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Carl Weathers was an American actor, voice actor, television director, and former professional football player. He was best known for portraying Apollo Creed in the Rocky film series, Al Dillion in the 1987 sci-fi action film Predator, Chubbs Peterson in the 1996 sports comedy film Happy Gilmore, a role he reprised in the 2000 fantasy comedy film Little Nicky, and an exaggerated, frugal fictionalized version of himself in the Fox sitcom Arrested Development. He also voiced Kirby in Balto III: Wings of Change and the God of Basketball in the Cartoon Network series Regular Show.

For Disney, he voiced Combat Carl and Combat Carl Jr. in Disney/Pixar's Toy Story of Terror! and Toy Story 4. He also voiced Omnitraxus Prime in the Disney XD animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil and portrayed Greef Karga in the Star Wars Disney+ series The Mandalorian.[1]

Weathers was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father was a day laborer. As an eighth-grade student, he earned an athletic scholarship to St. Augustine High School, a private school. He was an all-around athlete, involved in boxing, football, gymnastics, judo, soccer, and wrestling. He played football and graduated from Long Beach Poly High School in 1966.

Weathers played football as a defensive end in college. He started his career in 1966 at Long Beach City College, but he did not play that year, due to an ankle injury suffered when he tripped over a curb surrounding the running track while warming up for practice with another linebacker. He then transferred and played for San Diego State University, becoming a letterman for the San Diego State Aztecs in 1968 and 1969, helping the Aztecs win the 1969 Pasadena Bowl, finishing with an 11–0 record and a No. 18 ranking in the Final UPI Poll, playing for head coach Don Coryell. At San Diego State, Weathers — who considered acting his first love and had been performing in plays even back in grade school — received a master in theatre arts.

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