Half a century of excellence
According to the Perris skydiving company, Miley Cyrus was one of their most enthusiastic customers! She loved jumping and said she was "finally a bird."
Simon Cowell is another celeb who's into race car driving, but Cowell prefers to get down and dirty. Rallying is a specific kind of racing that usually occurs on dirt roads and can leave you with a completely battered car by the end!
Orlando Bloom likes to push his mind and body in a variety of ways. He's often seen mountain biking on extreme terrain, and has also tried his hand at Formula E racing. It might not be Formula One, but they're still some of the fastest cars in the world!
Some people might not consider skiing an extreme sport, but it certainly gets your blood pumping! And considering how many celebrities have died in skiing accidents, it's a pretty extreme sport for a future king!
Angelina Jolie decided to train as a pilot in 2007 because her young son Maddox loved planes. She now has her license and can fly solo in her Cirrus SR-22, which happens to be one of the world's fastest single-engine planes... She's definitely not afraid of pushing herself to new heights!
It might surprise you to learn that the mild mannered Mr. Bean is an avid enthusiast of fast cars. He has been taking part in racing since the 1980s and has appeared in the Renault Turbo Cup Racing series, as well as trying out his moves on the Silverstone Formula One track.
Sources: (Us Weekly) (The Richest) (Skydive Perris)
Jason Momoa prefers to maintain his mountainous physique through extreme sports rather than going to the gym. He enjoys surfing off the shores of his native Hawaii, and goes for mountain climbing when he's too far from the ocean.
Bloom is in good company with his wife! Katy Perry is definitely one of the celebs who seems like she'd be fun to hang out with! Based on some of her hobbies, she seems like she's up for a wild time. She even did the iconic bungee jump off New Zealand's Auckland Harbour bridge before a concert in 2011.
Natalie Imbruglia was the voice of the early 2000s, but nowadays she's into extreme sports. She was one of the guests on Jack Osbourne's show where she climbed the 8,000 foot-high (2.4 km) Mount Fable with him in Canada. After that, she flew to Hawaii for some free diving.
As you can tell just by taking a glance at him, Matthew McConaughey is into fitness. He's so into surfing that he used to live in a trailer that he parked on the Malibu coast, and now he's pretty much at a professional level. On top of that, he takes part in triathlons and completes them in insane times.
Leonardo DiCaprio is the guy who bought an entire island so he could preserve its natural beauty. When it comes to his hobbies, you know he spares no expense. In addition to wakeboarding, DiCaprio also enjoys 'flyboarding.' This basically involves putting jet boots on your feet in the ocean and shooting up into the air!
Ziplining can be done on a small scale in a kid's playground, or it can be done hundreds of feet in the air over a terrifying canyon. Hugh Jackman prefers the latter! He famously once did a 100 foot (30 m) zipline from the Sydney Opera House to an outdoor stage to meet Oprah.
David Beckham is no stranger to physical extremes as a professional athlete. He often goes skiing with the whole family, and goes bungee jumping for that extra adrenaline rush.
Justin Bieber became a millionaire at a very young age, which often has interesting results! He tried a range of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skydiving, but was banned from returning to the skydiving center for refusing to pay the bill...
If you've seen 'Down to Earth with Zac Efron,' you'll know the actor isn't scared of much. He's always been a thrill seeker, starting with skateboarding and surfing when he was younger, and upgrading to bungee jumping and swimming with sharks as an adult.
Billionaire Richard Branson is nothing if not extreme. He nearly died trying to break a record for the fastest transatlantic crossing in a speedboat, but he still went back and did it again the following year! He's also into kitesurfing, hot air ballooning, and most recently went into space.
Patrick Dempsey has been a Hollywood star for decades, but many don't know that his passion for race car driving rivals his passion for acting. His need for speed has seen him take part in numerous high-profile competitions including the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Daytona Races.
When you've got all the money in the world and can do virtually anything you want, it's possible that you get a little bored with your cushy lifestyle. Maybe you need to push yourself outside of that luxurious comfort zone to truly feel alive. There's got to be a reason so many celebrities are throwing themselves out of airplanes! Certain personality types thrive on extremes and they need a way to express that safely(ish).
Click through this gallery to see which celebrities go to great lengths to get their thrills!
The late Patrick Swayze is famous for his 1991 movie 'Point Break,' which boasts one of the most iconic skydiving scenes of all time. Swayze refused to use a stunt double and instead trained with his brother, who was an experienced skydiver. The scene where he says "adios amigo" and falls backwards out of the plane is all Swayze!
Sting enjoys trying out some extreme water sports when he's on vacation. He was spotted windsurfing in Saint-Tropez a few years back, and looked pretty skilled at it!
Celebrities that are adrenaline junkies
The golf course just doesn't cut it for these A-listers!
CELEBRITY Adventure
When you've got all the money in the world and can do virtually anything you want, it's possible that you get a little bored with your cushy lifestyle. Maybe you need to push yourself outside of that luxurious comfort zone to truly feel alive. There's got to be a reason so many celebrities are throwing themselves out of airplanes! Certain personality types thrive on extremes and they need a way to express that safely(ish).
Click through this gallery to see which celebrities go to great lengths to get their thrills!