Top 10 Hollywood Actors Who Were Athletes

8 Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox was born in Wyoming and loves to travel. The 6’2″ actor was noticed by a Columbia football scout, and in 1985 he was drafted to play wideout at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. Fox joined the team and it was a difficult time for them. He played against Princeton and Dean Cain. The team lost only two games during Fox’s time on the team. 

Matthew Fox attended the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts for two years in New York City. He married Margherita Ronchi in 1992. They have two children together: a daughter called Kyle and a son named Byron.

7 Channing Tatum

His impressive films such as Magic Mike and 21 Jump Street are what make him a popular star. Channing Tatum was a child who played soccer, basketball, and ran track. He was determined to earn an athletic scholarship while he was in high school. He was able to earn a football scholarship at Glenville State College because of his hard work.

He eventually dropped out. Tatum was a master of martial arts and football. He studied both Kung Fu and Gor-Chor King Fu. Tatum was a model before he became an actor. Tatum was actually a male stripper before becoming an actor. Do you remember the 2005 film Coach Carter? That was his first movie role. He was a basketball player. You probably didn’t know him at the time.

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