facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramRich PianaBodybuilder (deceased) Born: 1970Rich Piana grew up in California. His mother was a bodybuilder and Piana began lifting at age 11, and entered his first contest 4 years later. By the time he turned 18, he already held several...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDan BilzerianThrill Seeker Born: 1980Dan Bilzerian was born in Tampa, Florida. Risk-taking runs in his blood. His father was a corporate takeover specialist on Wall Street and his brother is also a poker player. Bilzerian will bet on...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramNick JonasMusician Born: 1992From Texas, Nicholas Jonas began acting on Broadway when he was 7. He released his first single with 2 of his brothers in 2002 when he was just 10. The Jonas Brothers got picked up by Co-lumbia Records for...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramKeanu ReevesActor Born: 1964Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His father abandoned the family when he was just 2 and Reeves and his mother moved to Australia and New York City before settling in Toronto, Canada. His mother...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramC.T. Fletcher Professional Bodybuilder (Retired) Born: 1961Born in Arkansas, C. T. Fletcher’s family moved to California when he was still a baby. He joined the army at age 18 and while he was stationed in Germany, he became interested...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDorian YatesBodybuilder (Retired) Born: 1962 Dorain Yates is from England. He didn’t start working out until his early 20s but he went on to win the Mr Olympia 6 years in a row, (1992-’97), earning the nickname ‘The Shadow’ for showing...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramMark WahlbergActor Born: 1976Mark Wahlberg grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and is the youngest of 9. He had a rough childhood and was addicted to drugs including cocaine by age 13. Wahlberg was also arrested for hate crimes as a teen....
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDave PalumboBodybuilder (retired)Born: 1968A New York native, David Palumbo wasn’t always into pumping iron. Heplayed soccer and was a distance runner in high school and college. It wasn’t until 1990 when he started lifting. A short 9...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDavid PollackProfessional Football Player (Retired)Born: 1982David Pollack was born in New Jersey but later moved to Georgia where he was an all-around athlete, playing football, basketball and wrestling in high school. As a high school...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramRonnie ColemanProfessional Bodybuilder (Retired)Born: 1964From Louisiana, Ronnie Coleman and his 3 siblings were raised by a single mom. Coleman won a scholarship to play football in college and graduated cum laude with a degree in...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramHerschel WalkerFootball Player (Retired) Born: 1962From Georgia, Herschel Walker was 1 of 7 children in a working-class family. He had a speech impediment and was overweight as a child, but his mother drilled it into him not to use any...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramHafthor BjornssonProfessional StrongmanBorn: 1988Once upon a time, Hafthor ‘Mountain’ Bjornsson was a skinny basketball center, but a broken ankle ended his basketball career at age 20. That same year, strongman Magnus Magnusson...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramBear GryllsSurvivialist Born: 1974From a young age, Edward ‘Bear’ Grylls was always a bit a daredevil and loved to be moving, doing activities such as sailing, climbing, karate and skydiving. He served in the British Army reserves in the...