Is there something about female comics and tennis that seem to attract each other? It’s not only Ellen who’s an avid tennis player but 30 Rock star Tina Fey who also spent her younger years forging a career herself, racket in hand. Fey was a star tennis player at Upper Darby High in Pennsylvania and almost went pro. Simultaneously she was also the champion of the drama club.
Now at 49 years old, Tina Fey is busy on a new network show, Good News, and raising her two kids with her husband composer, Jeff Richmond. Tennis seems to be a distant memory.
Tommy Lee Jones
At Harvard, where Tommy Lee Jones roomed with Al Gore and graduated cum laude in 1969, he played varsity football as well. As an all-league offensive guard, he participated in the Harvard vs. Yale game known as “The Tie,” the most famous game in Ivy League history. That season, his Crimson team was undefeated.
He also appeared in undergrad theater productions. Students would find him in the sports locker room, suiting up in costume for rehearsal! Acting won out. Now we know him as the big screen’s baddest tough guy in films like MIB and The Fugitive.
Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey was once the world's greatest female MMA fighter for some time; she then crossed over to WWE, in which she once again made her mark. Sports aside, however, Rousey has now been working on those acting skills.
As a tough lady, she's mostly landed some action roles that show off her formidable fighting abilities. Recently, however, she appeared in an episode of "Drunk History," the hilarious web series on the Funny or Die channel.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
First, we knew him as the bodybuilder, then we knew him as the Terminator, more recently, he became the "Governator." Arnold Schwarzenegger has seriously evolved over the years and taken on many forms. How did it all begin? He has made a name for himself as one of the best bodybuilders in the world. The muscle king won multiple competitions in the world of bodybuilding, one of them being a Mr. Universe title at just 20 years old.
His incredible physique just didn't get him bodybuilding wins; it also landed him in a bunch of beloved action films such as Conan the Barbarian, The Terminator, Predator, and Total Recall. As if that wasn't enough, the accomplished athlete and actor got into politics and served as the governor of California from 2003 to 2011
John Amos
John Amos started out as a pretty decent ballplayer. He had the seeds of a promising career in college and also got in with some minor football leagues. Sadly, they have since fallen out of existence. Still, that familiar-looking face found its way into our TV sets.
Though the athletic career began to slow down, he, fortunately, found his calling in acting. The actor starred in the sitcom "Good Times." He even achieved stardom with his famous catchphrase, “Dy-no-mite! The actor also appeared in "Roots."