Carl Weathers

Movie Actor

Carl Weathers was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 14th, 1948 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 76, Carl Weathers biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Carl
Date of Birth
January 14, 1948
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Age
76 years old
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
Networth
$2 Million
Profession
Actor, American Football Player, Canadian Football Player, Film Actor, Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Television Actor, Voice Actor
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Carl Weathers Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 76 years old, Carl Weathers has this physical status:

Height
185cm
Weight
80kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
Carl Weathers Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
St. Augustine High School, Long Beach City College, San Diego State University
Carl Weathers Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Mary Ann Castle ​ ​(m. 1973; div. 1983)​, Rhona Unsell ​ ​(m. 1984; div. 2006)​, Jennifer Peterson ​ ​(m. 2007; div. 2009)​
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Mary Ann Castle (1973-1983), Rhona Unsell, Kathie Lee Gifford, Jennifer Peterson
Parents
He was a day laborer.
Carl Weathers Life

Carl Weathers (born January 14, 1948) is an American actor and former professional American football player.

He is best known for portraying Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films, Al Dillon in Predator, Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore and Little Nicky, and a fictionalized version of himself on the comedy series Arrested Development.

He currently holds a recurring role as Greef Karga on the Star Wars-spinoff web series, The Mandalorian.

As a football player, Weathers played for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League and the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League.

Early life

Weathers was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father was a day laborer. As an eighth-grade student, he earned an athletic scholarship to St. Augustine High School, a private school. He was an all-around athlete, involved in boxing, football, gymnastics, judo, soccer, and wrestling. He graduated in 1966.

Personal life

Weathers and his ex-wife, Mary Ann, have two sons.

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Carl Weathers Career

College football career

Weathers played football in college as a defensive end. He began his college career in 1966 at Long Beach City College, where he did not play in 1966 due to a foot injury when he tripped over a curb separating the running track while warming up for practice with another linebacker, Paul Snow. He then transferred and played for San Diego State University, becoming a letterman for the San Diego State Aztecs in 1968 and 1969, helping the Aztecs win the 1969 Pasadena Bowl, finishing with an 11–0 record and a No. 0 field. Don Coryell, head coach Don Coryell, has been ranked 18th in the Final UPI Poll, despite being ranked number 18 in the Final UPI Poll.

Professional football career

Weathers came from undrafted and joined the Oakland Raiders as a free agent in 1970. Weathers played in seven games for the Raiders in 1970, helping them win the AFC West Division crown on their way to the first-ever AFC Championship Game. Weathers only played in one game in 1971 before the Raiders released him.

In 1971, he signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and continued playing 18 games in total. Weathers obtained a bachelor's degree in drama in 1974 at San Francisco State University during the off-seasons.

In 1974, he retired from football and started a acting career. He played in 8 games in two seasons during his NFL career, but no statistics were available. A single fumble recovery was the only statistic he posted in his CFL career.

Weather's season recap of the 1999, 2000, and 2001 seasons narrated by Weathers. He appeared on NFL Network's pre-draft coverage during the 2017 NFL Draft.

Acting career

Weather was active as an extra while playing football. He appeared in two blaxploitation films directed by his longtime buddy Arthur Marks (1975) and Friday Foster (1975). Weather also appeared in "The Nude," a 1975 episode of the Good Times, portraying an angry husband who accused his wife of cheating on her. He appeared in a 1975 episode of Kung Fu called "The Brothers Caine," as well as in a Cannon episode titled "The Hero." In 1976, he appeared as a loan shark in an episode of Starsky and Hutch, as a result of Jack Hopper's parole, and in the Barnaby Jones story "The Bounty Hunter" as a result of his release.

Weathers criticized Apollo Creed's performance in Rocky alongside Sylvester Stallone, resulting in his casting. Apollo Creed appeared in three Rocky films: Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), and Rocky IV (1985).

Weathers appears briefly as an Army MP in one of the three newly released Close Encounters of the Third Kind (originally released in 1977). Weathers portrayed Vince Sullivan in Not This Time, a television show in 1978. Weathers appeared in a number of action films for the small and big screen, including Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Predator (1988), and Hurricane Smith (1992). Weathers worked with future California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and future Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura as a member of Predator's cast members. Several years later, he appeared in a spoof segment on Saturday Night Live, announcing that he was running for political office and urging viewers to vote for him on the basis that "he was the black guy in Predator."

