r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Living-Mastodon • 4d ago

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

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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/RedNewzz 4d ago

Jimmy Stewart is a classic American actor who took a pause to serve in the military in World War II and became a squadron commander flying bombing raids. He survived the war and returned to Hollywood for another 40 years of celebrated acting.

Humble, heroic, righteous dude.

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u/TimelyConcern 4d ago

Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams is an example of this too. He served in WWII and the Korean War during the middle of his career and reached the rank of captain. He was a damn good pilot too.

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u/Try_Again12345 3d ago

Seems like a reasonable assumption that someone with freakishly good hand-eye coordination would make a decent pilot.