Actors and athletes of Hollywood. Star cast: which artists, athletes and TV presenters will go to the polls

Anna Semenovich
When the ex-soloist of “Brilliant” turned three years old, she was taken to the figure skating section - and for good reason. For almost two decades in sports, the girl often found herself in the top 3 at international competitions, rose to the title of international master of sports and took silver at the 2000 Russian Championship paired with Roman Kostomarov.

Ivan Dorn
For the sake of singer Ivan Dorn, it’s not a pity to invent the super all-around. Master of Sailing, Candidate of Masters of Masters in ballroom dancing, third-rate student in athletics. I can’t believe it from the photo, but he also has a second class in swimming.

Dolph Lundgren
In the late 70s, Dolph Lundgren won the Swedish karate championship three times in a row, went to the world championship (unsuccessfully, but worthy - a defeat by a judge's decision from the future champion), became captain of the team and beat everyone at the British Open (1980).
Five years later, Lundgren was already known as a boxer - not a professional one, but a cinema one. The image of the Soviet kid Ivan Drago in the film “Rocky 4” essentially launched the Swede’s acting career.

Zemfira
In the early 90s, despite being 172 centimeters tall, Zemfira was the captain and leader of the Russian junior basketball team (if anyone doesn’t recognize it, she’s in the photo in the center). The team coach was extremely disappointed with the departure of the best point guard.

Mickey Rourke
In the early 90s, Mickey Rourke appeared eight times on professional ring: two draws, six wins - four of them even by knockout. During this time, the actor earned a million dollars, several concussions, broken nose and arms, as well as impaired coordination for a long time.

Kurt Russell
Forty years ago, Kurt Russell, imitating his father and performing your own dream, plunged into professional baseball. His profile includes matches for clubs in one of the US minor leagues. His sports career was cut short by a shoulder injury received after a collision with an opponent. Russell made attempts to return, but were unsuccessful.

Sonya Henie
Norwegian Sonja Henie is the only figure skater in history to win gold in singles at three Olympics in a row (1928-1936). She didn’t want to go for the fourth - she was invited to professional show on ice. So Henie became a Hollywood actress and a little later a US citizen. She was bombarded with filming offers and advertising contracts - life was good.
Henie's main achievement in cinema was the leading role in the famous "Sun Valley Serenade", a film that even in the Soviet Union became one of the most beloved films.

Jason Lee
Golden Globe nominee Jack Withroy from Heartbreakers Jason Lee was a professional skateboarder in his youth.

Joseph Kobzon
Joseph Davydovich was a promising boxer - he won the championship in Dnepropetrovsk and then Ukraine in youth. But someone knocked him out - and that was the end of entering the ring.

Jean-Paul Belmondo
In his youth, Jean-Paul Belmondo became the welterweight boxing champion of Paris.

Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers in the character that brought him worldwide fame - the bruiser Apollo from Rocky. But in general, in his youth, Weathers played American football for the Oakland Raiders.

Andrey Sviridov
The security guard from Univer sometimes appears in the ring, but his main sporting achievements are related to basketball. At the youth level, Sviridov won the championships of the USSR, CIS, Belarus and Europe.

Javier Bardem
Oscar winner Javier Bardem ran and hustled for the Spanish national rugby team. “I starred in the movie Ham, Ham and continued acting. Everyone said: oh, this is the guy from the movie! And I thought: don't give me the ball, don't give me the ball. Obviously, for the sake of an acting career, it was necessary to end with sports,” Bardem recalled.

Igor Lobanov
Vocalist of the SLOT group Igor Lobanov was a luger for the Russian team at the 1992 Games.

Potap (Alexey Potapenko)
Potap (the same one with Nastya Kamenskikh) in his youth was called up to the Ukrainian water polo team and received a master of sports.

Christine Asmus
Actress, star of "Interns" Kristina Asmus - candidate master of artistic gymnastics.

Chuck Norris
Between 1964 and 1974, Chuck Norris fought 195 fights. He won 183 of them, lost two, and 10 ended either without a result being announced or in a draw. Norris won 30 tournaments and was 6 times world middleweight karate champion.
Young Chuck Norris at a karate tournament

Julio Iglesias
From the age of 16, Julio played football as a goalkeeper for the Real Madrid club, and after school he planned to become a lawyer. But his plans were cut short on September 22, 1963, when he was involved in a car accident. Julio was in the hospital for two years. Since his hands were not injured, the attending physician allowed him to play the guitar.

