Just after Carl Weathers’ death was announced, Adam Sandler took to his Instagram account to pay a special tribute to his happy gilmore co-star.
In the heartfelt post, Sandler shared a series of snapshots of Weathers. “A truly great man,” Sandler said, noting that Weathers was a great father, actor and athlete. “It’s a lot of fun to always be around. Smart as hell. Loyal as hell. Hilarious. He loved his children more than anything. What a boy!”
Adam Sandler also shared that everyone loved Carl Weathers. “My wife and I had the best times with him every time we saw him. Love to all his family and Carl will always be known as a true legend.”
Sander’s followers also responded to the post by saying incredibly sweet things about Weathers. “He’s in his happy place,” wrote one follower, referencing Happy Gilmore. Another follower also quoted the movie: “Think of a place that’s really perfect. Your own happy place. Go there and all your anger will just disappear.”
Carl Weathers reportedly passed away in his sleep on Thursday, February 1, at his home in Los Angeles. He was survived by his two children and his grandchildren.
Carl Weathers Opens Up About His Serious Injury on the Set of Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore’
During a November 2020 interview with British GQ, Carl Weathers revealed he was seriously injured while on Adam Sandler’s set Happy Gilmore.
“Yeah, that’s true,” Weathers said of the injury. “I didn’t tell anyone because, you know, I’m tough, man. Yes, I hurt my back and, in fact, to this day, it still bothers me a lot because it was right in my spine.”
While recalling the injury, Weathers described it as a blind fall. “There are stunt bags, maybe like two feet high,” he explained. “But the bag was not pushed completely against the wall.”
Weathers later recalled falling backwards onto the bags, but instead of hitting something, his body ended up somewhat trapped. “My head in the bags and my tailbone in the wall, so it just creaked in my spine. “I felt the pain and burning sensation immediately.”
Despite the immediate pain, Weathers didn’t let the injury get to him. “But I repeat, I am an athlete,” he noted. “I’m tough, I’m an actor, let’s move on. And after three or more of that, I said, ‘No more of that.'”
Weathers added that the wounded stayed with him for a while. “There were three or four years there when I was in excruciating pain.”
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn