What Role Did Carl Weathers Play in ‘Happy Gilmore’ and Why It Left Him in ‘Excruciating Pain’ for 4 Years?
There’s no wrong reason to appreciate the work of Carl Weathers, the actor and former pro football player who passed away on Feb. 1, 2024, at the age of 76. Through a handful of choice roles, Weathers became a permanent mark on the pop culture landscape. He was killed on-screen by both of the greatest existential threats of the action movies from the ‘80s (really big Soviets, the Predator), gave the world one of comedy’s best celebrities-playing-themselves runs on Arrested Development, then brought the whole thing back…