Life in Film: Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers is making all of the moves.
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Take Notes From Carl Weathers - Lets just say Carl Weathers made the right decision when he chose his acting career over professional football with the Oakland Raiders. (Photo: Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
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Remember Mr. Creed? - Mr. Weathers is best known for starring as Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films.(Photo: United Artists/Courtesy of Getty Images)
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He Had All the Moves - Mr. Weathers starred in a number of action films that you might remember, including Force 10 From Navarone (1978), Predator (1987), Action Jackson (1988) and Hurricane Smith (1992).(Photo: Corbis)
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Oh, You Got Jokes ? - In 2004, Weathers made a comedic comeback, appearing in three episodes of the series Arrested Development. He was also cast in the comedies The Sasquatch Gang and The Comebacks. Weathers had a guest role in two episodes of The Shield as the former training officer of main character Vic Mackey.(Photo: FOX)
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Lets Not Forget Where It All Started - Weathers had his first parts in blaxploitation films Bucktown and Friday Foster. (Photo: Isabella Vosmikova/USA Network)
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Carl Weathers Takes on Saturday Night Live - He brought his humor to Saturday Night Live, where he performed several comedic sketches.(Photo: Al Levine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank)
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Carl Joins Happy Gilmore - Remember seeing Carl Weathers in one of our favorite '90s comedies Happy Gilmore? (Photo: Universal/Getty Images)
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