2008年9月11日星期四

The Playing's the Thing

Five athletes who made us believe they were actors
1 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator
Oh, sure, quibble about the accent. Also: Conan the Barbarian, Terminator 2, etc.
2 Jim Brown, The Dirty Dozen
And he did all his own running, too. Also: The Split, 100 Rifles.
3 Alex Karras, Blazing Saddles
He was Mongo! Also: Paper Lion.
4 Ray Allen, He Got Game
More than held his own against Denzel Washington.
5 Joe Kapp, The Longest Yard
Hey, he was better than Ray Nitschke.

And five who didn’t
1 Mitch Gaylord, American Anthem
Anybody else have trouble keeping him and Kurt Thomas (Gymkata) straight?
2 Shaq, Kazaam
But you know, he’s off da hizzy in those Burger King spots. Also: Steel.
3 Joe Namath, Norwood
We could have predicted his film career would be short. Also: The Last Rebel, C.C. and Company.
4 Muhammad Ali, The Greatest
Will Smith (Ali) did a better job of playing him. Also: Requiem for a Heavyweight.
5 O.J. Simpson, Capricorn One
A “bad actor” in more ways than one. Also: The Klansman, The Naked Gun.

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