Sep 13, 2023
By: Sunayna KanjilalDue to the nature of sports, many have to retire at a pretty young age as compared to other professions. When they retire they take a look at the different paths to walk on and some choose Tinseltown as their destination. While some of them have not really mad...
Dwayne Johnson won the 1991 national championship with the University of Miami football team and then joined professional wrestling where he was known as "The Rock". He started out acting in the year 2001 when he appeared as the Scorpion King in &quo...
There was a time when Arnold Schwarzenegger was known to dominate the bodybuilding world. However, he tried his hands on acting with the "Hercules in New York", where his acting was not positively received, and his accent was criticized. That's ...
Harmon was the UCLA starting quarterback for two seasons back in the '70s. He worked on small projects after UCLA, before landing the role of Fielding Carlyle on "Flamingo Road", a 1980 prime-time soap opera. Harmon went on to bag more roles lik...
The WWE wrestler also turned his sporty career into a diverse acting career. He was featured in movies like the Transformers sequel "Bumblebee" and "F9". He also earned position recognition for his role as a fitness-obsessed boyfriend in th...
The former football player who played for the Cleveland Browns entered the world of showbiz in the late 1960s. He was known to fit into any genre and has appeared in many 'neo-noir', 'espionage', 'blaxploitation', 'Spaghetti ...
MGM signed the female athlete Esther Williams who was a competitive swimmer until 1941. Soon the studio was releasing "aqua musicals" many of which would include her synchronized swimming routines. Some of the movies include "Bathing Beauty"...
Caitlyn Jenner won the 1976 Olympic Decathlon and turned into a national hero overnight. Jenner, at the time, was also selected in the 1977 NBA draft and she also finished second in the 1986 International Motor Sports Association season. After her time in the ...
Terry Crews, the linebacker has a great tenure in the NFL and played 32 games in his five-year, five-team career. He soon joined the world of showbiz with roles in "Friday After Next" which was released in 2002. He has also featured in sitcoms like, ...
The former Manchester United player pivoted towards acting in the 1990s. Since his retirement, he has made a new career for himself. He played himself in 2009's "Looking for Eric" a comedy that made him a huge star. He has limited himself to Fre...
With three Olympic gold medals under her belt, Sonja Henie who was a figure skater signed a film contract with Twentieth Century Fox. She quickly became one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. She was seen in movies like, "One in a Million,",...