Juno. And was the fourth-youngest person in history to be nominated for Best Actress at the time. Page has received only one nomination so far. ^[3]

6. Can Actually Sing

The song is certainly familiar to you from Elliot’s blockbuster film, Juno. Take a look at his page and you’ll notice that he has a lot of videos that display his musical abilities. ^[4]

7. Trained Hard For His Role In “Whip It”

Elliot trained for three months before filming to look for the role. He accomplished almost all of his tricks and skating himself. Which I’m guessing came easy to him. After all, he is Canadian.

8. Learning Is Important For Him

Page believes that education is the most important thing anyone can do, whether it be about geography or significant political and social issues.