23. Lou Ferrigno
It’s hard to imagine a young Lou Ferrigno, bullied by his peers and turning to weight training as soon as he hit puberty. Five years on, the teenager had already placed first in a bodybuilding competition, and in 1973 he won Mr. America. Mr. Universe followed, and he started training with none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger, appearing together in a 1977 documentary film called ‘Pumping Iron’. This would be Ferigno’s unforeseen break into Hollywood.
Lou Ferrigno
Numerous film roles followed, including a starring one in ‘Incredible Hulk’, the TV series of the same name. More recently, the heavyweight champion likes to stick to voice-over roles, which made him a part of the latest in the successful chain of Avengers films.
24. Jason Lee
O.C native Jason Lee was a skateboarder long before he garnered fame and attention in the lead role of ‘My Name is Earl’. 1992 saw him founding his own skateboards brand named ‘Stereo Skateboards’, which was his primary passion until he decided to pursue a career as an actor.
Jason Lee
A retirement from skateboarding looming in the mid-’90s, he sold off the company and started auditioning for some roles. ‘Mallrats’ was his first noticeable appearance, while also getting roles in other cult films like ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’ and ‘Dogma’. Lee is even more interesting than some of the others on the list, as he has moved to another hobby recently, namely photography, while also engaging more closely with philanthropic endeavors too.
