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25 Things You Need To Know About Dylan O'Brien

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  • 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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