Daily Gallery: Athletes on the silver screen

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey headlines UFC 170. (Neil Davidson/CP)

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey announced that she will appear in the Silvester Stalone action sequel The Expendables 2 (CP/Neil Davidson)
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey announced that she will appear in the Silvester Stalone action sequel The Expendables 2 (CP/Neil Davidson)
Boston Bruins’ star Cam Neely featured as “Sea Bass” in the Jim Carrey hit Dumb and Dumber in 1994 (CP/ Ward Perrin)
Boston Bruins’ star Cam Neely featured as “Sea Bass” in the Jim Carrey hit Dumb and Dumber in 1994 (CP/ Ward Perrin)
Retired receiver Hines Ward returned a kick and was joined by fellow Pittsburgh Steeler Brett Keisel in the Batman movie “Dark Knight Rises” (AP/Gene J. Puskar)
Retired receiver Hines Ward returned a kick and was joined by fellow Pittsburgh Steeler Brett Keisel in the Batman movie “Dark Knight Rises” (AP/Gene J. Puskar)
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, a professional wrestler in the WWE, has featured in numbers movies including Gridiron, Tooth Fairy and the Fast & the Furious series (AP/Felipe Dana)
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, a professional wrestler in the WWE, has featured in numbers movies including Gridiron, Tooth Fairy and the Fast & the Furious series (AP/Felipe Dana)
Mike Tyson (pictured here fighting in 1986) has appeared as himself in both of the Hangover movies, among other movies (AP/Douglas C. Pizac)
Mike Tyson (pictured here fighting in 1986) has appeared as himself in both of the Hangover movies, among other movies (AP/Douglas C. Pizac)
Michael Jordan made his comeback to the NBA in 1996 after playing baseball and then released a movie about it called Space Jam (AP/Beth A. Keiser)
Michael Jordan made his comeback to the NBA in 1996 after playing baseball and then released a movie about it called Space Jam (AP/Beth A. Keiser)
Paul Kariya was the first face of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and appeared as himself in the Mighty Ducks movies that helped spawn the club (AP/Mark J. Terrill)
Paul Kariya was the first face of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and appeared as himself in the Mighty Ducks movies that helped spawn the club (AP/Mark J. Terrill)
Ray Allen was a promising young star for the Seattle Super Sonics in 1998 when he acted and starred in He Got Game, a movie about a promising young star (AP/Ron Wurzer)
Ray Allen was a promising young star for the Seattle Super Sonics in 1998 when he acted and starred in He Got Game, a movie about a promising young star (AP/Ron Wurzer)

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Former New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor has appeared in numerous features, including Any Given Sunday and Waterboy (AP/George Miller)
Former New York Giants great Lawrence Taylor has appeared in numerous features, including Any Given Sunday and Waterboy (AP/George Miller)
At the height of his game, Shaquille O’Neil decided to try his hand at acting in Kazaam as a genie, and more recently appeared as a cop in Grown Ups 2 with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock (AP/Mark J. Terrill)
At the height of his game, Shaquille O’Neil decided to try his hand at acting in Kazaam as a genie, and more recently appeared as a cop in Grown Ups 2 with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock (AP/Mark J. Terrill)

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