NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his manager, said Weathers died Thursday. His family … Read more
Sylvester Stallone took to social media Friday to join a number of actors mourning the death of Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” films. Weathers, a former NFL linebacker, appeared in roles such as Colonel Al Dillon in “Predator,” Combat Carl in the “Toy Story” movies and Derick “Chubbs” Peterson in … Read more
Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator and teaching golf in Happy Gilmore, has died. He was 76. Matt Luber, his manager, said Weathers died Thursday. His family issued a statement saying … Read more
Car Weathers’ career spanned five decades and included over 75 appearances in movies and TV. Los Angeles: Carl Weathers, the US actor who played boxer Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” franchise, going toe-to-toe with Sylvester Stallone in some of cinema’s most memorable — and bloody — boxing moments, has died, his family said Friday. He … Read more
LL Cool J performs during the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Andy Kropa/Invision/AP Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 14-20: Jan. 14: Blues singer Clarence Carter is 88. Singer Jack Jones is 86. Actor Faye Dunaway is 83. Actor Holland Taylor … Read more