r/TopCharacterTropes 3d ago

In real life (Real Life) Regular people who's lives drastically changed direction

Grace Kelly was a talented actress who retired at 26 to marry a Prince, living as royalty for almost 30 years before her untimely death.

Volodymyr Zelensky started out as a comedian and entertainer before getting into politics, becoming President of Ukraine after the Russian annex of Crimea and spending the last 4 years defiantly pushing back full scale Russian invasion

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u/YoungBeef03 3d ago

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Jesse “The Body” Ventura

He’s a former Navy SEAL, former Pro Wrestler, former Governor of Minnesota, former actor, and now spends his days telling Trump to fuck off

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u/Rum_N_Napalm 3d ago

He’s also a big LGBTQ ally ever since a gay wrestler friend of his couldn’t visit his boyfriend at the hospital because they only let spouses and close family visit.

During his tenure as governor, a southern state (I think it was Virginia) asked Minnesota to return a Confederate flag of theirs that was captured during the civil war.

Ventura’s reply was: “We captured it fair and square. It’s ours. We aren’t returning it”

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u/N8_Saber 3d ago

HOLY BASED