Episode 2467
Carl Weathers
Sat, 2024-Feb-03 03:08 UTC
Length - 1:58
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Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a popular Wikipedia page every day.
With 1,011,458 views on Friday, 2 February 2024 our article of the day is Carl Weathers.
Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 2024) was an American actor, director and football linebacker. His roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise. He also portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series Street Justice (1991–1993) and a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy series Arrested Development (2004, 2013), and voiced Omnitraxus Prime in Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2017–2019). He had a recurring role as Greef Karga in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
Weathers played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs. He signed with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) after going undrafted in the 1970 NFL Draft. After being released by the Raiders, he signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:08 UTC on Saturday, 3 February 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see Carl Weathers on Wikipedia.
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