Athlete Turned Actor: Celebrities That Started Off in Sports

Published on 01/28/2020
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15. Dean Cain

Superman to the rescue! Dean Cain is a name you’ve heard of thanks to ‘Lois & Clark’, but did you know that he was a superhero of another kind at some stage too? Baseball was his sport of choice in high school, and he would eventually play college ball at the prestigious Princeton university too.

Dean Cain

Dean Cain

With a record amount of interceptions during the 1987 season, Cain set a record for in his subdivision, which helped him get a deal with the New York Buffalo Bills after he finished studying. A knee injury would change his plans forever, leading him to the small screen and ultimately, roles in major motion pictures too.

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16. John Cena

Love him or hate him, John Cena is widely known as one of the most iconic, albeit slightly polarizing wrestlers in the history of WWE. His supporters and naysayers are often at loggerheads with each other, in particular when he is wrestling, but it’s worth recognizing him as an icon regardless of your views, in part due to being a sixteen-time world champion.

John Cena

John Cena

With his public profile growing and gaining more favor with a mainstream audience, Cena decided he would try his hand at acting in 2006’s ‘The Marine’, which ultimately led him to other roles like in ‘Blockers’, ‘Trainwreck’ and the next installment in the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise. More recently, he gained notoriety in Africa, with the release of South African Sho Madjozi’s viral hit, “John Cena”.

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