Carl weathers children

Actor

Began Pro Football Career

Received Praise for Creed Role

Sought Hit with Action Jackson

Sources

Carl Weathers is best known for creating the character of Apollo Creed, Rocky Balboa’s first nemesis and later his friend, in the immensely popular Rocky movie series. A former professional football player, weathers was able to parlay the huge amount of exposure he received from Rocky into a successful career in both television and film, primarily as an action hero. His performance as Creed was so convincing that he has struggled for his entire career since then to find roles that revolve around his acting rather than athletic prowess. In landing a sizable part in television’s In the Heat of the Night, based on an earlier film of the same name, Weathers finally managed to snare a highly visible job that did not feature his muscles above his other skills.

Weathers grew up in New Orleans, in an area where sports were a primary avenue available to young men who wished to leave the city. Although his athletic ability was obvious fro

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