CLEVELAND -- Kenny Lofton did not only dream of becoming a sports star when he was growing up. His youthful imagination would also take hold when he was in a movie theater, watching in wonder as farfetched fiction seemed so real on the silver screen.
Lofton's mind would not settle simply for what he saw. He wanted to know how incredible movie characters -- the bigger-than-life shark in "Jaws" or the curious little alien in "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" -- were brought to life. Such cinematic magic inspired him to pursue a career in film, one that was put on hold while he starred on the Major League Baseball stage.