This category goes to 25-year-old Sasha Cohen, hands down. In fact, the figure skating cutie is already half way to a legitimate Hollywood career — well, maybe one-hundreth of the way. After she bagged the silver at the 2006 Olympics, Sasha told the L.A. Times that she was considering switching careers to acting:
Skating is not quite what it used to be, and it is a little bit disheartening to skate in front of half-empty arenas. I’m a performer, and it’s tough.
Apparently, her reasoning is that skating is only popular once every four years, whereas she could mesmerize people on the silver screen 24/7. Sasha also explained that her agent was inundated with scripts. Really? Hmmmm. To date, the highlights of her acting career are cameos or small parts in “CSI: NY” and Bratz: The Movie. She’s also in Blades of Glory, but we’re not sure if playing yourself counts.
To be fair, we’re assuming the skater’s training has made a serious stab at acting all but impossible even though she did study for a semester at the New York Film Academy of Harvard. Hey Hollywood, once Vancouver’s over (especially if Sasha wins gold), watch the hell out!