Vinnie Jones
Star of the films "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and " Big jackpot"was a former professional footballer. He played football for 15 years and at one time was a player for, for example, Chelsea in London.

Steve McQueen
A movie star and a fairly successful auto-motorcycle racer. It is interesting that professional sports (and McQueen participated in quite large competitions) brought him money, but the acting path rather took it away, because big success came to Steve at the age of thirty, when the actor became the star of The Magnificent Seven. Then The Great Escape and Bullitt finally made McQueen an on-screen superstar.

Sergei Veksler
Candidate for master of sports in judo. Before getting into cinema, he worked as a wrestling coach.

Alexander Inshakov
In 1979, Inshakov, already a black belt holder, became the absolute champion at the first karate championship in Moscow.

Johnny Weissmuller
The performer of the role of "Tarzan" is a five-time Olympic champion in swimming.

Oleg Taktarov
Twice world champion in sambo, world champion in martial arts.

Arnold Schwarzenegger
He won the Mr. Universe title back in 1968 thanks to his enviable muscle mass and received Mr. Olympia in 1970-1975.

Alexey Vanin
The famous Soviet actor ("Gentlemen of Fortune", "They Fought for the Motherland", "Kalina Krasnaya") is a member of the USSR national team in classical wrestling. His collection includes the title of master of sports, two silver and two bronze medals at the Union championships.

Gina Carano
Carano came to Muay Thai (Thai boxing). She fought 14 fights, of which she won 12. She was noticed and invited to take part in the first sanctioned women's mixed rules (MMA) fight. In 2006-2009 she had 8 fights in MMA. She celebrated victory in the first 7, but lost the last one - against the Brazilian Christian “Cyborg” Santos - by technical knockout.
In the acting field, success came to her after her role in Steven Soderbergh’s film “Knockout.”

Eric Cantona
It’s hard to believe, but the outstanding football player managed to play in as many as 18 films after retiring from his career, including even “Elizabeth” with Cate Blanchett! Cantona won the French championship, became the champion of England five times, and won cups in both countries more than once.

Jean-Claude Van Damme
At the age of 16, Van Damme became the European karate champion as part of the Belgian national team and received a black belt.

Estella Warren
She was a member of the Canadian synchronized swimming team. She became the national champion three times, and in 1995 she won a bronze medal at the World Championships.
Her film debut took place in the low-budget film “Perfume”, and her popularity came after the films “Racer” and “Planet of the Apes”.

Daniel Craig
He played sports professionally: he played rugby for the Hoylake Rugby Club.

Talgat Nigmatulin
Master of sports in judo, champion of Uzbekistan in karate, took 6th place in the USSR karate championship.

Mark Dacascos
In 1982, he won the European and Italian Kung Fu and Karate Championships in lightweight weight, and took gold at the Karate Championships in Hamburg for two years in a row. But in the end, he chose an acting career.

Rene Lacoste
The famous former French tennis player Rene Lacoste, upon completion of his sports career, achieved phenomenal success in the world of fashion. During his sports career, Rene Lacoste managed to participate in the most prestigious tennis competitions, including the Grand Slam tournaments.

Bubba Smith
Bruiser Hightower from "Police Academy" in 1967-1976. played American football professionally.

Vladimir Turchinsky
Master of Sports in judo wrestling, candidate Master of Sports in freestyle and classical wrestling. In 1991, at the first and only USSR American Football Championship, Vladimir became the USSR champion as part of the Moscow Bears team. Winner of the Russian Cup in American football as part of the Moscow Giants team. He played with this team in a semi-professional football league in the USA.

Sports careers are short, especially in professional sports or sports high achievements. Yesterday's promising juniors reach peak form for a year or two, and by the age of 33-35 they already become veterans. Only one in five athletes high level can count on two Olympics in his career; one in ten Olympians gets to three. And we are talking only about the brightest representatives of the sport. What to do after the finish? Maybe go to the cinema? This kind of reforging worked out well for some people. We delved into history and remembered several champions who achieved the love of spectators not only on sports grounds.

