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5 Things You Don't Know About Lea Michele

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12:27 PM PST, March 5, 2014

Known to devoted Gleeks as singing diva Rachel Berry on the hit FOX seriesGlee, she actually got her start on Broadway at age eight when she snagged the replacement role for Young Cosette inLes Misérables. Here are five things you probably don't know about Lea Michele. 
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5 Things You Don't Know About Lea Michele

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Known to devoted Gleeks as singing diva Rachel Berry on the hit FOX series Glee, she actually got her start on Broadway at age eight when she snagged the replacement role for Young Cosette in Les Misérables. Here are five things you probably don't know about Lea Michele. 

Bronx Gal

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1. Born Lea Michele Sarfati on August 29, 1986 in the Bronx, NY. Her Italian-American mother worked as a nurse and her father -- who is of Spanish-Jewish ancestry -- is a delicatessen owner. 

Ambitious Start

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2. After first moving to Hollywood, her main goal was to land a guest-starring role on the medical hit Grey's Anatomy.

Close Call

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3. Got into a car accident on the way to her Glee audition when she collided with a car while turning into the FOX studio lot. She told People magazine the crash didn't stop her as she left the car in the street and ran to the audition on foot.

Big 'Thrones' Fan

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4. Has said she's "obsessed" with the HBO series Game of Thrones.

White House Visitor

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5. Told Glamour magazine that during a visit to the White House during which she met President Barack Obama, she decided to take an unusual memento -- some official White House-sealed toilet paper!

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