Celebrities Who Were Secretly Incredible Athletes

George Clooney: Baseball

Clooney was a promising baseball player back in his high school days. He had big dreams to play for the Cincinnati Reds and even tried out for the team in 1977. He didn't make the team, which was a heartbreaking moment in his career. Things seemed to work out for him in the end! 

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The More You Know

  • 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.
  • Chuck Norris’s first name is actually Carlos.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's mom was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting in a museum in Italy when Leo first kicked. That's why he's named Leonardo.
  • Before she was a megastar, Madonna worked at Dunkin Donuts. She got fired for squirting jelly on a customer.
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