Let us leave it to the American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller to discover the history of the change from sports victories to cinematic achievements. An emigrant from Austria-Hungary, Johnny, using forged documents, got into the US swimming team and became one of the most outstanding Olympians in history. Five gold awards and 67 world records - Weissmuller had no equal on the surface of the pools in the 20s of the last century. After finishing his sports career, Johnny traveled around the states with water show, but became truly beloved by the public in 1932 after leading role in the film Tarzan: The Ape Man. The impressive torso of the athlete drove the spectators crazy, and the loud call of Tarzan became business card for a whole series of twelve films!

Weissmuller's example was not the only one. In 1936 from big sport on big screen Another honored athlete, figure skater Sonya Henie, moved. A Norwegian from a sports family has won three Olympic champion and held the title of world champion in women's single skating for ten years in a row. Henie's main achievement in cinema was the leading role in the famous "Sun Valley Serenade", a film that even in the Soviet Union became one of the most beloved films.

Of course, more modest athletes came to the cinema, but they were orders of magnitude more talented. An example of this is Steve McQueen, who combined his acting career with his passion for auto and motorsports. It is interesting that professional sports (and McQueen participated in quite large competitions) brought him money, but the acting path rather took it away, because great success came to Steve already at the age of thirty, when the actor became the star of “The Magnificent Seven”. Then “The Great Escape” and “Bullitt” finally made McQueen an on-screen superstar, but the memory of the actor’s passion for racing was not erased and was reflected in the Pixar cartoons “Cars”, where main character received the name Lightning McQueen.

Now it’s worth turning your attention to Europe. The sixties and seventies were the heyday of French and Italian cinema, so it is not at all surprising that in these countries there was a significant influx of people from all walks of life into cinema. Take Jean-Paul Belmondo. Even if this Frenchman was not a professional athlete and never entered the ring at international level, but in his youth he boxed quite well, even becoming the champion of Paris in his weight class. But this is more of a choice at the beginning of a career, but Lino Ventura, French actor Italian origin, is quite suitable for our list - in 1950, Ventura became the European champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, but was seriously injured and was forced to end his sports career. Lino Ventura came to cinema in 1954 and over time became one of the most beloved movie stars in Europe, who felt equally comfortable in the skin of a bandit and in a police uniform.

But let's return to Hollywood. In the 70s, American cinema switched to mass production of action films, which required attracting fearsome musclemen to the set. The main supplier of such thugs was the American National football league, which regularly sent the most colorful people into retirement. The list of quarterbacks who appeared in films is endless. Let us just mention that Fred Williamson, familiar to viewers from Starsky and Hutch and From Dusk Till Dawn, Carl Weathers, Stallone’s partner in Rocky and Schwarzenegger in Predator, Bubba Smith - the famous Hightower from Police Academy" and the infamous OJ Simpson, who became famous for "The Naked Gun" before the trial.

Also, do not forget about the Asian side of the issue. To understand all the intricacies of martial arts competitions, you need to spend a lot of effort, so we will have to believe the titles with which the actors adorn themselves. Someone, like Sonny Chiba, familiar to Western viewers from the Kill Bill dilogy, Chuck Norris or Jet Li, has real data, someone like Jean-Claude van Damme, Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan, is only popularizer of martial arts. Be that as it may, Asian athletes and Western followers of karate, wushu or judo deserve mention.

Having studied the past, it would be good to turn to today. Who is the most athletic we have now? There are plenty to choose from, judge for yourself. Jason Statham successfully combined the beginning of his acting career with sporting achievements- The current action hero was a member of the Great Britain diving team and competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Canadian synchronized swimmer Estella Warren became the Canadian champion three times before she traded the pool for the modeling runway and the big screen, with roles in Racer and Planet of the Apes. Mickey Rourke splashed out his energy in the boxing ring, achieved victories infrequently, but what’s even worse was that he combined boxing with drugs, which almost killed himself. Danny Trejo, who once trained Eric Roberts and thus caught the eye of casting directors, was also a state boxing champion. Football bone-breaker Vinnie Jones transferred all his emotions from the green lawn to the screen, now he is one of the directors' favorite supporting actors in action films and thrillers. Javier Bardem was a member of the Spanish Olympic rugby team in his youth, Thomas Kretschmann was a professional swimmer during his time in the GDR, Gina Carano was a professional Muay Thai fighter before switching to film set Steven Soderbergh. We'll leave it up to your discretion to add Arnold Schwarzenegger and

On September 12, Jason Statham, a British actor who, however, does not have a birthday, celebrates his birthday. acting education. Statham is a professional diver who was a member of the Great Britain team and also made the Olympic team in 1988. But fate would have it that director Guy Ritchie noticed Jason and invited him to his film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. After this, Statham immediately became a star.

