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So did Arnold*
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Posted by ab75
on March 12, 2024, 15:14:36, in reply to "
They leveraged their own fame
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Which yeah was smart and worked out really well.
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Is Arnold Schwarzenegger the most broadly successful person in history?
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DT
March 12, 2024, 7:55:41
As per usual, this has just become a list of names. I pick Pee Wee Herman
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Stu
March 12, 2024, 19:11:16
OJ Simpson*
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HamptonSki
March 12, 2024, 14:49:45
Heisman winner, actor, double homicide*
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Sounder
March 12, 2024, 14:53:26
Autobiographer*
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timmer
March 12, 2024, 19:08:07
not a jew*
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VIV
March 12, 2024, 14:50:19
Jimmy Stewart was a reserve general in the Air Force. Dude flew bomber missions in WWII*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
March 12, 2024, 13:25:25
Jonny Kim - MD, Astronaut, and Navy SEAL*
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ECEIllinois
March 12, 2024, 13:20:36
Dude is the epitome of “you can do whatever you want” *
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ilinni11
March 12, 2024, 18:55:41
Follow your dreams. BEEFCAKE!!!*
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timmer
March 12, 2024, 19:02:38
Johnny Sins. All of those things and more*
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CWR10
March 12, 2024, 13:27:09
Niiiiice*
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digs
March 12, 2024, 19:09:16
LOLOL *
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haighter
March 12, 2024, 14:41:50
Steve Martin: All time great standup, Grammy award winning bluegrass musician, actor, playwright.*
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VIV
March 12, 2024, 11:42:48
He needs something outside of entertainment
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digs
March 12, 2024, 12:19:52
I put up a Heisman winner/ Supreme Court Justice as my #1 choice. *
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VIV
March 12, 2024, 12:39:01
He’s better than who I was going to say….Rupert Holmes
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TarheelIllini
March 12, 2024, 12:05:43
Why am I suddenly thirsty for a tropical drink?*
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RSMBob
March 12, 2024, 13:00:05
Jesus: prophet, rabbi, miracle worker, carpenter, and oh yeah, messiah*
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bbonb
March 12, 2024, 11:42:41
the ultimate nepo-baby*
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Sammich
March 12, 2024, 12:04:27
A*
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complainant
March 12, 2024, 12:08:39
Obligatory:
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Chuck Woodaby
March 12, 2024, 11:37:36
It’s gonna end up being someone silly like the Paul bros
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digs
March 12, 2024, 11:09:47
Jake better do something before July 20, cause after that he'll either be a vegetable or a ghost*
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Sammich
March 12, 2024, 11:11:55
Tyson is 57 years old. This all seems so weird*
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JacobRDaugherty
March 12, 2024, 14:27:59
man, that's going to be appointment television
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Sounder
March 12, 2024, 11:36:22
July 20th; the greatest day in the history of greatest days!
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timmer
March 12, 2024, 11:14:41
HELL YEAH!*
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Jackie
March 12, 2024, 11:37:18
Depending on how Wrexham goes, Ryan Reynolds may be in the team picture.
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tvillini
March 12, 2024, 10:09:19
League One in 2024-25, Championship in 2026-27, Premier in 2029-2030
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timmer
March 12, 2024, 11:13:27
I don’t think co owner of a sports team qualifies.
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digs
March 12, 2024, 10:14:56
IMO, the impressive part isn't that they had the money to buy the team
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Sounder
March 12, 2024, 11:00:49
They leveraged their own fame
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CanHartlebHireSnider
March 12, 2024, 11:10:48
So did Arnold*
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ab75
March 12, 2024, 15:14:36
They absolutely leveraged their own fame, but they still did if very very deftly*
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Sounder
March 12, 2024, 11:35:19
As you noted this was Rob looking for superhero money
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digs
March 12, 2024, 11:02:36
Gin, mobile services, sports team, Blake Lively…..his only bad decision was Green Lantern
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TarheelIllini
March 12, 2024, 10:53:14
Many celebrities have these qualifications
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digs
March 12, 2024, 11:00:05
yeah, having money to throw at a brand isn't really impressive
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Sounder
March 12, 2024, 11:03:58
Green Lantern was where he met Blake Lively
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IlliniSax05
March 12, 2024, 10:55:20
I think being married to Scarlett Johansson and now Blake Lively puts him in an elite category*
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ibdoc
March 12, 2024, 10:52:39
He is the male version of them. Being married to Alanis was the outlier.
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Sammich
March 12, 2024, 11:02:22
There are only a handful of people in Canada. If you find someone that's more or less your age ...*
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complainant
March 12, 2024, 14:48:07
I don't think I realized he was actually married three times*
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Sounder
March 12, 2024, 11:04:25
Valid *
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digs
March 12, 2024, 10:58:06
ThaKid*
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Stu
March 12, 2024, 10:07:44
Thomas Jefferson (similar to Franklin)
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oskeewowza
March 12, 2024, 10:05:32
Among POTUS, Garfield was also a general and a college professor*
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Potomac
March 12, 2024, 12:55:45
violinist, miscegenator, crop hybridizer, and inventor of the swivel chair*
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complainant
March 12, 2024, 10:44:23
My favorite is that he invented the swivel chair*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
March 12, 2024, 10:10:03
From which he wrote the Declaration of Independence!*
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oskeewowza
March 12, 2024, 10:15:18
^ Read this in Nic Cage voice. *
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illini
March 12, 2024, 10:18:24
Has anyone seen Nic Cage and myself in a room together at the same time?
