Celebrities Who Were Secretly Incredible Athletes

Mahershala Ali: Basketball

Mahershala Ali is best known for his role on House of Cards, but he's got quite a few accolades under his belt. He's won two Academy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild awards, one BAFTA award, and a Golden Globe Award. He had an incredible role in the hit movie Moonlight. 

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The More You Know

  • Before Taylor Lautner was a vampire, he was a junior world karate champion for several years running.
  • Plenty of celebrities have strange habits and even phobias but One Direction singer Liam Payne might take the cake: he’s afraid of spoons… specifically used, dirty spoons.
  • Lady Gaga wrote “Just Dance” and “Born This Way” in just 10 minutes.
  • Jack Black is the son of rocket scientists.
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