I'm not sure that it's odd, nor is it purely American. Here's a list of just actors-turned-politician: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actor-politicians

I'm not sure that it's odd, nor is it purely American. Here's a list of just actors-turned-politician: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actor-politicians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_actor-politicians