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1. LeBron James
LeBron starred in the film Trainwreck.
2. JR Lemon
Lemon has appeared in numerous national commercial and print campaigns. He also was in 'A Madea Christmas' and currently he is starring in "The Night Shift" on NBC.
3. Bubba Smith
He was in the NFL for nine years before turning to show business. He appeared on numerous TV shows but his most famous appearance was as Moses Hightower in the Police Academy movies.
4. Roosevelt Grier
He appeared in several sitcoms and television shows and in the movie 'The Thing with Two Heads'
5. Carl Weathers
He played college football and had a short career of seven games with the Oakland Raiders before deciding on an acting career. This proved to be very successful. He played Apollo Creed in the four Rocky films as well as numerous other films and television shows.
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