[custom_adv] Pejman Jamshidi (born September 1, 1977) is a retired footballer and actor who in 2013 starred in a TV Show called "Pejman", which tells a bizarre comedic story of Jamshidi's current life, in which he is on the lookout for a new team. [custom_adv] Football careers are short, at least if you’re not Tom Brady or Adam Vinatieri. Some guys barely play as a pro, and some don’t even make it that far, seeing their careers end in college. So what do these football players do when their days on the gridiron end? Some disappear into a regular life and some turn to being commentators or analysts on TV, but others become acting. [custom_adv] The story of Dwayne Johnson is well-known. After playing football in college for the Miami Hurricanes, Johnson followed in his family’s footsteps by becoming a professional wrestler. There he became known as “The Rock” and turned himself into the biggest star in the WWE, which gave him a chance to try acting, and it took. Now he’s arguably the biggest action star in the world. [custom_adv] With the Academy Awards upon us, UEFA.com's resident film critic* assesses the acting performances of the many footballers who have trodden the boards with varying degrees of success over the years. Make your way down the red carpet as we count down to our own football Oscar. [custom_adv] The former Bayern and Germany star had two film roles separated by a decade. His first was the more eye-catching, playing a bandit-hunting soldier named Sergeant Stark in a Spaghetti Western titled Potato Fritz (1976). Though his hair was majestic, he was as lost as we were amid a confusing plot. At least he sounded OK – all his lines were redubbed after filming.
