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re: Actors with two (or more) successful careers

Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:14 am to
Posted by MSTiger33
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:14 am to
Common
Posted by Havoc
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:17 am to
quote:

Donald Glover/Childish Gambino

Damn that dude has been busy based on his wiki page lol.
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:22 am to
Ronald Reagan
Posted by FearlessFreep
Baja Alabama
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:24 am to
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Wayne Rogers. Played Trapper John on MASH and had a successful career in finance after that.
This.

Spent his last years in Destin/FWB area. Got to know him a little bit as he taped his Fox Business Channel show here. Nice guy, very tall (6'5" or so).

Interesting enough, he called the Great Recession very early in 2008. Told his cameraman to get all of his money out of the market and put it in cash - this was when the SPX was still in the 1300-1350 range, before it crashed to <700.

BTW, this is more in the spirit of the OP, with the secondary career being totally unrelated to the entertainment industry.

My favorite example: Al "Grandpa Munster" Lewis, who in addition to being a successful comic actor, was also a restauranteur, Green Party political candidate, and (unmentioned in his wiki entry for some reason) a highly respected basketball scout.



Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:26 am to
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Clint Eastwood. Hard to believe 30 years ago with the image that he cultivated with his characters, but at this point he'll probably be remembered for his work behind the camera more than for the work in front of it. Still going too


Well, he had that stint in local politics, too. So, if you count his acting as 1, directing/producing as 2 and local politics that would be at least 3.
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:28 am to
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OJ Simpson has had 3 successful careers. Killer, NFL, Actor.


Ladies and Gentleman, we have a winner!
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:30 am to
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Ice-T:

Rapper, Actor, Pimp



You forgot Player Hater
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33348 posts
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:51 am to
Ed Marinaro finished runner up to Pat Sullivan for the Heisman, while playing ball at Cornell, and played six seasons in the NFL..



Starred as Joe Coffey on Hill Street Blues.
This post was edited on 3/13/23 at 10:54 am
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
467108 posts
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:56 am to
Can't believe nobody has listed Harrison Ford yet:



quote:

Before Han Solo, there was a great carpenter named Harrison
Ford. And here he is, with his crew, the day he finished building my recording
studio back in 1970...Thank you Harrison...may the force be with you…
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
37937 posts
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:59 am to
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mr. Universe / Mr. Olympia
International Powerlifting Champion
Box Office Star
Governor of California
This post was edited on 3/13/23 at 11:01 am
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:07 am to
Kim Kardashian
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
467108 posts
Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:10 am to
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Mr. Universe / Mr. Olympia
International Powerlifting Champion
Box Office Star
Governor of California


I think he was a successful businessman between 2 and 3 on that list, too.
Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
9790 posts
Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:17 am to
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Ed Marinaro


He was on the Flight out of Los Angeles with Mike Barnett, Bud Connor, and my karate teacher on March 16, 1984. He was doing an event with Miss April 1984.



Posted by USEyourCURDS
Member since Apr 2016
12779 posts
Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:36 am to
Jeremy Renner.

actor and recently retired snow plowman
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
25194 posts
Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:47 am to
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I think the Rock probably is up there.


Hot take:
I’m more impressed by Dave Bautista’s acting career than The Rock.
Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
25194 posts
Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:49 am to
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Bradley Cooper is getting there.


He’s directed one movie?
Posted by Sam Quint
Member since Sep 2022
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:56 am to
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Jeremy Renner. actor and recently retired snow plowman

weak, unfunny attempt at topical humor. have a downvote.
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:57 am to
Posted by Sam Quint
Member since Sep 2022
8055 posts
Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:58 am to
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OJ Simpson has had 3 successful careers. Killer, NFL, Actor.


dont forget author:

LINK
Posted by NfamousPanda
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Member since Jan 2016
1138 posts
Posted on 3/13/23 at 1:40 pm to
Mark Hamill.

From Star Wars to one of the most prolific voice actors out there.
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