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Athletes Turned Actors

mensfitness.com — A roundup of some of the more memorable athlete-turned-actors stories of the past 50 years.

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  • HeDiggMe, on 02/13/2009, -1/+36No Shaq?!
  • ShannonGB, on 02/13/2009, -0/+34And Dwayne Johnson is where?

    Jason Lee professional skateboarder? I'm still having a hard time accepting the fact that he's a Scientologist. This guy is too cool to be one. :(
  • sbcea, on 02/13/2009, -0/+29"Fezzik, are there rocks ahead?"
    "If there are, we all be dead."
    "No more rhymes now, I mean it."
    "Anybody want a peanut?"
  • IAmTheGuy, on 02/13/2009, -0/+22Buried for not putting "As himself in Arrested Development (2003-2006)" for Carl Weathers's notable acting roles.

    I was also unaware he played football.
  • YanSan, on 02/13/2009, -1/+21WTF, no Vinnie Jones?
  • AmyVernon, on 02/13/2009, -1/+19I wonder why so many are football players.

    BTW, Fred Dyer ftw!
  • pingpants, on 02/13/2009, -0/+13dugg for Burce Lee and 'Game of Death,' the inspiration for Uma Thurman's 'Kill Bill' tracksuit
  • impei, on 02/13/2009, -0/+10Let me tell you a little story about acting. I was doing this Showtime movie, Hot Ice with Anne Archer, never once touched my per diem. I'd go to Craft Service, get some raw veggies, bacon, Cup-A-Soup... baby, I got a stew going.
  • ianzu, on 02/13/2009, -0/+8Cena in, Rock out? Cena's okay, but the fact that Dwayne Johnson used to be a wrestler will be the answer to a trivia question in twenty year's time.
  • CaptainNoPants, on 02/13/2009, -1/+9"Shaqtastic. 29 points."
    "Um, how did you get so many Q's?"
    "Don't worry about it. My turn again. 'S'. What do you know? Shaqtus."
  • ShooterMcGavin, on 02/13/2009, -0/+7Burt Reynolds?... Star halfback at Florida State.

    No Hulk Hogan?

    Rosey Grier?
  • JoeF8577, on 02/13/2009, -0/+7NOORRDBURRG
  • bralynn, on 02/13/2009, -0/+7I've never seen Arnold look so shrimpy.
  • applesd, on 02/13/2009, -0/+7Dugg for Jason Lee. I had a Jason Lee Cat in the Hat deck from SMA back in the day. Great feel but all those SMA boards broke so easily.
  • whoreable, on 02/13/2009, -1/+7No Terry Crews? WTF.
  • CaptainNoPants, on 02/13/2009, -0/+6I know he was pretty good in college, he went to Miami right? Did he even have a pro career?
  • pootpoot, on 02/13/2009, -2/+8Carl Weathers knows how to make damn good soup
  • andrewlotta, on 02/13/2009, -1/+7***** YEAH KAZAAM!
  • rodon, on 02/13/2009, -1/+7Where's Roddy Piper? Well I suppose the argument can be made that he was never an "athlete" to begin with since WWF is synonymous with acting.
  • inactive, on 02/13/2009, -1/+7Vinnie Jones? Terry Crews? Roddy Piper?
  • RumpleForeskin3, on 02/13/2009, -0/+6Dugg for Hightower!
  • Innisskillin, on 02/13/2009, -0/+5Cam Neely should be on that list. Props to who can name what movie he was in.
  • CaptainNoPants, on 02/13/2009, -1/+6Dennis Rodman and JCVD

    http://www.lovehkfilm.com/panasia/aj6293/double_te ...
  • ShooterMcGavin, on 02/13/2009, -0/+5I suppose Brett Favre in "There's Something About Mary" doesn't really count as acting...

    He did have the best line tho, "We're in town to play the Dolphins ya dumbass"
  • ShooterMcGavin, on 02/13/2009, -0/+5I recall seeing him a couple years back on Fox NFL Sunday and was completely shocked at how Howie Long TOWERED over Arnold... I mean, Howie made Arnold look like his kid brother.

  • mwalker05, on 02/13/2009, -0/+5what about The Rock, Dwayne Johnson?
  • bobloblaw4, on 02/13/2009, -0/+5seriously.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyIrXH-ITw4
  • bossm4n, on 02/13/2009, -0/+4Can't believe they forgot about John Matuszak. Played Sloth in The Goonies, he was in North Dallas Forty, MASH, and many others.
  • Bloodwine, on 02/14/2009, -0/+4Jason Statham is missing from the list. He is a former professional swimmer.and olympic diver.
  • TheSwashbuckler, on 02/13/2009, -0/+4Brian Bosworth memorable?

    LOL
  • Browzer, on 02/13/2009, -0/+4Dugg for this photo alone:

    http://www.mensfitness.com/images/mf/209667/14017. ...

    So strange seeing Arnold look so small.
  • aflaks, on 02/14/2009, -0/+4"theres still plenty of meat on that bone!" Dugg for Carl Weathers
  • njunderground, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3dumb and dumber. thanks for the props
  • ggnictee, on 02/13/2009, -1/+4uhmm, Heisman Trophy winner Mark Harmon, anybody?
  • zjbird, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3Turned politicians
  • lapizzasol, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3Now I don't claim to know much about football but I looked it up and it was his dad who won the trophy, not him.
  • MagMan68Classic, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3and The Rock
  • nepeter, on 02/14/2009, -0/+3Check this out. $1100 is exactly what I charge for acting classes.

    Universe!
  • JoeParanoid, on 02/14/2009, -0/+3I always liked Rowdy Roddy Piper. He was spectacular in They Live.
  • whoreable, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3There were plenty of others from the WWF in there
  • slicksoul999, on 02/13/2009, -1/+4Seriously I mean check out this amazing acting career Shaq has had

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641944/
  • BigE89, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3TV's Hunter... God, it's like finding out Jesus knew karate. Imagine that Stan, Karate Jesus
  • 0260, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3That had to be some good stew back then
  • tiberone, on 02/13/2009, -1/+4... I think I'd like my money back.
  • gpace1216, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3blue chips was pretty good actually
  • jc7012, on 02/13/2009, -0/+3*Stew
  • MothBoy, on 02/13/2009, -0/+2Michael Warren: Star of the undefeated 1967 UCLA Bruins (with a little help from Alcindor). Star of "Hill Street Blues".
  • paulvq, on 02/13/2009, -0/+2If John Cena being in WWE counts, then Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson should count as well.
  • ZombieSociety, on 02/14/2009, -0/+2Hell, even Lawrence Taylor was in WWE.
  • Digitalfluid, on 02/13/2009, -0/+2kick his ass seabass!
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