Statham is not the only one who came to cinema from sports. Let us also remember the actors who were athletes.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

The legendary "Terminator" Arnold Schwarzenegger is a professional bodybuilder. He began his sports career at the age of 14. He worked out daily, pumped up muscle mass, and soon his labors bore fruit - he became the winner of the “Mr. Europe” competition among juniors. He then became the youngest Mr. Universe. By 1968, he had won all the bodybuilding championships in Europe and continued his career in the USA. In 1980, Arnold completed his participation in the competition, having made a significant contribution to the popularization of bodybuilding. He began acting in films while still an athlete. Success came to Schwarzenegger after the release of the film “Conan the Barbarian”.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Before succeeding in films, Jean-Claude Van Damme became the European middleweight champion in karate and kickboxing in 1979. He participated in many competitions and during his fighting career had 22 fights, of which he won 20 and lost only 2 times, and then by decision of the judges. It’s interesting that for some time Van Damme’s partner in training fights was Chuck Norris. In 1978, Van Damme also became the absolute European bodybuilding champion. Jean-Claude received his first full-fledged film role in 1986 in the film “No Retreat, No Surrender,” and became a star after participating in the film “Bloodsport.”

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke was a daredevil since childhood and started fights in the streets. He soon found a place where he could release his energy - the boxing ring. Future actor became a regular at the famous boxing club on 5th Street in Miami Beach. He took part in many competitions and often won victories. However, he spent the money he earned from winnings on drugs - so he sports career I had to put up a cross. Then Mickey got the idea to become an actor. He entered Lee Strasberg's acting studio and gradually began acting in cameo roles. Real success came to him after the film “9 1/2 Weeks”.

Vinnie Jones

Guy Ritchie's favorite actor Vinnie Jones was a professional footballer and played for clubs such as Chelsea, Sheffield United, Leeds and Wimbledon (he was team captain in the latter). He started playing football as a child. Although he was not accepted into the team right away, considering him too short. But Jones soon returned to the sport and became successful. During his career, he played 384 official matches and scored 33 goals. At the age of 33, Jones retired from the sport. At the same time, he had a very scandalous reputation. It was she who interested director Guy Ritchie, who invited Vinnie Jones to his film “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” after which he received offers to star in blockbusters.

Gina Carano

Gina Carano has also been passionate about sports since childhood. She played basketball in school and won a state championship. After school, she began training in Thai boxing. She fought 14 fights, of which she won 12. Gina was noticed and invited to participate in the first sanctioned women's mixed rules fight - MMA. In MMA, Carano had 8 fights, of which she won all but the last. She has been called the face of women's MMA. In 2002 it began and actor career Genies. At first, she starred in small roles in films and TV series. Success came to her after her role in Steven Soderbergh's film Knockout.

Estella Warren

Estella Warren was a synchronized swimmer, and at the age of 12 she joined the Canadian national team. Beautiful girl attracted the attention of not only coaches, but also modeling agencies. After that, Warren successfully combined sports and modeling professions. She became the national champion three times and won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Championships. However, in 1996, she was given a choice - to prepare for the Olympics or to be a model. The girl chose the second. Her debut took place in the low-budget film “Perfume”, and her popularity came after the films “Racer” and “Planet of the Apes”.

Oleg Taktarov

And among the stars of our cinema there is former athletes. However, Oleg Taktarov successfully acts not only in Russia, but also in Hollywood. In the nineties, he won the Ultimate Fighting Tournament in Riga. Then he went to America and became famous there as a fighter. He had 24 fights in the USA and Japan. After that, the directors noticed him. He starred in such films as Air Force One, Rollerball, Masters of the Night, Predators and the TV series Alias ​​and NCIS.

