Whether you know Jamie Lee Curtis for her early movie appearances in horror movies like "Halloween," for her role as Lindsay Lohan's mom in "Freaky Friday," or her recent return to horror on "Scream Queens," you definitely know Jamie Lee Curtis. (Don't worry, we won't mention the Activia commercials — oops.)
But what you might not know is that she's secretly a giant video game nerd.
Curtis recently showed up to the premiere of "Warcraft," the film adaptation of the iconic mid-'90s fantasy strategy game, in full costume as an orc (the green-skinned creatures that face off against an army of humans in the film).
Even better: She shows up to events in costume all the time!
Understandably, Curtis' recent showing at the "Warcraft" premiere had a lot of people fawning over how strange and awesome it was, but one astute Twitter user pointed out that Curtis has a long history of showing up to events in costume.
—Krys (@Wimsy113) June 7, 2016This amazing relic from 2000 shows Curtis dressed up as a Pink Power Ranger.
In 2015, Curtis attended EVO, the country's biggest competitive gaming event. Her entire family dressed as characters from Street Fighter, the iconic fighting game.
—Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) July 18, 2015Curtis credits her son for getting her invested in the gaming world. In an interview with Digital Trends, she said the following about her experience going to a "League of Legends" tournament with him:
"My mind was exploded by the possibility that 10 young people sitting in front of computers could get the Staples Center on its feet. I was shocked and awed by the power of eSports – not only the fan worship, but the amount of money these people made."
Just for reference, THIS is Vega, the character Curtis dressed up as. Probably because of the anonymity the mask granted her, but we like to think it's because of that puffy shirt.
That same year, she went "incognito" as zombie at Blizzcon, a fan event for the game company that made "World of Warcraft" and "Diablo."
—Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) November 8, 2015In the same interview, Curtis says she originally wanted to dress in a Venetian mask, but her son told her that would be bad form for a Blizzard-focused event:
"They’d be like, 'Who are you and why are you here? You’re not a member of our thing.' So I ended up wearing an Orc mask that has purple hair and horns coming out of his head."
Again, for reference, this is the type of character her costume was based on. In "World of Warcraft," you can choose to play as a variety of races, so she picked a member of the undead.
And, of course, most recently she dressed in this incredible orc costume to the "Warcraft" premiere with her son.
And she's not just putting on a show in terms of her love for gaming. Curtis and her husband, famous "This is Spinal Tap" director Christopher Guest, helped raise money for the Twin Galaxies #RightToGame campaign, which sought to make gaming a more socially acceptable hobby. Curtis even tried to auction off her dress from the movie "True Lies,"though it didn't end up actually selling.
Now, these are just the times she's cosplayed that we KNOW about. From the sounds of it, she's likely gone incognito at several other gaming events and just never told anyone.
Jamie Lee Curtis is clearly a goddess and we can't wait to see what she dresses up as next.
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