He appeared in Michael Jackson's "Liberian Girl" music video and co-starred in Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore as Chubbs, a golf legend who shows Happy how to golf. He reprised his role in Sandler's comedy Little Nicky almost four years ago.

Sgt. was another well-known TV role. On the streets of justice, Adam Beaudreaux appears on the cop show Street Justice. Afterwards, Hampton Forbes, the actor who appeared on In the Heat of the Night from 1992-1994, replaced Bill Gillespie as the chief of police. In the CBS series Tour of Duty, he appeared as MACV-SOG Colonel Brewster.

Weathers' career as a comedic actor began in three episodes of Arcade's Arranged Development as a cheapskate caricature of himself, who appears as Tobias Fünke's acting coach in 2004. He was then cast in The Sasquatch Gang and The Comebacks. Weathers appeared in two episodes of The Shield as the former training officer of principal character Vic Mackey.

Colonel Samuel Garrett was the voice for Colonel Samuel Garrett in the Pandemic Studios video game Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.

In 2005, he was a narrator on Conquest!

The Price Of Victory - witness the Trojans' journey! An 18-part television program about USC athletics. Weathers is a principal of Red Tight Media, a film and video production firm that specializes in tactical training films made for the US Armed Forces. During the 2008 final season of ER, he appeared in one episode of ER as the father of an injured boxer.

Stallone's sixth film in the Rocky series Rocky Balboa (2006) pleaded with Weathers, Mr. T., and Dolph Lundgren for permission to use footage from their appearances in earlier Rocky films. Mr. T and Lundgren agreed, but Weathers wanted a realistic part in the film, even though his character was dead in Rocky IV. Stallone refused, and Weatherford decided not to encourage Stallone to use his image for flashbacks from his previous films. Weathers was replaced by a video of a fighter who appears to be similar to Weathers. Weather and Stallone worked out their differences, and Weatherman decided to allow a video of him from previous films to be used throughout Creed.

On the short-lived 2009 Fox sitcom Brothers, Weathers portrayed Michael Strahan and Daryl "Chill" Mitchell's father. In advertising for Old Spice's sponsorship of NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, Weathers portrayed him as Brian "Gebo" Fitzgerald. He also appears in a slew of web-only advertisements for Credit Union of Washington, dispensing flowers, and the reminder that "change is beautiful" to confused-looking bystanders. He is also appearing in a string of commercials for Bud Light in which he performs characters from the "Bud Light Playbook." Weathers can be seen bursting through the Bud Light Playbook and screaming "Here we go!" at the end of each commercial.

Weathers appeared as Greef Karga in several episodes of the first season of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian. He returned for the second season and also produced the film "Chapter 12: The Siege." He has been nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor for his work.

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Kate Beckinsale turns heads in a lace bodice as she attends Vogue BAFTAs party after her late stepfather was snubbed from In Memoriam segment

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 19, 2024
As she joined the actors arriving at the British Vogue And Tiffany & Co., the 50-year-old posed up a storm. On Sunday evening, Annabel's celebrated the 2024 Fashion And Film Festival. In a dramatic black dress with a lace bodice, the actress, 50, turned heads. The high-legged corset converted into a long black train skirt.

Since having to change a Super Bowl ad starring Carl Weathers when he died ten days earlier, FanDuel pays homage to him. Rob Gronkowski says, 'You gave us your best.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 12, 2024
Apollo Creed, the actor who appeared in four Rocky films as Rocky Balboa's rival-turned-boxing mentor, died on February 1, with FanDuel having to retouch the original script. 'Thank You, Carl 1948-2024', the commercial ended with an onscreen photograph beside a cross-armed Weathers, which said, 'Thank You, Carl 1948-2024.'

Carl Weathers' cause of death: After suffering from heart disease for years, the Rocky actor, 76, died of 'atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 10, 2024
Carl Weathers' cause of death has been revealed just one week after the actor died at the age of 76 just one week ago. The Rocky actor died of 'atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease' after suffering from the heart disease for years, according to investigators, who characterized the death process as 'natural.' Weathers had predicted that he had died at his Venice, California home at 12:18 a.m. The outlet also announced on February 2 that it had been on February 2.
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