Monday, February 19, 2024

Carl Weathers more than just Apollo

  Apollo, Carl Weathers has died.


He achieved fame as Apollo in the Rocky movies in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

In recent years he received accolades for his work in the Mandalorian.




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Carl was also an NFL player for the Oakland Raiders for a season. He studied theater.
Later he had small bits until the Apollo role, a role he reprised on several sequels.

He directed several episodes for the small screen, including the Mandalorian.

Carl took part in the Toy Story franchise as well.

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