14 Things You Didn’t Know About The Cast Of New Girl

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1. Zooey Deschanel (Jess) really loves coffee.

I love coffee. I. Love. Coffee.

— zooey deschanel (@ZooeyDeschanel) July 24, 2011

2. And she accidentally entered a beauty pageant.

3. Jake Johnson (Nick) can actually sing.

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4. Max Greenfield (Schimdt) is pen pals with Gwyneth Paltrow.

5. If Lamorne Morris (Winston) wasn’t acting, he’d be teaching acting classes.

6. He’s also a Chicago Heat/Bulls fan.

7. Hannah Simone (CeCe) was a model.

8. Apparently, Max (Schmidt) and Jake (Nick) are really good friends in real life and they dress like each other.

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9. Jake Johnson was considered too fat for FOX.

10. The show is 20% improv, at least, according to Lamorne Morris (Winston).

11. Amanda Bynes was actually considered to play Jess.

12. Max Greenfield loves Rihanna and Ray Romano.

13. Zooey Deschanel (Jess) loves popcorn too.

If eating popcorn with a spoon in bed is wrong, then I don't know what right is.

— zooey deschanel (@ZooeyDeschanel) August 10, 2011

14. She’s also the co-founder of HelloGiggles, along with Molly McAleer and Sophia Rossi.

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