Tom Brady will play on Sunday the 10the Super Bowl of his long and prolific career. But did you know that the famous quarterback has made a few appearances in the movies, especially in comedy Ted 2 alongside his good friend Mark Wahlberg? He’s not the only football player to have flirted with Hollywood, as several former NFL stars have turned into actors after hanging up their crampons. Here are eight.
And Marino dans Ace Ventura
Dan Marino, the legendary Miami Dolphins quarterback, has played his own role on the big screen a few times, including alongside Jim Carrey in comedy Ace Ventura is leading the investigation, in 1994. We also saw him in the movies Little Nicky and Bad boys 2.
Brett Favre in Marie has a je ne sais quoi
Like Dan Marino, Brett Favre is considered one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history. The former Green Bay Packers star player who won the Super Bowl in 1996 played his own role alongside Cameron Diaz in the comedy Marie has a je ne sais quoi, which premiered in 1998.
OJ Simpson in The agent does the prank
Ex-footballer OJ Simpson played hapless Agent Nordberg in the comedy trilogy before his legal run-ins The agent does the prank, alongside Canadian Leslie Nielsen. The former Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers running back had a short acting career in Hollywood before being charged with the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman in 1994. We have seen it in the movies The infernal tower (1974) and The mercenaries (1976).
Jim Brown dans Sunday heroes
After proudly wearing the Cleveland Browns colors for eight years (1957-65), Jim Brown ended his playing career in 1966 by accepting a role in the war film. The twelve bastards, with Charles Bronson and John Cassevetes. Multiplying roles in Hollywood in the 1970s and 1980s, he returned to football in 1999 by playing the role of a coach in the excellent sports drama Sunday heroes from Oliver Stone, who takes us behind the scenes of an NFL team.
Bubba Smith in the movies Police academy
From football player to actor in cult comedies Police academy : This is the original way, to say the least, that Bubba Smith reoriented his career after retiring as a defensive end in the NFL (he played for the Baltimore Colts and the Oakland Raiders). Between 1984 and 1989, Smith played the character of Sergeant Moses Hightower in the first six films of the series. Police academy.
Tom Brady in Ted 2
It’s too early to know if Tom Brady will be tempted by a new career on camera when he retires from football. One thing is certain, the legendary 43-year-old quarterback, who defends the Tampa Bay Buccaneers colors this year after playing for the New England Patriots for 20 years, has already made a few appearances on the small and big screen, especially in comedy Ted 2. You should know that actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays the main role of the film, is a long-time friend of Brady and a big fan of the Patriots.
Carl Weathers dans Rocky
He is best known for his character of the boxer Apollo Creed, the enemy and then friend of Rocky Balboa in the popular series of films. Rocky. But before becoming an actor in Hollywood and appearing in more than fifty films and TV series, Carl Weathers had a short career as a football player, first for the Oakland Raiders (in 1970 and 1971 ), then for the British Columbia Lions, in the Canadian league (1971 to 1973). Still active as an actor, he recently starred in the Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian.
Deion Sanders in Celtics fanatics
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A multi-talented athlete (he played several seasons in the NFL, but also in Major League Baseball), Deion Sanders can boast of being the only athlete in the world to have played in Super Bowl and World Series games. . A true jack-of-all-trades, the former Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys player released a rap album in 1994, appeared on a reality show in 2008, and played his own role in the film in 1995. Celtic Pride, a comedy that features fans of the Boston Celtics.