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oskeewowza
March 12, 2024, 10:49:33
Paul Newman: actor, successful food brand, really good race car driver/owner*
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ECEIllinois
March 12, 2024, 10:02:23
They auctioned off everything from Newman-Haas last year
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CanHartlebHireSnider
March 12, 2024, 10:07:28
nice*
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ECEIllinois
March 12, 2024, 11:12:24
Ted Williams. Great hitter, fighter pilot, fly fishing hall of fame*
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CanHartlebHireSnider
March 12, 2024, 9:09:39
OT, but I saw a book at the library about him and John Glenn
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DT
March 12, 2024, 9:44:52
I read it over the holidays
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LWillhite
March 12, 2024, 10:52:33
Here's him telling a story of when he got hit on a raid with Glenn
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CanHartlebHireSnider
March 12, 2024, 9:50:08
He was John Glenn's wingman.
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CanHartlebHireSnider
March 12, 2024, 9:48:01
Good one*
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UofIL6
March 12, 2024, 9:11:52
maybe i shouldn't be, but i'm surprised there's a fly fishing hall of fame.*
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VIV
March 12, 2024, 9:11:47
Whizzer White. Heisman Trophy winner and Supreme Court Justice*
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VIV
March 12, 2024, 9:08:10
Along those lines, Alan Page. Different sport, but Jim Bunning.*
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Chicago1995
March 12, 2024, 10:23:00
Sorry, no Catholics.
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complainant
March 12, 2024, 10:16:28
I want to say someone from the music biz that also branched out into clothing or other consumer...
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timmer
March 12, 2024, 8:52:28
If only Kanye got that Prez nomination*
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UofIL6
March 12, 2024, 9:12:44
Although Arnold was successful in three separate industries; bodybuilding, film and politics
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timmer
March 12, 2024, 8:55:04
also real estate and mail-order retail
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Sammich
March 12, 2024, 9:01:44
I suppose a lot of people forget Winston Churchill's journalism career, and his historian stint.
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complainant
March 12, 2024, 8:41:54
I thought of him but only ranked him as a writer and politician
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DT
March 12, 2024, 8:47:03
I'm still going with the eyeball guy.*
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complainant
March 12, 2024, 9:02:20
James Blunt. Rock star. Prevented Wesley Clark from starting WW3. Top Gear
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ATL
March 12, 2024, 8:34:40
NAYBA!*
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Illiniphil
March 12, 2024, 8:25:53
Bill Bradley?*
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Carl Spackler
March 12, 2024, 8:18:44
And Tom McMillan*
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ATL
March 12, 2024, 8:29:28
Noted above, but Jim Bunning.*
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Chicago1995
March 12, 2024, 10:25:24
Did he ever re-plant his own eyeball?
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complainant
March 12, 2024, 8:15:43
Jesse Ventura. He is no Schwarzenegger, but he had success in 3 fields*
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jjlocke923
March 12, 2024, 8:04:49
If Duane Johnsom eventually runs he could pass both of them*
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Sounder
March 12, 2024, 8:19:01
I'd argue that acting and pro wrestling aren't disparate enough. *
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Chicago1995
March 12, 2024, 10:24:50
He’s a shit actor though and his ego precludes him from improving. *
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illini
March 12, 2024, 8:35:37
Agreed but Arnold isnt exactly DDL…
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digs
March 12, 2024, 10:11:18
But Arnold loses. One of the great joys of 90s cinema was watching Arnold open-mouth wincing
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illini
March 12, 2024, 10:28:13
I don’t disagree *
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digs
March 12, 2024, 11:03:29
ooo
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SurfTheBoneyard
March 12, 2024, 8:08:30
TE Lawrence has a pretty crazy biography off the top of my head. 20 yrs old running around...
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LeatherneckIllini
March 12, 2024, 7:59:37
Donald Trump?*
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HamptonSki
March 12, 2024, 7:58:55
Nepo business flop, rapist, worst president of all time. He's honorable mention I'd say*
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WhitmansFolly
March 12, 2024, 18:07:29
He’s a broad person.*
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SurfTheBoneyard
March 12, 2024, 8:05:06
Correct. He has all of those golf championships.*
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ATL
March 12, 2024, 8:00:48
is actor to politician that rare? reagan did it*
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torinese
March 12, 2024, 7:57:52
Not sure. And there have been other folks who went from athlete to actor
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DT
March 12, 2024, 8:02:12
To a slightly lesser degree, Bernie Casey.
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larue33
March 12, 2024, 8:50:35
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