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Michael Phelps: We're Not Tired of Him Yet

Posted by Lindy Parker


It goes without saying that Michael Phelps is one of the busiest guys around these days.  After making history in Beijing this summer, he'll take some time out of the pool this fall to host SNL, present a MTV video music award and put in  a cameo appearance on Entourage.  We can only hope he's planning to play himself because we're not overly confident in Michael Phelps' acting abilities -- mostly because if he was a stellar actor and 14-time gold medalist, we'd have to seriously contemplate our own inadequacy. 

Also, just as a sidenote, why is that guy reaching for MP's crotch?

Our favorite Olympic athlete to try her hand at acting...

Who could forget Kerri Strug's post-Olympic appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210?  Her bit went something like this:

[David Silver randomly runs into Kerri at the CU registration desk]

David: Are you Kerri Strug?

Kerri: Yeah.

David: Wow, it's really great to meet you.  You were awesome in the Olympics.

Kerri: Thanks.  

 And, scene.  Genius.  Adding nothing whatsoever to the episode.  We can only hope Michael Phelps fairs as well.


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Posted Aug 29 2008, 11:23 AM
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Lindy Parker has worked as a ghostwriter, editor, dance instructor and a purveyor of dreams, one beer at a time. She now writes for nerve.com's TV blog, "The Remote Island." She loves Charles Dickens and Gabriel Garcia Marquez and also, straight-to-video releases with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It's possible she reads more teen fiction than she should. She hails from Los Angeles, her hometown and soul mate, but she lives in Brooklyn, the fling she'll never forget.

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