The funniest professional athletes are the stars of the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL who don't just amaze fans with their athletic skills but also keep their fans and teammates laughing with their jokes, antics and other assorted hilarity. Should these pro athletes ever need a second job or a new career once their football, baseball, basketball or hockey days end, comedy or entertainment would be a great choice.
For the most part, fans see what the athletes do on the field as they watch games in person or on television but on rare occasions we get a glimpse into how these beloved sports stars act in real life. Some athletes make that easy with their constant tweeting, like New England Patriots wide out Chad Ochocinco, the NHL's best fourth-liner Paul Bissonnette and retired NBA star Shaquille O'Neal. These guys aren't just some of the most followed and most active athletes on Twitter but also easily the funniest athletes on Twitter.
Going beyond social media, other athletes let fans into their lighter side with special appearances and other online fan interactions. Baller Steve Nash, mullet-lover Jared Allen and all-star pitcher C.J. Wilson are all frequent stars of their own YouTube videos where they do all kinds of wacky things. MLB player Brian Wilson, whose beard alone could get a laugh, has also starred in hilarious videos, in between other antics like showing up to the ESPY Awards in a spandex tuxedo and filming funny commercials.
Others have more of a subtle sense of humor that comes out in small doses during media appearances and locker room interviews. There is however a trend for impersonations, just as Dwight Howard, who can do a mean impersonation of coach Stan Van Gundy, or Pittsburgh Steeler Crezdon Butler who can do a hilarious impersonation of coach Mike Tomlin.
However these athletes are funny, they show us a softer, more human side of our favorite sports stars. Since we can't get all of our favorites athletes to share their lives with reality shows, these brief looks into their lives, whether it's scripted comedy or just them being their funny selves, will have to do.1
2,770714Shaquille O'Neal
Age: 48Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
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1,797749Charles Barkley
Age: 57Birthplace: Leeds, Alabama, United States of America
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605310Yogi Berra
Age: 95Birthplace: MO
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1,044516Muhammad Ali
Age: 78Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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444266Conor McGregor
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473258Kevin Love
Age: 32Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States of America
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829684Brian Scalabrine
Age: 42Birthplace: Long Beach, California
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646414Mike Tyson
Age: 54Birthplace: Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York City, New York, United States of America
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312195Terry Bradshaw
Age: 72Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
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201105Zlatan Ibrahimović
Age: 39Birthplace: Malmö Municipality, Sweden
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1,017758Peyton Manning
Age: 44Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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271146Larry Bird
Age: 64Birthplace: West Baden Springs, French Lick Township, Indiana, United States of America
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238135Magic Johnson
Age: 61Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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304211Deion Sanders
Age: 53Birthplace: Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America
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819757JaVale McGee
Age: 32Birthplace: Flint, Michigan
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15182David Ortiz
Age: 45Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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563442Aaron Rodgers
Age: 37Birthplace: Chico, California
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17099Cristiano Ronaldo
Age: 35Birthplace: Santo António, Portugal
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245190Chris Bosh
Age: 36Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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8427Jorge Campos
Age: 54Birthplace: Acapulco, Mexico
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821762Blake Griffin
Age: 31Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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12268Bob Uecker
Age: 85Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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186156John McEnroe
Age: 61Birthplace: Wiesbaden, Germany
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664610LeBron James
Age: 36Birthplace: Akron, Ohio
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8830Nicklas Bendtner
Age: 32Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
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