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25 Things You Didn't Know About Dylan O'Brien

Apart from the fact that he's seriously good looking...

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 17:12

If you don’t know him as the witty sidekick in Teen Wolf, you’ll have definitely seen him in dystopian sci-fi thriller The Maze Runner. He’s also currently on the big screen alongside Mark Wahlberg and Kate Hudson in Deepwater Horizon.

Yeah – he’s been a busy bee!

But before he was working on blockbusters and rubbing shoulders with Hollywood legends, he was making his own videos for YouTube. In fact, that’s how he broke into the industry.

Intrigued? Here are some more things you might not know about the 25-year-old…

25 Things You Need To Know About Dylan O'Brien

1. He’s lived all over the place. Born in NYC, he grew up in New Jersey until his family moved to California when he was 12.

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2. Of the move to the West Coast he said “I had no friends for 3 years, the TV show friends was my friend!” N’awww!

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3. He reckons he’s seen every episode at least 11 times – so it’s no surprise that Jennifer Aniston was his first celebrity crush.

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4. His mum, Lisa, is a former actress and has run an acting school and his dad, Patrick, was a camera operator.

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5. Dylan is a huge New York Mets fan, so much so he considered working in sports reporting for a while. He even planned to attend Syracuse University in 2009 as a sports broadcasting major.

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6. But the success of his YouTube videos ultimately led to his acting career. We’re glad it worked out that way!

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7. Some of his YouTube vids are kinda cringe (but cute). He refuses to delete them!

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8. He has many strings to his bow and was the drummer of the band Slow Kids at Play for a while.

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9. Although he plays Stiles in Teen Wolf, he was originally intended to play Scott.

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10. He nearly didn’t get the role as Thomas in The Maze Runner as his hair was “too MTV”.

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11. Unfortunately he was involved in a serious accident on the set of the third instalment back in March.

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12. According to a report, the accident involved a motorcycle stunt gone wrong and it claims he suffered concussion, facial fracture and lacerations.

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13. The author of The Maze Runner, James Dashner, tweeted to let fans know he was OK.

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14. The film is now slated for a 2018 release.

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15. He had his first kiss when he was 14.

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16. He had a crush on Chloë Grace Moretz - until he found out how old she was!

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17. He’s dated actress Britt Robertson since they first met on the set of The First Time in 2011.

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18. His first impression of her was that she was: “the coolest chick I’ve ever met. She’s the most laidback, funny little firecracker.”

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19. They’re pretty cute. Dylan said he’d rather elope than have a big white wedding though.

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20. His worst habit is biting his nails. Tsk tsk.

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21. He’d like Shia Labeouf play him in a movie. Edgy!

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22. His favourite guilty pleasure film is Never Been Kissed.

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23. His first CD was Now 2 (he loved New Radicals - Get What You Give).

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24. He’s not a big spender. He spent his first paycheck on food and a birthday prezzie for his ma. Now that is adorable!

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25. Since his accident he’s been kind of quiet on twitter. He tweeted for the first time earlier this month to his 4.5+ million followers!

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- By Abby Driver @Abby_Driver

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