There aren't too many notable names in the professional realm of wrestling that hail from Colorado but, Steve Williams better known as Dr. Death definitely deserves high praise. Prior to stepping into the ring, Williams was an All-American football player and wrestler at the Univerity of Oklahoma. Williams was also another freakish athlete standing just over six feet tall and weighing close to 300 pounds. His strength and size alone made him one of the most imposing wrestlers to ever enter the ring.
Williams and his tag team partners in Terry Gordy found success in the WCW, NWA, and All Japan Pro Wrestling companies where they held the tag team championship belts multiple times. Unfortunately, Steve 'Dr. Death' Williams passed away at the tender of just 49-years-old due to throat cancer. Thankfully, Williams' legacy will forever be remembered in the wrestling community for decades to come. Rest well, Dr. Death.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.