Showing posts with label Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Hays reunite for 'Airplane!' spoof (VIDEO)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Hays are back in the pilot's seat for a hilarious series of Wisconsin tourism commercials.

The "Airplane!" duo have reprised their characters from the hit 1980 movie for the three television spots spoofing the iconic movie — the godfather of all film parodies.



Each promo begins with Hays' character Ted Striker — sitting alongside former NBA legend and Milwaukee Bucks star Abdul-Jabbar's alter-ego Roger Murdock — being told off for flying the aircraft too low.

Hays takes on board the message, before revealing the specific seasonal reason why he's doing so.

"I know, but Wisconsin is so beautiful in the summer. So much to do. Boating, fishing, biking, I wish I was down there," he says in the summer version.

Even the inflatable pilot doll, Otto, pops up for a cameo.



Abdul-Jabbar made his surprising comedic acting debut in the popular disaster film alongside the late Peter Graves before appearing in such basketball flicks like Forget Paris and Slam Dunk Ernest.




The three TV spots —  promoting the state in summer, fall and winter —  were presented Monday at the Wisconsin Governor's Conference on Tourism in Lake Geneva, according to the Journal-Sentinel.

But Shirley you knew this.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Ndamukong Suh's teammates call 'Celebrity Diving' show a huge mistake

If you ask Detroit Lions players what they think is funny — 300-pound comedian Louie Anderson in a Speedo, belly-flopping into a pool might pop into their minds.  The thought of their own 6'4", 307-pound defensive end, Ndamukong Suh, leaping off a high dive ... not so much.

Suh should NEVER have signed up to compete on "Celebrity Diving" ... this according to several of Suh's Lions teammates who told TMZ the decision is shockingly irresponsible.

Suh — who's in the middle of a 5-year, $68 million contract with the Lions — recently joined the cast of the ABC reality show.  Suh, who will be joining other celebrities like Anderson, Katherine Webb (Uh, she's everywhere) and former NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in launching their bodies off a diving platform.

TMZ spoke with several of Suh's teammates who all feel that he's making huge mistake.

"One source told the gossip site, "We need him on the field and if he gets hurt during the off-season doing wild stunts ... it would be bad and it ain't worth it.  He's too valuable to the team."



Another concerned player told TMZ, "If he gets a busted ear drum or an infection, it could have serious effects on his off-season training."

Why the Detroit organization would even allow Suh to take a plunge into the pool had the Lions players scratching their heads.

One source — who happens to be African-American — added, "He's a big dude ... and 'black' and 'pool' don't mix.  He's built for football .. not belly flops."

Tune in for Anderson, endure Webb and stay for Suh.