The Olympic champions working in the State Duma are not going to return to sports, and the artists are not going to return to the stage: they are again running for parliament, according to lists and constituencies. The ranks of Duma celebrities will be replenished with television stars

Nikolay Valuev (left) and Vladislav Tretyak on plenary session State Duma of the Russian Federation. January 2014 (Photo: Mikhail Japaridze/TASS)

​​It’s easier in the Duma than in a sports club

Deputies-athletes do not want to leave politics - they all intend to take part in the elections of the new convocation of the State Duma which will take place on September 18. All athletes from United Russia» have already submitted an application to participate in preliminary voting(primaries) parties.​

Information about the participants in the primaries and the method of their nomination (by list or single-member constituency), scheduled for May 22, is published on the party’s website, applications are accepted from the beginning of March to April 10. The United Russia primaries are a mandatory procedure for intra-party voting to select candidates for deputies.

Former boxer Nikolai Valuev will run in elections from the Bryansk region in a single-mandate district and list, three-time Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling Alexander Karelin - as a single-mandate from the Novosibirsk region, President of the Russian Hockey Federation Vladislav Tretyak - from the Ulyanovsk region (on the list and district), speed skater Svetlana Zhurova - from Leningrad region(by district and list), and tennis player Marat Safin - from Nizhny Novgorod region(according to information on the website of the regional branch of the party). Duma Paralympians Mikhail Terentyev (Moscow region, list) and Rima Batalova from Bashkortostan (list and district) will also be nominated.

LDPR deputy, bronze medalist Olympic Games in judo, Dmitry Nosov also decided to take part in the preliminary voting of United Russia - as a single-mandate candidate in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The LDPR leadership had previously not approved the deputy’s participation in the September 2015 arrest of rapper Guf in Krasnoyarsk on suspicion of drug use. Vice-speaker of the LDPR, Igor Lebedev, explained then that Nosov’s actions have nothing to do with the party, but are “personal PR,” and “he will no longer be a deputy from the LDPR.” Athletes who have political weight “can be better heard by children and parents,” Zhurov motivates his decision to remain in the State Duma. The status of a deputy is very helpful in the work of popularizing hockey, Tretyak noted to the R-Sport agency.

The most active legislator among the deputies-athletes was Batalova from the Committee on Sports and Youth Affairs, who signed 96 bills on the most different topics— from creating conditions for unimpeded access for people with disabilities to residential infrastructure to providing the Bank of Russia with a mechanism to support the interbank lending market, as follows from the information presented on the State Duma website. Her committee colleague Valuev (42 bills), in addition to projects on the development of sports, was involved in anti-alcohol and anti-drug initiatives. A significant part of Zhurova’s proposals (56 projects) from the international committee relate to supporting culture.

Nosov, a member of the Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, introduced mainly bills aimed at combating the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs (32 initiatives in total). Safin from the Affairs Committee public organizations dealt with indigenous issues small peoples and control over activities non-profit organizations— foreign agents (19 projects).

Cultural initiative

All Duma cultural figures from United Russia will also participate in the primaries. Applications were submitted by singer Joseph Kobzon (according to the list from Trans-Baikal Territory), Opera singer Maria Maksakova-Igenbergs (on the list and on the majority constituency in St. Petersburg), actress Maria Kozhevnikova (on the list from the Vologda region). Director Stanislav Govorukhin is also planning to run, his representative told RBC.

The deputy from A Just Russia, actress Elena Drapeko (on the list and single-mandate constituency in St. Petersburg) and the representative of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, director Vladimir Bortko (on the constituency in St. Petersburg) will also be re-elected to the new Duma. They told RBC about this.

There are still shortcomings in the field of cultural protection, Drapeko explains his desire to continue working in the Duma. “Big changes, good or bad, await our country in the near future. And I would like to participate in this,” says Bortko.

The record holder for the number of bills signed is Maria Kozhevnikova, a deputy from the Culture Committee. She put her name under 101 short stories on various topics - from mortgages to the circulation of ethyl alcohol. Almost always these are collective bills of United Russia members, signed by dozens of deputies. In second place is Elena Drapeko (now she is the first deputy chairman of the culture committee), who signed 65 bills, most of them related to her profile. Bortko, together with his colleagues, introduced only seven initiatives, among them a proposal to ratify the article on illicit enrichment of the UN Convention against Corruption.

Yuri Kara intends to join his fellow directors in the new Duma. He applied to participate in the United Russia primaries on the list in Moscow. Kara often agreed with the position of the authorities. In 2014, Kara signed a letter in support of the president's policies in Ukraine. Kara also proposed banning the distribution of American films in Russia after the United States imposed sanctions. His proposal was supported by Govorukhin. Having been blacklisted by the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture, Kara said that he was proud of it.

