Hawaii - Cedric Ceballos

Hawaii - Cedric Ceballos

It takes a different kind of animal to find motivation when you're living in a literal paradise. Yet, Cedric Ceballos found the determination to work himself into world-class athletic shape and become an NBA fan-favorite. Hailing from Maui, Hawaii, Cedric Ceballos is able to claim the state's best pro-basketball honors beating out Red Rocha as the only other Hawaii native to make it to the NBA.

Ceballos played four full years of collegiate basketball at the University of Ventura (1986-1988) and the University of Cal State Fullerton (1988-1990). In 1990, Ceballos was selected 48th overall in the second round of the NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. The 6'6 small forward went on to be a contributing member of multiple NBA teams including the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, and Detroit Pistons before taking his talents overseas. Cedric Ceballos might be most notably known for winning the 1992 NBA Slam Dunk Contest after his infamous blindfold dunk. Oh, he also had a stint as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters in 2002.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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