20 Cool Things About Marlon Brando

1. Any man who would inspire Keith Richards to name his son after him is okay in anybody's book.

2. Never had to depend on a diet for a good performance.

3. Made directors feel his $1 million price tag was money well-spent.  Usually.

4. Neil Young, David Bowie, Madonna, Slipknot, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen sing about him - there must have been something about the guy.

5. When you live on the same street as Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, ladies are gonna look for ya.

6. He looked good on a Beatles album cover.

7. Ice cream...milk...butter...The National Dairy Council missed a chance at a Grade A ambassador.

8. Apparently, he had a thing for women whose names ended with an "A".

9. He made ham radios cool.

10. Everyone loved getting personal checks from him.

11. He may not have been that good of a chess player, but still was able to rate games with George C. Scott.

12. I'm pretty sure I argued with him on an Internet chat room once.

13. Even Bette Davis said they had a lot in common.

14. One of those few actors who could share the screen with a midget while playing the piano.

15. Food never had a better spokesperson.

16. Never worked with Pauly Shore. Never will.

17. He came this close to being Genghis Khan.

18. Not everyone could get away with calling Frank Oz "Miss Piggy".

19. At least once, he totally rocked bright orange hair.

20. The man out-viced Charlie Sheen.

Dope out.

- TGWD