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It’s here! The Avengers! We’re DYING for it to be the weekend already so we can go and see it. And while our favorite in the film is unquestionably Robert Downey Jr., we have to admit that it’ll be hard to ignore a shirtless Chris Hemsworth, a.k.a. Thor. To get you amped up to see Chris in all of his hammer-wielding glory on Friday, we’ve put together a list of 10 things you might not yet know about the Aussie hunk. As always, let us know how we do!

1. He got his start his start on the soap opera Home & Away.
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2. Chris grew up in an Aboriginal community in Australia.
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3. He put on 20 pounds of muscle for his role in Thor.
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4. He’s married to actress Elsa Pataky. They’re expecting their first child soon.
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5. He has his own Slurpee cup.
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6. The first play he ever did was “Much Ado About Nothing,” which is a play that Thor director Kenneth Branagh is famous for having directed and acted in.
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7. As a child, his favorite books were “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.”
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8. Brotherly love? Chris claims that he and his brother, Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth, have a “healthy competitive relationship.”
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9. So much of a neat freak is Chris that he considers himself to be a bit OCD when it comes to cleanliness.
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10. He originally got into acting because “it looked fun.”
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What do you think of Chris Hemsworth? Which Hemsworth brother do you like best? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!