SeaniBu said:But Sasha was in the 100 most beautiful people issue of People. Althought she was just listed in an age group, she was in there. Not only that, but you can't trust everything on the web.
SeaniBu said:Not only that, but you can't trust everything on the web.
Joesitz said:1. Tara's ethnicity is listed as White. What would one think of a little Irish girl?
2. It seems from the posts that only Male athletes can get acting jobs. But there was Sonia Henie and Esther Williams at one time - a time that no longer exists.
Joe
Red Dog said:because I'm from Texas it always somehow bothers me to see "y'all" misspelled...the apostrophe goes between the y and the a, not the a and the l!!
soogar said:Sasha did an interview in the new Blades on Ice issue and it appears that she and Tara are very friendly and there is mutual admiration between the two. For all you know, maybe Tara is introducing Sasha to people in the business and giving her acting tips.
Mathman said:About athletes that became actors, what about Arnold Swartzenager (bodybulding)?
Also Johnny Weismuller and Buster Crabb (Olympic swimmers who went on to play Tarzan in the movies).
Ronald Reagan was a college football player, before becoming president -- of the Screen Actors Guild. (Or am I just remembering his role in Knute Rockne?)
Best post of the topicK-Mo said:The thing about the list of athletes turned actors is that none of them were particulary good actors. They were able to win over audiences in vehicles built around their athletic ability, but will not be listed among the great actors.
attyfan said:According to this article, Sasha plays "the mean girl", so that might give her more of a chance to "stretch her [acting] wings" than she would get in the more predictable roles (i.e., playing a skater):
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0719olycohen0719.html