Interesting Facts about Eminem's Life.

Eminem has three aliases: Eminem, The Slim Shady, and his original teenage stage name, which was M&M. His real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III. Before he heard rap, he wanted to be a comic book artist. Eminem's relatives used to call him 'Mickey' when he was a baby because he had big ears. Eminem dropped out of school after failing 9th grade 3 times, mainly because he skipped school too many times to battle kids on the street corners. To be signed to Shady Records, one of the requirements is you to have battle Eminem. In the video "My Name Is," Eminem was not supposed to get hit in the face with the newspaper at the beginning and was not supposed to fall of the chair. They were both accidents but the directors decided to keep them in the video. Eminem has been falsely reported dead by a car crash 4 times and a drug overdose once. Eminem's all-time favorite movies are 'The Matrix' and 'Scarface'. Eminem is in the Guinness Book of world Records for being fastest selling hip-hop artist. When Dre first met Eminem, Eminem was wearing a bright yellow tracksuit which he got from a sponsor because he didn't have the money to buy decent clothes. Dre thought he looked like a banana. Eminem used to spend hours at night studying the dictionary so that he could expand his vocabulary for his rhymes. Eminem wears glasses because he's near-sighted. Lose Yourself may have topped the poll on songs that spurs ball players to victory but it also topped the poll on songs most likely to lead to car crashes. For his 8 Mile role, Em dropped from 168 lbs (12 stone or 76.21kg) to 145 lbs (10.35 stone or 65.8kg). He is a Spiderman fan. As a nine-year-old, Eminem was beaten so badly by a school bully that he spent over a week in a coma. Like many artistic types, Eminem is left-handed. Eminem was first arrested at the age of 20, apprehended for shooting at a cop car with a paintball gun. Eminem has his own radio station, 'Shade 45'. In December 2007, he was taken to a Detroit-area hospital for a serious heart condition and severe pneumonia. Eminem supported Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential Election. Eminem says that he can't stand it when people spell his daughter's name wrong. In 2006, Eminem filed for divorce from his wife Kimberly again. Eminem had a huge fan who ended up killing his pregnant girlfriend and then himself. This is similar to Eminem's song "Stan". Eminem loves to drink Mountain Dew. Eminem began performing as early as thirteen. Eminem is a fan of fast food chain Taco Bell, Wendy's and frequently eats there while on tour and at home with his daughter and niece.