Celebrities Who Were Secretly Incredible Athletes

George Clooney: Baseball

Nowadays, George Clooney is best known as the sexiest man alive, husband to powerhouse Amal Clooney, and father to twins. In his prime, he was putting out movies left and right and gaining sponsorships from luxury brands from all over the world. Even before that, he wanted to play for the Cincinnati Reds. 

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The More You Know

  • Tyra Banks suffers from delphiniphobia (aka a fear of dolphins).
  • Kate Bosworth has two different-colored eyes.
  • A far cry from her upper-class role on Gossip Girl, Leighton Meester was born in prison; her mother was serving time for smuggling drugs.
  • Actor Joaquin Phoenix was born in a cult, which might help explain why his siblings were named River, Rain, Liberty, and Summer. Their parents were members of Children of God group, which was founded in the 1960s.
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