Naya Rivera says she's good at everything. Seriously?

While most kids were getting ready for kindergarten, the California native was starring alongside comedy legend Redd Foxx and future star Larenz Tate in the TV sitcom The Royal Family. Produced by Eddie Murphy, the show was gaining popularity until tragedy struck: only a few episodes into the show's first season, Foxx died of a heart attack. The series was eventually canceled. Rivera recovered and continued to grow up on the small screen, earning guest roles on popular sitcoms like Family Matters, Smart Guy and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Once Rivera hit her teens, roles started drying up. "It was a bit hard to transition from a kid to a working adult just because it's so much easier to book jobs when you're cute and five," explains the Puerto Rican, German and African-American actress. As she searched for new roles, Rivera dabbled in music, a move that would pay off years later. Now 22, the flirtatious Rivera is combining her acting and singing talents on the TV show Glee, a hit comedy about a school choir that is part Mean Girls and part High School Musical.

Despite her confidence, Rivera, who plays the feisty cheerleader Santana Lopez on "Glee," reveals there's one thing she isn't good at: "Sports."

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