From Tropic Thunder, a movie that satires countless aspects of Hollywood, Alpa Chino was a closeted rapper who was hoping that the film of the same name was going to be his break as an actor. Already a star in the hip-hop industry, Alpa Chino followed what many other successful rappers did; they try to make themselves a mogul. Alpa Chino was promoting his energy drink and candy bar (known as Bust A Nut) throughout the film and while we don’t know if he ever made it as an actor, he was at least presented as a star musician. We do wonder however if he ever came out of the closet or if he continued to be on the “down-low”.

The Bullet Points:

Movie Appeared:
Tropic Thunder (2009)

Actors:
Brandon T. Jackson

Songs you might remember:
I Love Tha Pussy

Why you should vote for him:
This was a very good movie and the character was presented as a star.

Why you should not vote for him:
Is this even one of the top five characters of the film?

Shawn Marion’s nickname of “The Matrix” might just be one of the best (and appropriate) in not just basketball but all of sports.   Marion could do it all. He was a scorer, a rebounder and a solid defender and could fill whatever void you needed.

For years when you thought of Soviet born basketball players they were faceless drones, but that would change with the likable (and Ivan Drago lookalike), Andrei Kirilenko who would become a star with the Utah Jazz.

So where do we start? Is it at Ron Artest or at World Metta Peace?  Or, who knows?