Before acting, he was a highly talented tennis player who trained alongside Andre Agassi, though a severe ankle injury eventually ended his professional aspirations.
Reedus spent his childhood constantly moving between places like San Francisco, Japan, and Texas due to his mother's unconventional jobs. Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus is best known as the crossbow-wielding survivor Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead , but his real-life journey is as gritty and unpredictable as any of his characters. From a punk-rock kid living in squatted houses to a global star with his own Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Reedus has built a career defined by an "unlikely" rise and a restless, multidisciplinary artistic spirit. A Wild Early Life Before acting, he was a highly talented tennis
His entry into Hollywood is the stuff of urban legend. After following a girl to Los Angeles only to be dumped, Reedus got a job at a motorcycle shop called "Dr. Carl’s Hog Hospital". From a punk-rock kid living in squatted houses
He lived a meager lifestyle for years, once squatting in the UK and surviving on potatoes. He viewed himself primarily as a photographer and artist, never initially considering acting as a viable career. The Accidental Actor