Susan Sarandon to start table tennis bar

She loves acting and is also passionate about sports. Now Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon is set to open a table tennis bar in New York.

The 62-year-old actress plans to launch it in June and will call it Spin New York, reports imdb.com.

“There are a lot of tables, Olympic tables, Olympic lighting and it’s a bar,” she said.

Most recently, Sarandon joined the cast of Peacock starring opposite Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Bill Pullman and Josh Lucas. Filming will take place in Des Moines, Iowa.

She is also taking part in the American version of the hit UK television series Who Do You Think You Are? for NBC, in which celebrities trace their family trees. The executive producer is Lisa Kudrow and will feature herself, Lisa, Sarah Jessica Parker and others. The start date for the series has been confirmed as April 20th 2009.

Interestingly, Sarandon is a supporter of Collingwood Football Club and has been seen watching them play at the MCG.