[Misc] Famous people who were surprisingly good at another profession too

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Surprised nobody has mentioned the legend that was Denis Foreman. His lads, Kevin and Michael used to run rings round everyone in kickabouts up at Easthill Park in the late 60s and early 70s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Foreman

Cricket for Sussex, football for the Albion.

 

[dazzer6666]

Phil Tufnell cricketer and accomplished artist. Occasional quiz captain.

He was on a celebrity painting programme recently and is pictures were good.

Jack Russell.......England Wicketkeeper and artist

Edit....didn’t see earlier post

 

[Yes Chef]

Jack Russell.......England Wicketkeeper and artist

Edit....didn’t see earlier post

It's not summer until you see Jack Russell hawking his GCSE level tat at a cricket outground.
Looking forward to Arundel soon

 

[Brovion]

For people old enough to remember the Wacky Races cartoon - the man who voiced Dick Darstedly, Paul Winchell, as well as being a voiceover artist was also an actor, comedian and ventriloquist. He was also an inventor. Among his inventions were an artificial heart, a disposable razor, a blood plasma defroster, a flameless cigarette lighter, an "invisible" garter belt, a fountain pen with a retractable tip, and battery-heated gloves.

 

[DavidRyder]

The chap from Blur that makes cheese.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Harrison Ford. Carpenter.

So that is what Harry was short for. Know what I mean?

 

[RandyWanger]

There's a theme here:

Fabien Barthez, France goalkeeper and now a racing driver/team owner
Sir Chris Hoy, Olympic cyclist, racing driver
Patrick Dempsey, sexy ass actor, racing driver/team owner

There are more, but quite a few professionals have turned to racing later on in life.

 

[Pevenseagull]

in 1913 Ho Chi Minh worked in the kitchens on the Newhaven-Dieppe ferry crossing ..... don't know if he was good, but I was surprised when I found out.

 

[Gary Leeds]

Kurt Cobain, Singer and one time decorator

 

[Goldstone1976]

Paul Janeway - amazing Southern Soul singer and Alan Carr lookalike.

 

[Wellesley]

Benjamin Franklin. A Founding Father of the United States and the inventor of the Bi-Focal lens amongst other things.

 

[Goldstone1976]

More seriously: Richard Feynman - Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and semi-pro bongo player.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Are you sure you are not confusing him with the rather wonderfully hatstand Jack Russell?

EDIT no you are not, but Russell was also an England International who now makes his living from painting.

So he counts as well.

Yes, i am positive. Check it out on IPlayer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000426w/celebrity-painting-challenge-series-1-episode-2

 

[hans kraay fan club]

There's a theme here:

Fabien Barthez, France goalkeeper and now a racing driver/team owner
Sir Chris Hoy, Olympic cyclist, racing driver
Patrick Dempsey, sexy ass actor, racing driver/team owner

There are more, but quite a few professionals have turned to racing later on in life.

Andre Villas-Boas took a break from football management to compete in the 2018 Dakar Rally

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Some sportsmen are ridiculously good at several sports. I am pretty sure that as well as being ranked one in the word for cricket AB de villiers is also a scratch golfer, could have been an international hockey or Rugby player and I think one other. Pretty impressive (although Jos Buttler is similar).

I played 5-a-side against James Vince, Mason Crane and Liam Dawson a few weeks ago. Vince in particular is a very good footballer. Not as good as his Hampshire team-mate Keith Barker though.

Which is unsurprising as the latter was a pro at Blackburn, and played football for England up to U20 level!

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Paul Newman

Actor
Runner up at Le Mans 1979


Michael Faraday

Discovered electromagnetic induction, coined words like electrode and ion.
Invented Balloons

 

[Mr Putdown]

C B Fry, sportsman, politician, diplomat, academic, teacher, writer, editor and publisher.

Sports wise Fry represented England at both cricket and football, played in an FA Cup Final for Southampton and equalled the world long jump record. He also played rugby for Oxford, Blackheath and the Barbarians and could have played for England. At Oxford, he won 12 blues and captained the university at cricket, soccer and athletics in the same year.

He was offered the vacant throne of Albania.

Born in Croydon, he stood for election in Brighton. Two Brighton & Hove buses (429 and 829) were named "C B Fry" in his honour.

Amazing bloke.

 

[Titanic]

Dudley Moore - actor, but also an accomplished Jazz pianist and organist.

 

[Stat Brother]

Sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance Michelangelo was also a dab hand at karate.

This is the greatest reply and what does it get - nothing.

YOU'RE ALL SCUM.

 

[knocky1]

Dennis Waterman.