Deputies from the cultural sphere sometimes behave more freely in their public statements than their colleagues in the Duma. Maksakova in the summer of 2014, during her speech at a meeting of the State Duma, introduced a law banning the propaganda of homosexuality, although a year earlier she voted for its adoption.

After the publication of an investigation into the family of Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika in winter by the Anti-Corruption Foundation of Alexei Navalny, Joseph Kobzon sought to study the facts presented and sent a request to the Investigative Committee regarding one of the episodes of the investigation.

People from TV

The author plans to continue working in the Duma analytical program on the TV Center channel, chairman of the international committee Alexey Pushkov. He is going to be elected to the new Duma on the list in the Perm Territory. The main speaker of the State Duma on international policy, Pushkov, who was included in the sanctions lists, signed only four bills, including on NGOs - foreign agents and a ban on the production of low-alcohol energy drinks.

TV presenter Oksana Pushkina also decided to join the parliamentary ranks - they also submitted applications to participate in primaries

Pyotr Tolstoy, the great-great-grandson of the writer Leo Tolstoy, hosted the final program “Sunday Time” for seven years, and led pre-election debates during the 2011 Duma elections and the 2012 presidential elections. IN last years hosts talk shows “Time will tell” and “Politics”. In February of this year, Tolstoy was elected to the supreme council of United Russia.

“I constantly say that the political class must learn to clearly and clearly convey its thoughts to voters. I want to try to put this idea into practice myself,” he explained to RBC. He will be elected to the Duma according to a list and a single-mandate constituency in Moscow.

Pushkin, author and presenter of the program “ Female look", filed an application to participate in the primaries in the Moscow region in a single-mandate constituency and list. In June 2015, on the recommendation of the Governor of the Moscow Region, Andrei Vorobyov, she was appointed to the post of Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Moscow Region. Pushkina’s work, as she admitted, “lacks certain laws and amendments” (quote from the website of the United Russia branch in the Moscow region).

At the United Russia primaries, the deputy general director of VGTRK, TV presenter Evgeniy Revenko, also submitted documents to the Voronezh branch of the party. He plans to be elected on a regional list.

For athletes and artists, getting into the State Duma is an opportunity to become part of the establishment, to capitalize their personal fame into status achievements, explains political consultant Valentin Bianchi. According to him, the authorities need famous people because they can force people to vote for famous person easier: although converting fame into voting motivation is not easy, it is very difficult for politicians to achieve a level of fame comparable to athletes and artists.

If a famous person runs in a single-mandate constituency, he has obligations to half a million voters, and his star status can help solve not only social, but also fundamental lobbying issues, says political scientist Gleb Kuznetsov. “And if a celebrity is nominated for parliament on a list, then he will feel less responsibility, and this is often just selling his face,” believes Kuznetsov.

We all know the aphorism German writer Lion Feuchtwanger: " Talented man talented in everything." True, it sounded a little different in the author’s version, but that doesn’t matter, the essence of what was said has not changed. This truth has been confirmed repeatedly, including by athletes. For example, Soviet sports legend Vsevolod Bobrov achieved outstanding results in both football and hockey; Vinnie Jones became a movie star; and Mickey Rourke’s cinematic career will be the envy of many certified actors. The list can be continued for a long time, in fact, this is what we will do. Rating of the top 10 athletes-musicians in “Sports Day by Day”.

Kind of sport: football

Genre: chanson

The infamous goalkeeper of Spartak Moscow great success he did not achieve success on the football field, having played only 12 matches in the Premier League during his career. However, by chance, he still won the title with the red and white: before the 2002/03 Cup final, the main goalkeeper of the Muscovites, Bagi, was injured, and in the match with Rostov, Zuev stood in goal. And I managed to play in the Champions League, again due to injuries to colleagues in the role Wojciech Kowalewski and Dmitry Khomich. After leaving Spartak in 2007, Alexey played in the second division and LFL without much success, and in 2012 he went into beach soccer, after which he ended his sports career.

As a Spartak player, Zuev began writing songs, and in 2010 he released his first disc. Now Alexey is trying to build his own musical career, and, admittedly, very successfully. Of course, it doesn’t sell out stadiums and is unlikely to ever fill out stadiums - it’s a unique genre. But, they say, on his creative evenings There are no empty seats in restaurants and clubs.

