76 years old. Just saw him doing a lot of commercials with Gronk for superbowl
RIP Apollo Creed
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His big break with “Rocky” was soon to follow, although things with Mr. Stallone, who also wrote the film, did not get off to a smooth start at the audition.
“There was nobody to read with, and they said, ‘You’re going to read with the writer,’” Mr. Weathers told The Hollywood Reporter in 2015.
“We read through the scene,” he continued, “and at the end of it, I didn’t feel like it had really sailed, that the scene had sailed, and they were quiet, and there was this moment of awkwardness — I felt, anyway. So I just blurted out, ‘I could do a lot better if you got me a real actor to work with.’”
Mr. Stallone, it turned out, appreciated his Apollo Creed-like fire. “Sometimes,” Mr. Weathers added, “the mistakes are the ones that get you the gig.”
Now that's a funny story.
“There was nobody to read with, and they said, ‘You’re going to read with the writer,’” Mr. Weathers told The Hollywood Reporter in 2015.
“We read through the scene,” he continued, “and at the end of it, I didn’t feel like it had really sailed, that the scene had sailed, and they were quiet, and there was this moment of awkwardness — I felt, anyway. So I just blurted out, ‘I could do a lot better if you got me a real actor to work with.’”
Mr. Stallone, it turned out, appreciated his Apollo Creed-like fire. “Sometimes,” Mr. Weathers added, “the mistakes are the ones that get you the gig.”
Now that's a funny story.
Another great Carl Weathers story.
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Gina Carano Says Carl Weathers Called Her After ‘Mandalorian’ Firing: “Didn’t Want Me To Give Up”
Former Mandalorian vet Gina Carano wrote a warm, lengthy tribute to her fellow Disney+ Star Wars series co-star, Carl Weathers, on Instagram. The actor died today at 76. Carano, who was not welcome…
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