A. C. Green is one of the most remarkable human beings alive. Born in Portland, Oregon, Green never missed a single day of class in high school. Later, he went on to play four years of basketball at the Oregon State University where he would finish fourth in scoring and second in rebounding in the school's history. Green went on to be selected 23rd overall in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
This is where he would earn his nickname 'Iron Man.' Throughout his entire NBA career, Green played 1278 out of 1281 games, missing only three games in the 1986-87 season. In his career, A.C. Green played 1,192 consecutive games where he won three NBA Championships with the Lakers (1987, 1988, 2000) and earned an NBA All-Star roster spot (1990) all before retiring with the Miami Heat in 2001. According to Green himself, he abstained from sex his entire NBA career for religious reasons. Could this be the key to his fountain of youth?
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.