9. Maurice Trezor

Kind of sport: football

Genre: reggae

Winner of the French Cup with Marseille, French champion with Bordeaux and Michel Platini's national team partner, Trésor released his vinyl back in 1978. This is Maurice's only album, and there are only a couple of tracks on the record. However, despite such a short musical career, he managed to find his listener. To this day, you can see cheerful and positive tracks from Trezor’s record in various reggae collections.

Kind of sport: skiing

Genre: pop music

A descendant of an aristocratic family, Prince Hubertus Rudolf von Furstenberg zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg is a very versatile man: businessman, skier, photographer, musician and actor. In 1981, the prince founded the Mexican Ski Federation and has been its permanent president since then. Von Hohenlohe is a six-time participant in the Olympic Games and a fifteen-time participant in the World Championships, which is a Guinness Book record. Music is one of the main hobbies of the Mexican-German grandfather; he releases discs with enviable consistency. Hubertus recorded his first album in 1987. However, von Hohenlohe does not make his living from music - he is the owner of numerous entertainment establishments in the resorts of Spain.

Kind of sport: football

Genre: rock

Despite the fact that Lalas was not a super talented footballer, those who watched football in the nineties probably remember him well. The US national team midfielder had a very colorful appearance that even he could envy James Hetfield. It is not surprising that such a brutal guy became interested in rock music. Debut album Alexi recorded it back in 1994, when he was playing for the Italian Padova. At the age of 29, Lalas retired from football, but returned two years later to win his first significant trophies - the MLS Championship and Cup. In 2004, he finally retired from big-time sports.

Alexi was the frontman The group Gypsies, with which he recorded two albums and performed on several major rock festivals. He later disbanded the group and began performing solo. Now Lalas works as an analyst for ESPN and ABC, but every couple of years he pleases fans of his work with new singles.

Kind of sport: basketball

Genre: rhythm and blues/soul

Former NBA basketball player Walter McCarthy became a coach after finishing his playing career. IN currently He works as an assistant for the Boston Celtics, but this does not stop him from pursuing music. Walter has already released two very successful albums in the soul genre.

Kind of sport: basketball

Genre: house

The famous American basketball player of Lebanese origin, winner of the title “NBA Most Improved Player” in the 1989/90 season and world champion as a member of the US national team, Rony Seikaly, became interested in DJing at the age of 14, but as a future profession I still chose basketball. Having completed his gaming career, Roni remembered his passion - now he music producer and one of the most popular American DJs.

Kind of sport: sled

Genre: nu metal

Few people know that the leader and vocalist of the Slot group, Igor Cash Lobanov, is a former professional athlete. Now Cash shares the stage with such monsters as Korn and Guano Apes, and in his youth he was a luger. In 1990, Igor, as a member of the USSR national team, won bronze medals in doubles at the World Championships in Calgary, and in 1992 he took 10th place at the Olympics in Albertville, playing for the CIS team.

3. Shaquille O'Neal

Kind of sport: basketball

Genre: rap

O'Neal may not be No. 1 in basketball, but he is certainly legendary. There is no point in listing all of his sports awards and titles; suffice it to say that Shaquille is included in the list of “50 Greatest Players in NBA History.”

Shaq - incredible versatile person and during his life he mastered many professions: policeman, film actor, writer, commentator, boxer, doctor of science and, of course, rapper. Big Daddy recorded tracks with legendary MCs, and his discs were a real commercial success.

Kind of sport: basketball

Genre: jazz

Tisdale was not a star on the floor, but he became one of the most prominent representatives NBA on music scene. This big guy with a kind smile, reminiscent of John Coffey from The Green Mile, for his short life released nine albums and was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. In 2009, basketball player and bass guitarist Wayman Tisdale died of cancer.

1. Till Lindemann

Kind of sport: swimming

Genre: industrial metal

Frontman Rammstein bands, the great and terrible Till Lindemann, in his youth was a promising athlete and represented the GDR team at the European Youth Swimming Championships. Till was also among the candidates for the team for the 1980 Olympics, but he angered the Stasi and was expelled from the team, as well as suspended from international competitions. The fact is that one evening Till and his girlfriend ran away from the hotel where the athletes lived. The next morning he was summoned to the Stasi for interrogation, after which he was declared unreliable. A year later, Lindemann suffered an injury to his abdominal muscles and finally ended his sports career.