The Worst Athlete Actors
We’re not talking about commercials or endorsements: these athletes acted in movies. And they were really bad.
1. Shaq
Not even a question. There might have been worse individual performances than Shaq, but no other athlete has had such a high ratio of screen time to acting talent.
Credits: Kazzam, Blue Chips, Steel
2. Dennis Rodman
Yes, that is a picture of Dennis Rodman playing basketball with a little person. No, you will not be disappointed by how bizarre and otherworldly of an actor Rodman is. Matches his personality perfectly.
Credits: The Minis, Double Team
3. Tor Johnson
Former professional wrestler Tor Johnson makes the list less for his athletic career and more for his remarkable appearance in one of the worst movies ever made, Ed Wood’s Plan 9 From Outer Space. He’s a terrible actor in the best way.
Credits: Plan 9 From Outer Space, Night of the Ghouls
4. Howie Long
Broken Arrow. Firestorm. 3000 Miles to Graceland. Shockingly, these movies did not make Howie Long into an action hero.
Credits: Broken Arrow, Firestorm
5. Michael Jordan
It’s easy to remember the appallingly bad Space Jam and consider his current status as one of the worst owners in the league and forget that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player to ever take a jump shot.
Credits: Space Jam, Kenny Rogers Classic Weekend (?????)
6. Penny Hardaway
Look at that INTENSITY. Blue Chips incredibly features the combination of Penny Hardaway, Shaq, and NICK NOLTE, which really boggles the mind something fierce.
Credits: Blue Chips, Cribs Episode #2.3. (Thanks, IMDB!)
7. Terry Bradshaw
Four-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Terry Bradshaw, meet rote, saccharine romantic comedy Failure to Launch. Oh, you like each other? And you’ll get naked for the movie? Great!
Credits: Failure to Launch
8. Dick Butkus
One of the greatest linebackers in NFL history, Dick Butkus’ film resume is so weird it’s almost abstract. He was once in a movie called Hamburger: The Motion Picture, playing something called “Drooten.” Another highlight? Let’s Kill All the Lawyers.
Credits: Any Given Sunday, Hamburger: The Motion Picture
9. Mike Ditka
DITKA. If you’re hopeful of doing any acting, it’s not a good sign when your name is already married to some other program’s work. Mike Ditka’s is owned by Saturday Night Live, so maybe we can blame that for why he’s such a bad actor.
Credits: Kicking and Screaming
10. O.J. Simpson
I have a confession to make: O.J. Simpson is actually quite funny in the Naked Gun movies. But he’s O.J. Simpson, so I can’t hardly give him the satisfaction of being on a Best Of list.
Credits: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
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IDKMYBFFJILL 11 months agoIn the distant post apocalyptic future, when the line between reality and fiction have blurred, because the only remainders of our time are the film’s we create woven into history. Space Jam will stand as the greatest documentary of why Micheal Jordan had to leave the NBA for a year in order to save the world with the help of the Looney Toons.
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joeb11 11 months agoThere’s a reason Dick Butkus had a nearly 30-year run in films and television: the guy could deliver dialogue like a pro, possessed an easygoing charm, and had a knack for low comedy. Watch him in, say, Johnny Dangerously or on Night Court. If you didn’t know about his football career, you might guess he was just one of those character actors who pop up in small roles here and there.
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