25. Matthew Perry
Before Matthew Perry played Monica’s hilarious another half in Friends, the actor, in fact, had a rising career as a tennis star back in Canada. Perry had a national ranking in singles and doubles and he has spoken about his initial ambitions to be a tennis professional.
Matthew Perry
Being great in Canada may be something, but being great around the world is on a whole other level. Talking to a popular men’s magazine, the star said that “I was great in Canada. Not so much in Los Angeles”. He soon realized that he couldn’t play tennis for a living, so he decided to give acting a go. The role of Chandler Bing would make him world-famous well into his adulthood.
26. Kurt Russell
Kurt Russel was a ways off from his Golden Globe and Emmy award wins when he was growing up, albeit that his breakthrough role did end up coming sooner than anticipated when he was cast in ‘The Travels of Jamie McPheeters’ at twelve. This would propel him into a Disney star well into the 1960’s.
Kurt Russell
At 20, he decided he had had enough of the child star life, deciding he wanted to become a professional baseball player. This would lead to him signing with a national team, which led to him playing in two minor league seasons. A wrist injury would eventually put him out of the sport for good, but Hollywood hadn’t quite forgotten him, and he is still acting in popular movies today.
