Richard Simmons wasn’t your ordinary actor or movie star; he became a health nut and owner of a fitness club after he managed to go from an obese 268-pound teen to dropping an astounding 123 pounds. By the 1960s, he launched a career as a motivational fitness advisor with his high-energy talk and exercise show, The Richard Simmons Show. He was one of the pioneers of group exercise on TV, long before yoga was a thing. His fitness-loving self was featured in General Hospital in the ’80s.
With the fitness business saturated, Simmons’ approach gradually went out of style. He’s spent recent years in somewhat of seclusion from public life. Rumors surfaced that he was being held hostage by his housekeeper, so he appeared on the ‘Today Show’ to dispel the rumors. In November 2016, his fitness gym closed. He’s now 71 years old and keeping a low profile.
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt has one of the world’s most recognized faces. We first recognized it, and the rest of him, in Thelma and Louise as a hitchhiking charmer who Geena Davis’ “Thelma” falls for. But a few years before that, young Pitt played Chris, the basketball player from Another World.
Since his Thelma and Louise days, Pitt has portrayed many unforgettable characters in films such as Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Ocean's Eleven, Interview With the Vampire, Fight Club, and more. There are simply too many to choose from, but we will never forget where he started.
Jordana Brewster
The beautiful Jordana Brewster first erupted as an American model and actress in an episode of All My Children 1995. It was quickly followed by her role in As The World Turns, as Nikki Munson, which got her a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding teen performance in 1997.
What launched Jordana Brewster to substantial fame was when she got cast for a role in the Fast and the Furious franchise. Her IQ of 130 proves she has beauty AND brains! What a killer combo!
Leonardo Di Caprio
Hollywood’s golden boy, Leonardo DiCaprio, rose to worldwide fame when he portrayed Jack in the iconic historical drama "Titanic". The actor has been in Hollywood since his early teens and is known for dating almost the entire Victoria’s Secret lineup over the decades.
As a kid in the 80s, he played in the soap opera Santa Barbara. At about 45 years of age, the actor is not showing any signs of slowing down and keeps taking on challenging and rewarding roles. He has starred in some of the world’s most successful films and is also an avid environmental advocate.
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen is known for his on-screen work in films such as Badlands and The Subject Was Roses. He has a Golden Globe and more than 250 acting credits in his name.
One of the earliest roles in his career was that of Jack Davis in the soap opera As the World Turns. Sheen's character had a steady 5 year run in the show, but the series itself ran from 1956 to 2010!