The actor who famously played the teen caddie attacked by Adam Sandler in the cult classic “Happy Gilmore” is now well into his second successful career — as a neuroscientist on Long Island. The actor who famously played the teen caddie attacked by Adam Sandler in the cult classic “Happy Gilmore” is now well into … Read more
We’ll miss you, Chubbs. Carl Weathers was set to reprise his role as Derick “Chubbs” Peterson in the upcoming sequel to “Happy Gilmore” before he died at age 76. “We had a painful change. Carl Weathers had a massive part,” Adam Sandler, 58, revealed in a new interview with Collider. “I would talk to Carl, and … Read more
Sunday night’s Super Bowl LVIII FanDuel ad featuring the late Carl Weathers was adjusted to reflect the actor’s death — and included a touching onscreen tribute to him. “Thank You, Carl 1948-2024,” read an onscreen graphic right after Weathers said to Rob Gronkowski, who co-starred in the retooled ad, “You gave us your all, Gronk.” … Read more
Carl Weathers’ death was felt throughout the world, and that included the football community. Weathers, 76, died in his sleep Thursday, his family said in a statement Friday. While he might have been most known for his roles as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” franchise and Derick “Chubbs” Peterson in the golf comedy “Happy Gilmore,” … Read more
Carl Weathers had a little bit of everything to offer sports fans. The famed actor died on Thursday at the age of 76, his family said, having passed in his sleep. “Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life,” his family said in a statement. “Through his contributions to film, television, the … Read more
FanDuel, the sports betting company that recruited the late “Rocky” star Carl Weathers for its upcoming Super Bowl LVIII commercial, will be “adjusting” the ad amid the actor’s untimely death. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Carl Weathers,” a spokesperson for FanDuel told The Post in a statement on Friday. “Throughout … Read more
Adam Sandler is paying tribute to his late friend Carl Weathers, who died Thursday at 76. The “Rocky” actor co-starred with Sandler in the 1996 comedy “Happy Gilmore.” “A true great man,” Sandler, 57, wrote on Instagram and X, formerly Twitter. “Great dad. Great actor. Great athlete. So much fun to be around always,” he continued … Read more