Tom Selleck would rather not be known as the sex symbol of a generation, yet the sex symbol appeared on the cover of Playgirl magazine four times. Driving a red-hot Italian sports car as a private detective on Magnum P.I. created this appeal, but not before he won a scholarship to USC to play basketball. There, the show biz bug bit hard, and Selleck quit the Trojans to study acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
After some modeling, some small television parts, and a few commercials, he scored the lead role as Thomas Magnum. His film career surpassed his basketball career by a long shot, but he still loves athletics and is an imposing beach volleyball player. He’s also serious about ice hockey and baseball. At one point, he part-owned his favorite baseball team, the Detroit Tigers.
Dave Bautista
Perhaps not as huge as Hulk Hogan, but Dave Bautista has certainly made a name for himself in and out of the ring. During his training, Bautista was repeatedly told that he was never going to succeed. Looking at him now, it's really baffling. In May 2002, the monster wrestler made his debut on the WWE SamackDown under the name Batista. He then changed it to the more fitting title, "The Animal."
The wrestler went on to become a six-time World Heavyweight champion. Feeling he had done just about everything he could in wrestling, Dave left in 2010 and began starring in films such as The Wrong Side of Town, House of the Rising Sun, The Man with the Iron Fists , and Riddick. In 2014 he even landed a role in the blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy, playing Drax the Destroyer.
Steve Carell
According to an interview with ESPN, it sounds like Steve Carrell halted a potentially decent career in ice hockey. In high school, the Office star was faced with going to a Division I college hockey program and fight for his position of goalie. The thought of going all out was turned him off, and Steve decided to continue with Division III throughout his Denison University days.
He got his shot later in life when he played a killer game in the episode "Michael's Birthday" on The Office .
Aubrey Plaza
Queen of sarcasm and deadpan, Aubrey Plaza isn't as mopey as she is on TV. The Parks and Recreation actress is super into basketball and has been playing for an L.A based recreational women's team called the Pistol Shrimps for many seasons now. In fact, the team got so much attention (it's filled with entertainers and writers) that in 2016, it became the subject of a quirky little documentary.
The actress has been very vocal about how much she loves her team, getting quite excited over promoting it on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Jason Lee
Way too cool for school, Jason Lee dropped out of high school to become a professional skateboarder. Now the Huntington Beach local is a boss in three coveted professions. After Mallrats and Chasing Amy, Lee’s a famous slacker actor who is known worldwide as Earl in My Name is Earl. His success in TV and film and shredding professionally apparently wasn’t enough. Lee took on photography as a passion and a profession—his book sold out, pre-production.
As Earl, he’s been nominated twice for Best Actor. And, he’s the co-founder of a skateboard company heavy in merch appeal. In his day, Lee’s street tricks, like kinked rails, varial kickflips, and 360-flipping over any available surface, were nothing short of phenomenal.